Sunday, March 22, 2015

Nutrients in mangosteen fruit

Mangosteens, Garcina mangostana, are native to countries such as Malaysia, the Phillippines, and Thailand. Now they are also cultivated in Brazil and India for American importers.

Consumption of mangosteen fruit as part of a nutritious diet has been found to offer unrivaled benefit in a wide variety of health conditions.

The nutritional value of hundred grams of mangosteen is 73 kcal of energy. 0.58 g of fat, vitamins B6, riboflavin and B1, folic acid, along with trace metals like magnesium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, potassium, calcium and 0.41 g protein.  

Mangosteen contains powerful antioxidants and immune system boosters called xanthones, natural chemical compounds who were proven to possess a variety of potent medicinal properties.

They have shown to have more potent antioxidant activity than vitamin WE, one of the nature’s most powerful known antioxidants.
Nutrients in mangosteen fruit

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