What is the nutritional value of durian?

Speaking of durian, those who love it love it very much, and those who hate it certainly won't love it. Durian, also known as Shaozi, civet fruit, and commonly known as "golden pillow" in Taiwan. When eating durian for the first time, the unusual smell can make many people "stay away", but there are also many people who will be attracted by the special aftertaste and texture of durian since the first bite.

What are the nutritional value and effects of durian

Nutritional Value

Durian is known as a "weird-tasting food". This strange smell makes many people salivate, but it also makes many people feel disgusted. However, many strange-tasting foods in life are more beneficial to the body. Although durian has a little "smell", the flesh is fragrant and is a rare health food.

Durian has a very high nutritional value. Regular consumption can nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang, strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, and strengthen the body. It is a very precious nourishing fruit. Chinese medicine believes that durian is hot and sweet, can promote blood circulation and dispel cold, and can relieve dysmenorrhea. It is especially suitable for women who often suffer from dysmenorrhea. Durian can also warm the body. If a woman has a cold abdomen, eating more durian can promote the rise of body temperature.

effect

Durian has many benefits and is an ideal tonic, but you should not eat too much, especially those with colds, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc., and you should not eat durian with alcohol, as this will cause greater damage to your body. Durian is a hot food, so healthy people should not eat it excessively. The daily intake should not exceed 100 grams, otherwise it will easily cause internal heat.

Durian is rich in nutrients, contains a lot of sugar, and is extremely rich in vitamins, which can help maintain the normal functions of various organs in the human body. When the human body is supplemented with vitamins, it can effectively enhance disease resistance, and its anti-cancer effect is beyond doubt. The rich vitamin C contained in durian can effectively prevent and treat various types of anemia and scurvy.

The physiological function of the vitamins contained in durian cannot be ignored in the treatment of certain diseases. Secondly, a variety of mineral elements help prevent and treat diseases such as high blood pressure, and can ensure the body's calcium level, enhance metabolism, and improve immunity. The zinc contained in durian is of great significance to the human immune system.

Durian is a fruit with high nutritional density and balanced nutrition. Modern medical research shows that durian juice contains a proteolytic enzyme that helps to reduce inflammation, resist edema, and improve blood circulation. Modern medicine often uses this enzyme to treat various inflammations, edema and other diseases.

Durian is a high-fat fruit. Eating too much can not only easily cause internal heat, but also lead to excessive cholesterol accumulation in the body, which can lead to vascular embolism. Before eating durian, you can drink some light salt water or eat fruits with high water content to balance it. This can effectively relieve the symptoms of internal heat and protect the body from damage.

Don't waste the nutrients when eating durian. In fact, durian peel has great medicinal value. It can clear away heat and reduce internal heat in summer. It can also drive away the cold and warm the stomach when boiled in soup in autumn and winter. Durian is a treasure, so don't throw away the durian peel.

Target Group

It is edible for the general population

1. It can be used to nourish the body after illness and after childbirth;

2. Diabetic patients should avoid eating it, and patients with kidney disease and heart disease should eat it with caution.

Durian Usage and Dosage

Unripe durian has a grassy smell, while ripe durian has its own unique fragrance. When you buy unripe durian, wrap it in newspaper at home, light the newspaper, and wrap it in another newspaper after it burns out. Put it in a warm place. After one or two days, you can smell the fragrance, which proves that it is ripe. When you want to eat it, pick it up and gently drop it on the ground to make a crack, then pry it open from the crack and you can eat it.

Other related

It is said that Zheng He, the eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, led his fleet to Southeast Asia three times. As the voyage was too long, many crew members were eager to return home. One day, Zheng He found a pile of strange fruits on the shore. He picked up a few and tasted them with everyone. Unexpectedly, most of the crew members praised them and their homesickness faded away. Someone asked Zheng He, "What is the name of this fruit?" He answered casually, "Liulian". Later, people changed it to "durian".

Tips

1. The durian that naturally cracks after maturity cannot be stored for too long; if you smell a smell of alcohol, it must have gone bad, so don't buy it;

2. Because durian has a thick texture and easily accumulates in the intestines, drinking more boiled water can aid digestion.

