The mangosteen is sometimes jokingly called the Rikki-Tiki-Tavi fruit. The hero of Kipling's famous fairy tale is a brave little mongoose, which is consonant with the name of the fruit. What are its exceptional properties?
How is this small fruit with a purple peel just not called! Mangosteen, mangosteen, mangosteen … There are many variations of the name. But whatever it is called, this does not detract from its useful properties. And he has plenty of useful properties! To begin with, the fruit is low in calories, about 63-65 calories per 100 grams of pulp. The list of vitamins, of course, is not amazing, but they are still contained in mangosteen. Vitamin C and B1 - that's, in principle, that's all. However, in addition to vitamins, this fruit contains iron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium.
As for the appearance, it is a purple round fruit with white flesh inside. The pulp is divided into cloves and thus resembles a head of garlic. Those who have tried mangosteen say that the pulp is very tender and literally melts in your mouth. If you want to taste really ripe mangosteen, don't buy tough fruits - you will only waste your money, because tough fruits are already spoiled. Choose soft mangosteen, in this case, you will get a lot of pleasure from enjoying the taste of the real tropics.
If you dream of losing weight, then mangosteen is your first helper! After all, this particular fruit is famous for its unusual ability to dissolve fats. In addition, mangosteen has antibacterial and anticancer effects. The list of diseases for which it is worth eating mangosteen goes on and on. Depression, hypertension, atherosclerosis and many, many others. It is also useful to eat mangosteen just as a preventive measure.
