8 Health Benefits of Eating Imbe Fruit
Eight Health Benefits of Eating Imbe Fruits.
Photo By Christopher Hind, Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5088374
This post is for letter I of the Blog Chatter A2Z writing challenge for April; for H is here.
The post touches on the
following:
Introduction and the history
Imbe is a fruit known as African Mangosteen, Lowveld Mangosteen or Garcinia Livingstonei. It is a small fruit, thin-skinned, edible, and bright orange in colour. The taste is sweet and slightly acidic. Is a traditional fruit plant in Africa. Native to a broad area of tropical Africa, from cot-d'Ivoire, east to Somalia and south to South Africa. The fruit is eaten fresh and in juice.
Did You Know?
The fruit belongs to the Garcinia family,
having more than four hundred types.
The name commemorates one Laurent Garcin
(1683-1751). He was a botanist who lived in India, where the
genus of the tree is diverse.
The tree is grown more for ornamental purposes and is also used for food. It occurs naturally in the regions of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, and has a presence in Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwe. The grows in the natural landscapes in Africa: the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the sand dunes of the Tana Delta in Kenya and the open bushveld of South Africa.
The tree is known after David Livingston, famed after Victoria Falls.
A product of South Africa.
Imbe is known for growing in tropical and subtropical climates; in South Africa, farmers grow them using greenhouse facilities. The tree grows in pots and small gardens.
Benefits.
Nutrients:
- The following nutrients are found in Imbe fruit:
- Calcium
- Carbohydrates
- Copper
- Dietary Fiber
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Phosphorous
- Potassium
- Protein
- Sodium
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5 and B9, and
- Zinc
Health Benefits
1. The fruit may have
antioxidant properties.
2. Help protect against cell damage
caused by free radicals in your body
3. It may help the body
resistance to infection and diseases.
4. It may protect organs and
tissues from deterioration.
5. It may help improve mental
functions
6. May regulate blood
Cholesterol levels.
7. It may have
anti-inflammatory benefits.
8. Has the potential to improve
nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support
sustainable land care.
Me and Imbe
I have eaten them in Kerala,
where it is known as Mangosteen. It has a purple colour and white flesh.
This blog is for the letter I in the series of my A2Z blog posts, lasting for the entire month and is part of the A2Z Blog chatter challenge. To read earlier posts, click on these letters. A B C D E F G H.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog post about the health benefits of imbe fruits! Your research was well-presented and informative, and I appreciated how you provided a detailed history of the fruit as well. Your passion for the topic shone through, and it made for a great read. Keep up the excellent work!
ReplyDeleteThank you Monidipa. Honestly, I had a little exposure to this fruit, until I researched the fruit that made me humble about how little I knew about the nature's bounty. And the gratitude is heightened at the knowledge that someone is reading and appreciating it there by adding values to it. :)
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