How to eat

Durian cannot be picked, otherwise it will affect its maturity and the fruit tree will be damaged. Ripe durian will fall in the middle of the night or early morning, just pick it up. There are many types of durian, including golden pillow, gourd, Kunbao and other varieties. Good durian should not have too much water in the flesh nor be too dry and hard, but soft and moist with a slight bitter taste. Durian seeds are rich in protein. After frying or boiling, peel and eat. The taste is similar to chestnuts and can increase physical strength.

Durian is oval in shape and generally weighs about two kilograms. It has a wooden hard shell on the outside and several chambers inside. Each chamber contains three or four seeds as big as egg yolks, a total of ten to fifteen seeds. The seeds are covered with a layer of ointment, which is the flesh, which is creamy yellow. It tastes sweet and fragrant. The quality of durian can be determined from the skin. Those with thick and sparse conical thorns are generally well-developed, with many fruit grains and thick and delicate flesh; if the thorns are sharp and dense, the fruit grains and flesh are thin and the flesh is coarse.

When buying durian, you should choose fruits with hilly appearance, complete and regular fruit shape, dark brown skin and strong flavor. If you feel something when shaking it, it is a top-quality fruit. Don't think that the heavier the better. In fact, lighter durians often have small cores, but don't choose durians that look green. The durian you buy should be tightly wrapped in newspapers to prevent its thorns from hurting children. Durian has a ripening effect and should be stored in a cool place. The ripe fruit will crack. At this time, you can take out the flesh, put it in a fresh-keeping bag and store it in the refrigerator. After being chilled, it will have the taste of ice cream. If the flesh becomes sour, it means that the durian has deteriorated and should not be eaten.

Unripe durian has a grassy smell, while ripe durian has its own unique fragrance. When you buy unripe durian, wrap it in newspaper at home, light the newspaper, and wrap it in another newspaper after it burns out. Put it in a warm place. After one or two days, you can smell the fragrance, which proves that it is ripe. When you want to eat it, pick it up and gently drop it on the ground to make a crack. You can pry it open from the crack and eat it. Do not drink alcohol within nine hours after eating. Boil water with durian shells to reduce the heat of durian.

Although durian is delicious, you should not eat too much at one time, otherwise it will easily cause the body to become hot and dry. Its rich nutrition will also cause internal heat because the stomach and intestines cannot fully absorb it. The way to eliminate the heat is to drink some light salt water or eat some fruits with more water to balance it. Pears and watermelons are good choices. However, the best partner of durian is mangosteen, which is known as the queen of fruits. Only it can easily subdue the heat of the king of fruits and protect the body from damage.

Durian stewed chicken

Soup is the best. This soup is nourishing but not dry, and it is mild in nature. It also has a variety of therapeutic effects, including nourishing blood and qi, nourishing yin, suitable for people of different physiques, and best eaten in autumn and winter. However, people who like to eat durian will inevitably be a little disappointed, because this soup has almost no durian flavor. If you want to make it thicker, you can mash the durian that has been boiled in the soup and eat it with the soup, and the strong durian flavor will be emitted. The method is as follows: Ingredients: durian (how much you like), 1 chicken (about 600 grams), 10 grams of ginger slices, 50 grams of walnut kernels, 50 grams of red dates, about 1500 grams of water, and a little salt. Preparation: 1. Wash and peel the chicken, put it in boiling water, soak for about 5 minutes, and chop it into large pieces; soak the walnut kernels in water to remove the oily smell; wash and pit the red dates; remove the tender skin of the durian, leaving large pieces of skin. You can remove the pulp, you can take the juice, and cut the skin into small pieces, because the taste is relatively strong, it is better to put less. 2. Put the chicken, ginger slices, walnut kernels, dates, durian skin and durian flesh into a pot with boiling water, add ginger slices, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 3 hours, add salt and a small amount of MSG to season.

Durian in Coconut Sauce

1/3 durian, 80g coconut powder (1) 1 teaspoon pepper and salt, 2 tablespoons sweet and spicy sauce. (2) 1.5 cups crispy powder, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon salad oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, and some water. Method: 1. Cut the durian open and remove the flesh. Cut into 3cm*0.5cm strips. 2. Mix the seasoning (2) to make a batter. 3. Heat 4 cups of oil in a pan until 60% hot. Coat the flesh with the batter and coconut powder prepared in step 2. Fry until golden brown, remove from the pan, drain and serve. Dip in pepper or sweet and spicy sauce when eating.