the benefits of sapodilla fruit, specially exist in indonesia

Sawo manila (Manilkara zapota) is a long-lived fruit tree. The tree and its fruit are known by some names such as sawo (Ind., Jw.), Anchor or anchor manila, or ciku (Mly.). The names are in different languages: tsiko (Philippines), ciku (Malaysia), chikoo or sapota (India), sofeda (Bangladesh), xa pô chê or hồng xiêm (Vietnam), average (Sri Lanka), lamoot (Nama ) in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, níspero (Venezuela), sugardilly (Bahamian), naseberry (the West Indies), sapote (Nicaragua), sapoti (Brazil), sapotillier (sapodilla) and sapodilla (English).

Sawo comes from Central America and Mexico. In India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Mexico, Venezuela, Guatemala, and Central America, sapodilla fruit has been commercially cultivated. In Indonesia, sawo is generally cultivated as home garden for fruit, especially in West Sumatra, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, and West Nusa Tenggara.

Black sawo seeds are shiny or blackish brown. The shape is flat and large. Soybean seeds contain saponins, quercetin, and oil as much as 23 percent. Soybean seeds should not be consumed because of the high hydrocyanic acid content can be toxic.

sense of fruit Brown sweet make this fruit many fans. sweet taste is due to the sugar content in the flesh with content 16-20 percent. not only sugar, in the flesh Brown contained too fat; protein; vitamin a, bed, and C.; mineral iron, calcium and phosphorus.

fruit Brown also contains folic acid, 14 mkg / 100g. folic acid body needs to the formation of Red blood cells. folic acid can also help prevention the formation of homocysteine very dangerous for health. vitamin other also contained on fruit Brown is: riboflavin, niacin, b6, and vitamin A. although it can be used as a source of vitamin and mineral, Brown should not given to the baby for SAP feared will interfere with the gastrointestinal tract. fruit Brown also contains much sugar so good to be used as a source of energy. However, fruit is not recommended for people with diabetes mellitus because it can improve blood sugar levels quickly.