Introduction of mangosteen fruit
The scientific name for Purple Mangosteen is Garcinia Mangostana from the Guttiferae species. It is native to East Asia. In Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, the fruit is titled “Queen of Fruits”. In French, they called the mangosteen “food for God.”
The fruit, like a baseball, has an external diameter of 3 to 7 cm. When the mangosteen is ripe, you will be able to taste 4-8 segments of snow-white, juicy, soft-fleshed fruit. Mangosteen bark thickness is 6-10mm which contained bitter yellow latex and bark staining juice. How to select the best mangosteen to eat? To select the best fruit to eat, choose those with the highest number of stigma lobes at the apex, as it had more fleshy segments with fewer seeds.
The mangosteen has many valuable nutrients and you will receive the essential nutrients that your body needs. You should definitely include this fascinating fruit in your dietary habit because it is worth the effort. The mangosteen has processed several products such as:
i.) Mangosteen juice that contains nutrients that help improve microbiological balance, maintenance of the immune system, joint flexibility, positive mental support, reduce the level of bad cholesterol and increase the level of antioxidants
ii.) Mangosteen supplements that are normally supplied in capsule form.
iii.) Vitamin from mangosteen that is produced in liquid form.
During the fruit season in Malaysia, around May to July annually, especially in Penang state, there is a Malaysian fruit buffet like Durian called “King of Fruit”, Mangosteen, Rambutan, Sapodilla, Chempedak, Carambola and papaya and other fruits. At this fruit buffet, you can enjoy and fill your stomach with healthy food only at a low cost. As it is recognized, the best food to consume and without harm to the body that contained multiple natural nutrients such as vitamin, calcium, fiber and others is a fruit.
