The benefits of persimmon.

Have you ever heard of persimmon fruit? The first time you see this fruit may not be interested to try it. His appearance unappetizing, shaped like the apple, but the skin filled with a white powder such as talcum powder. Quite often people refer to it as a flirty pieces to wear because as powder. But do you know, the benefits of persimmon fruit was incredible for the body?
persimmon tree itself has a unique structure that can stand as high as 40-50 meters. Another fact is:
Two main types of persimmons are commercially available, the Hachiya and Fuyu.
Persimmon fruit is used to make puddings, and is a popular appetizer.
Season for persimmon is October to December and November are the peak months.
You can enjoy a mature, hard and astringent which can be stored for several months if you store it for a later date.
This fruit comes from China. It was first introduced to Japan and then to California and southern Europe in the 18th century.
Dried persimmon fruits are used to make delicious cakes, cookies, puddings, salads and as a topping for breakfast cereals.
Persimmon with dark-colored meat is always sweet and gentle. Must be in before it becomes too soft to eat. normal persimmon has a short shelf life. At room temperature, you can save it for a few days only.
Persimmon generally bright-colored meat, (and Fuyu are exceptions).
Dried fruit is also served as a snack or used to enhance the beauty and flavor. Dried persimmon always used in traditional Korean spicy recipe, sujeonggwa, whereas persimmon, ripe fermented and used to make a persimmon vinegar called gamsikcho.

Nutritional Value Persimmon.

Persimmon Tree is a deciduous tree multi-trunked or single-stemmed, which grows up to 25 feet in height. This tree grows best in areas with winter and moderate summer relatively mild.
Persimmon trees are broadly classified into two general categories: those that bear the "fruit substance" until they are soft ripe and those that bear the "non-substance" fruits. Grain varieties cultivars industry, which is commonly cultivated in Japan known as "Hachiya" high in tannin and should be allowed to ripen fully until it becomes the consistency of a soft jelly before it is fit to eat. A single persimmon generally, on the other hand, contain less tannin, could be eaten while it is just like apple crisp. Astringency can be eliminated by treating the fruit with carbon dioxide or alcohol. Each season, the fruits of many varied types of industries and for the fruit of marriage. The fruit is also very varied in size from as little as a few ounces more than one pound. Fruit color varies from light yellow-orange to dark orange-red. Fruit edible except for the seed and flower petals.
The nutritional value of 100 grams of persimmon in USDA research based;
Principles of Nutritional Value Percentage RDA
Energy 70 Kcal 3.5%
18:59 g Carbohydrates 14%
Protein 0.58 g 1%
TotalFat 0.19g 1%
Cholesterol 0 g 0%
3.6 g Dietary Fiber 9.5%

Vitamins. 

Choline 7.6 mg 1.5%
Folates 8 mg 2%
Niacin 0100 mg 1%
0.100 mg pyridoxine 7.5%
0.020 mg Riboflavin 1.5%
Thiamin 0.030 mg 2.5%
Vitamin C 7.5 mg 12.5%
Vitamin A 81 IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.73 mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.6 mg 2%

Electrolytes. 

Sodium 1 mg 0%
Potassium 161 mg 2.5%

Minerals. 

8 mg Calcium 0.8%
Copper 0.113 mg 12.5%
Iron 0.15 mg 2%
9 mg 2% Magnesium
Manganese 0.355 mg 15%
Phosphorus 17 mg 4.5%
0:11 Zinc mg 1%

Phyto-nutrients. 

0 mg α-carotene -
253 mg β-carotene -
Crypto-xanthin-β 1,447 mg -
834 mg of lutein-zeaxanthin -
Lycopene 159 mg -

Benefits of Persimmon Fruit. 

Persimmon fruit in the UK known as persimmon and in China known as shi. The benefits of persimmon fruit is almost on par with apple, persimmon sometimes even superior in some vitamin content.
Keeping the body in order to stay slim, persimmon proved to have efficacy similar to apples. Health experts often recommend to eat apples for people who are on a diet. Fruit is always taken for granted this could actually replace the apple as one of the healthiest foods while running the diet program. Nutritional content no less intense compared with apples. Fibers contained dalanm persimmon
Consuming a persimmon fruit every day can help prevent you from heart disease. Antioxidant compounds contained in the persimmon fruit is able to maintain the flexibility of the blood vessels so there is no blockage.
Lowering Cholesterol Levels Persimmon fruit contains polyphenols which can serve to reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the body.
The fruit is low in calories (provides 70 cal / 100g) and fat but rich source of fiber. Persimmons contain many health benefits of phyto-nutrients flavonoid poly-phenolic anti-oxidants like catechins and gallocatechins and the importance of anti-tumor compounds Betulinic acid. Catechins are known to have anti-infective, anti-inflammatory and anti-hemorrhagic (prevents bleeding from small blood vessels) properties.
It also contains anti-oxidant compounds like vitamin A, beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and cryptoxanthin. Together, these compounds functions as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging and various disease processes.
Zeaxanthin, an important food carotenoid, selectively absorbed into the retinal macula lutea in the eyes where thought to provide antioxidant and protective light filtering functions, thereby, help prevent "age-related macular disease" (ARMD) in the elderly.
The fruit is also an excellent source of vitamin C, another powerful antioxidant (especially native Chinese and American persimmon, providing 80% of DRI). Consuming foods rich in vitamin C helps body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals.
The fruit is either accumulate valuable vitamins of B-complex vitamins such as folic acid, pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), thiamin. This vitamin acts as a co-factor for many enzymatic functions in the body's metabolism.
Fresh persimmon fruit also contains a number of healthy minerals such as potassium, copper, manganese (15% of DRI), (12% of DRI), and phosphorus. Manganese is a co-factor for superoxide, dismutase enzyme, which is a free radical scavenger that is very strong. Copper is a co-factor for enzymes essential, including cytochrome c oxidase-and superoxide dismutase (other minerals function as cofactors for this enzyme are manganese and zinc). Copper is also required for red blood cell production.

Prescription drugs from persimmon fruit. 

Other benefits of persimmon fruit is that it can be used as a cure for several diseases, among others:

Hypertension. 

Make persimmon fruit juice by adding warm water. Drink once a day.
Asthma and cough with phlegm: Take two pieces of dried persimmon, add a little water and then steamed until cooked. Once cooked, puree and add one or two tablespoons of honey.

Abdominal pain. 

Peel the fresh persimmon fruit, then eat. Consuming fresh persimmon fruit is believed to relieve abdominal pain include pain or burning sensation in the stomach.
Diarrhea and dysentery: Prepare two pieces of dried persimmon. Boil until the mixture becomes sticky rice porridge and orange slices as much as two pieces. Once well blended, remove from heat and ready for consumption by patients two to three times a day.

Persimmon Cake Making 

In addition to having banyiencesak health benefits, can also be used as a persimmon cake. In the UK the cake from made ​​from persimmon fruit is known as the persimmon cake. How to make are, first choose the persimmon fruit has yellow skin. Then peel the skin, and sun to dry. .
During the drying process, press, press fruit until finally flattened shape. The dried persimmon has a white surface, and is called persimmon cake. Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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