What are the benefits of eating carambola? Analysis of the nutritional value of carambola

Star fruit is a fruit with a lot of water, and the soluble solids of fresh fruit are 9%. Every 100 grams of edible part contains 6.2 grams of carbohydrates, 7 milligrams of vitamin C, sucrose, fructose, glucose, 46.8 grams of malic acid, 7.2 grams of oxalic acid, citric acid, vitamin B1, B2, calcium, potassium, magnesium, trace fat and protein and other nutrients. It is a fruit with relatively comprehensive nutritional ingredients.

Introduction to Carambola:

Carambola, scientific name Asteraceae, also known as "sheep peach" and "yangtao", is also called "star pear" abroad because its cross section is a five-pointed star. Carambola is a tropical and subtropical fruit, an evergreen small tree or shrub, native to India, and now cultivated in Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries, and also cultivated in Hainan Province of my country.

Star fruit can be divided into two types: sweet and sour. The former is sweet and crisp, suitable for fresh eating or processing into star fruit juice or canned food. Whether eaten fresh or processed, the quality and flavor of this kind of star fruit are quite good; the latter is commonly known as "Sanren", the fruit is large, sour and astringent, not suitable for fresh eating, and is mostly used as a cooking ingredient or candied fruit ingredient.

The carambola is beautiful and unique in appearance, with a green and yellow color, thin skin, crisp and tender flesh, sweet and sour taste, and plenty of water. In addition to being eaten fresh, people in some regions also use some "unique" methods to eat carambola. For example, Hainanese people are used to sticking a little salt and chili on carambola, which makes it taste unique and addictive; Sanya people often cook sour carambola with fresh fish, and the soup is sweet and sour, and can remove the fishy smell.

Nutritional value analysis of carambola:

Carambolas have high nutritional value and contain a variety of ingredients that are beneficial to human health, such as protein, fat, sugar and citric acid, as well as a variety of vitamins and minerals. The fruit is fragrant and sweet. It can be processed into candied fruit, and its juice can promote appetite, help digestion, and treat stomach problems, jaundice, dysentery, and skin diseases.

The medicinal value of carambola is also high, especially the fresh fruit is very rich in sugar, including sucrose, fructose, glucose, as well as malic acid, citric acid, oxalic acid, multiple vitamins, trace fats, etc.

It contains a lot of protein, helps digestion, nourishes and maintains health. It is a very popular fruit. Except for kidney patients, the general public can eat it with peace of mind!

What are the benefits of eating carambola?

Star fruit helps digestion, nourishes and protects the human body. It has an anti-malarial effect. Juice can promote appetite, help digestion and treat skin diseases. Fresh star fruit is slightly cold in nature. Eating too much star fruit can easily cause dampness and coldness in the spleen and stomach, loose stools and diarrhea, and hinder appetite and digestion and absorption. For dietary therapy purposes, whether eating raw fruit or drinking juice, it is best not to eat it cold or with ice.

In addition to being beneficial to human health, carambola also has a good effect on women's beauty. Carambola contains a lot of fruit acid, which can inhibit the precipitation of melanin, effectively remove or lighten dark spots, and has a moisturizing effect, which can make the skin moisturized and shiny. It also has a significant effect on improving dry or oily skin tissue. Here is a beauty method of applying carambola externally: mash the carambola and apply it on the face for 10-15 minutes each time. This will help eliminate dark spots and melanin in the complexion. In addition, carambola has a miraculous effect on weight loss.

What are the taboos of eating carambola?

Star fruit contains neurotoxins. If the symptoms are mild, it will only cause hiccups and vomiting. However, if the toxins reach the brain, it may cause confusion or even death. Star fruit also contains oxalic acid, a slightly toxic substance. After some kidney patients eat star fruit, they are unable to excrete oxalic acid. Oxalic acid will combine with calcium ions in the human body to form stones. It is also said that kidney patients may be poisoned if they eat a small amount. Patients will show symptoms of unconsciousness after poisoning, but it is generally no problem for healthy people to eat it. There are about 2.6 million people with chronic kidney disease in Taiwan. Even patients on dialysis may accidentally eat star fruit and cause poisoning. The medical community currently does not know what the neurotoxins in star fruit are, and there is no antidote. It must be excreted by activated carbon dialysis. Therefore, people with high blood pressure, diabetes and other diseases need to pay attention to their kidney function before eating. People with poor kidney function should never eat star fruit. The neurotoxins in carambola will affect the body's central nervous system and will be eliminated by the human kidneys under normal circumstances. However, patients with severe kidney disease or uremia will develop symptoms of poisoning because the neurotoxins cannot be eliminated.