Persimmon, Exotic Fruit Heart Protector

November 11th, 2009 by setyo Leave a reply »

An apple a day keeps doctor away. The slogan could be to collapse after a study comparing the severity of apple and persimmon fruit. The results reported Reuters Health, New York, states that the reddish-orange fruit is better than apples, especially for maintaining heart health.

Persimmon has fiber contents two times more than apples. Nutrition in it is also more complete, such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, manganese, and iron. In addition there are still equipped with a phenolic acids are among the antioxidants, a powerful ward off free radicals.

Free radicals known to interfere with metabolism, can even lead to changes in DNA, leading to various diseases, including heart disease. According to Drs. Shela Gorinstein of The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, the fruit is well worth it recommended for consumption. “Eat a persimmon-sized, about 100 grams, a day, enough to prevent clogging of the arteries,” as written suggestions Gorinstein.

Persimmon is a fruit with a sweet taste and a lot of growing up in China, Japan, Korea, Brazil, and Israel. It also grows wild in the United States. Unfortunately, for the Indonesian people is still foreign fruit. In a supermarket, that sells a lot of Japanese food in Metro numbers sometimes-available persimmon. “But now it was not in season there, so no,” said an employee at the supermarket.

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