Lately you may have been hearing a lot about Mangosteen, Mangosteen Juice, Mangosteen Fruit and even Blue Mangosteen. What's it all about and should you be interested? What it's about is the fruit of a tree that is famed for produce health benefits for a variety of people. Should you be interested? Probably. Here is some technical information about the fruit. We will discuss its alleged benefits in the next article.
Mangosteen juice comes from a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands of the Malay Archipelago and the Moluccas Islands of the Republic of Indonesia. The tree grows from 7 to 25 meters tall. The rind of the edible fruit is a deep reddish purple when ripe. The fragrant edible flesh of the fruit is sweet and creamy, citrusy with some peach flavor. Mangosteen is closely related to other edible tropical fruits such as button mangosteen and lemondrop mangosteen and has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic, Chinese and folk medicine to treat dysentery, diarrhea, inflammation, skin disorders and other ailments.
The juvenile mangosteen fruit does not require fertilization to form and first appears as pale green or almost white in the shade of the canopy. As the fruit enlarges over the next two to three months, the rind color deepens to darker green. During this period, the fruit increases in size until it is 6-8 centimeters in outside diameter, remaining hard until a final, abrupt ripening stage.
While it is immature, the fruit discourage infestation by insects, fungi, plant viruses, bacteria and animal predation by having a subsurface chemistry that comprises an array of acids and tannins that assure astringency. Color changes and softening of the rind are natural processes of ripening that indicates the fruit can be eaten and the seeds are finished developing.
Mangosteen produces a perishable, short-lived seed that must be kept moist to remain viable until germination. Technically nucellar in origin and not the result of fertilization, mangosteen seeds germinate as soon as they are removed from the fruit and die quickly if allowed to dry.
Once the developing mangosteen fruit has stopped expanding, chlorophyll synthesis slows and the next color phase begins. Initially streaked with red, the skin pigmentation changes from green to red to dark purple, indicating the final ripening stage. The ripening process takes place over a period of ten days as the quality of the fruit peaks.
The edible insides of the mangosteen has the same shape and size as a tangerine 4-6 centimeters in diameter, but is white. The fruit contains 4-8 segments, the larger ones harboring seeds that are inedible unless roasted. On the bottom of the rind, raised ridges correspond to the number of inside sections.
For centuries, the people of Southeast Asia have treasured the Mangosteen fruit for its many life-sustaining benefits. In fact, the Mangosteen fruit is considered the "Queen of Fruits". Recent scientific findings support the wisdom of these traditional healers.
Recent scientific inquiry has revealed the extraordinary benefits of the Mangosteen and its rich supply of antioxidants called Xanthones.
Studies have identified approximately 200 different types of Xanthones, and the Mangosteen fruit contains an amazing 43 of them! The antioxidant Xanthones found in the juice of the Mangosteen fruit have powerful antioxidant properties. Antioxidants help to neutralize and eliminate free radicals, and may help combat age-related degeneration of cells and body tissue.
Some commonly reported benefits of Mangosteen Juice include: *Prevention of premature aging *Facilitates weight loss and increased energy levels *Increased flexibility in joints *Reduced pain associated with common ailments
The following article will take a look at the claimed benefits of the Mangosteen.
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