What is this rambutan fruit, how it is, and what are the beneficial properties it has for the body. The composition of the fruit, contraindications and harm of rambutan. Price, where you can buy and where it rises. How to store rambutan What is rambutan? For us, such a fruit as rambutan is not entirely familiar. Its fruits resemble small walnuts, covered with hairs and filled with delicious and delicate flesh. The rambutan tree grows in countries with tropical climates such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, and Thailand. The fruit, depending on its variety, can be covered with a red or white skin with tough hairs, which is why rambutan is often called "hairy fruit". Ripe fruit should have a deep reddish or pink hair. The inside of this fruit contains a juicy whitish jelly-like pulp, and a soft (moderately) stone, which does not exceed 2-3 cm in size.
Also, the color of rambutan can be red, yellow or reddish-orange. In appearance, the hairy skin of the fruit is somewhat similar to the skin of chestnuts, but of a completely different color. Before using rambutan, the peel must be completely removed to get the edible part of the white fruit. To do this, it is enough to gently bite it and divide the peel in half with your hands - taking out the white fruit.
The fruit is rich in carbohydrates, protein, beta-carotene, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, copper and iron. The ripe rambutan fruit has a high dose of vitamin C, as well as a lot of B vitamins and even nicotinic acid. Rambutan seed contains tannin and is not edible, so you shouldn't try to eat it. But at the same time, the bone of this fruit contains about forty percent of healthy fats and oils that have arachidonic and oleic acids. When heated, the oil begins to give off a rather pleasant aroma.
Rambutan fruits are often used to make soaps and all kinds of cosmetic products, as well as to make exclusive holiday candles from it. But the fruits of rambutan are used not only in the cosmetic and food industries, but also in the textile industry - they make fabric dye from young shoots of this plant. The wood itself is used to make decoration for rooms and furniture.
100 g of fruit contains on average about 80 kcal.
Useful properties of rambutan
- Due to its beneficial properties, rambutan fruit will help with: atherosclerosis and heart disease; diseases of the hair and skin; pathology of the digestive system; diseases of the immune system; neurological disorders.
- Rambutan has anthelmintic and antibacterial properties, therefore it is recommended to use it for dysentery, helminthic invasion and infectious diarrhea.
- Due to the high content of niacin, the fruit has the ability to lower blood pressure.
- A decoction of the bark and fruits of a tropical fruit is very useful for young mothers in the postpartum period.
- Rambutan leaves and hairy skin are used as a poultice for headaches.
- The large amount of vitamins and trace elements in rambutan has earned it a reputation for being a fruit that has anti-aging effects.
- Also, the fetus can catalyze metabolic processes, affecting positively on lipid and enzymatic metabolism, therefore, it is often recommended for obesity.
Contraindications and harm of rambutan
This exotic fruit has practically no contraindications, the exceptions are possible allergic reactions to its components. Therefore, acquaintance with this fruit, like with any other exotic, must start with a moderate amount. After all, it is not known how the intestines and stomach can perceive unfamiliar food. Take a look at the composition of rambutan and determine if you are allergic to its components. If not, then enjoy this wonderful fruit for health.
In Thailand, rambutan costs 60-80 rubles (18-25 UAH), (60-80 Thai baht) per kilogram. In Ukraine, I saw them brought to a supermarket at a price of 200 UAH. for 1 kg, but it is not worth buying, since it is all bad, and sometimes rotten. Rambutan is stored after it has been plucked a little, usually 2-3 days maximum, so you need to eat it as soon as you bought it.
