Pepino, Fruit reliever Sprue

Fruit is always the most effective natural remedies and safe for health. Pepino no exception, commonly called fruit melody. Vitamin C and fiber content make it electable to assuage complaints ulcer and high blood.

So far, people are more familiar with citrus or mango as a source of vitamin C. There is one more fruit vitamin C content was high enough, ie, pepino or people used to call as a fruit melody. However, it is unclear why call it that. The fruit is shaped like an eggplant, which is different is the color. In general, the pepino has a green base color with a groove pattern that can change brown line when cooked yellow or purple and white speckled with dark purple hue line.

Mardi, traders in the market pepino Pondok Labu, South Jakarta, revealed that this plant is often referred to as the emergence of eggplant lines that became his trademark line. "It's not as popular as regular eggplant because it feels a bit strange. Not sweet, not sour, not too bland. There's also say sweet. In order to feel fresh and sweeter, when blended usually add honey, milk, or sugar, "he said.

Pepino (Solanum muricatum Aiton) is a fruit that is still a family with eggplant family. In Indonesia, the fruit was first imported in the period of Dutch rule.

Pepino can flourish and thrive in the highlands and lowlands with a special treatment. The fruit is also relatively cheap, the price per kilogram ranged between USD 10-15 thousand.

Reduce Constipation What is its benefit? In Indonesia, the scientific study of the pepino in particular has never existed. However, from some of the recognition and the emergence of several types of herbal products offer pepino raw materials sold in the middle of society, simply give the picture if the fruit is believed to be efficacious.

As disclosed Munandar, a developer of medicinal plants in Ragunan-Market area Sunday, pepino able to treat heartburn and ulcers. Some people believe this fruit can also reduce the risk of constipation or indigestion and high blood pressure because the fiber content.

Abroad, especially in China, this plant several times investigated and proved to have no toxic effects to the body. Seriously now being developed as a raw material ulcer drugs because its vitamin C content and disorder constipation reliever. Chinese herbal products from raw material pepino sold in Indonesia.

The emergence of the recognition of empirically well-grounded in fact because every 100 grams of pepino contain vitamin C of 25.1 mg, 0.6 grams protein, 26.6 mg beta-carotene, and 1 to 1.5 grams of which are dietary fiber (dietary fiber).

Vitamin C content of pepino Chart Pepito has a high vitamin C content. In 100 grams of pepino contained 25.1 mg of vitamin C. To get the maximum benefit of vitamin C, select the type of pepino fruit that is not overcooked. Shall be presented in the form of direct eaten fresh or juiced way without any mixture.

Protein content of protein in the pepino only about 0.6 grams per 100 grams. It was defeated when compared with green beans. However, vegetable protein content in pepino assessed can help maintain digestive health and immune system.

Almost the same beta-carotene with vitamin C, beta-carotene content in pepino only amounted to 26.6 mg per 100 gram. Beta-carotene is a provitamin A, which the body is converted into vitamin A. These vitamins are very useful in the process of vision, reproduction, and other metabolism.

Also known as beta-carotene cancer prevention elements, especially the skin and lung cancer. Beta-carotene can reach more parts of the body in a relatively longer time compared with vitamin A, thus providing more optimal protection against cancer. However, the issue of whether the pepino effective to counteract cancer, there has been no official studies to prove it.

Dietary fiber content of fiber in pepino fruit is very good, reaching 1 to 1.5 grams per 100 grams. Fibre is needed by the body to lower cholesterol levels. In the digestive tract, fiber will bind bile acids (end products of cholesterol) and then released with feces. The higher consumption of fiber, the more bile and fatty acids released by the body.

In addition to preventing cholesterol, fiber content in pepino fruit is very useful in digestive system, reduce the risk of high blood pressure, and good for heart health. Dietary fiber (dietary fiber) are able to shorten transit time, ie the time it takes food from the oral cavity until the remaining food was issued in the form of feces.