the benefits of fruit are sweeping for health
Sentul or Kecapi fruit is a fruit that originated from the Malacca peninsula which then spread to Indonesia.
Besides being quite difficult to find in Indonesia, Sentul is also a fruit that is quite difficult if we want to consume it because the sentul fruit skin is so hard and rather difficult to open.
Even if a person who wants to consume them immediately, they must pinch the fruit to the door or slam it on the floor so that the fruit's skin breaks and can be taken for consumption.
Sentul fruit has the Latin name Sandoricum koetjape, its shape is flat but tends to be round, the diameter of the fruit is about 5 cm, golden yellow, and the presence of fine hair that sticks to the skin.
For the flesh, the outer part of the meat is red, rather hard and tastes slightly sour when consumed. But, in the part of the flesh which is white, sticky with seeds, and tastes sweeter.
Usually in one lute there will be approximately 3 brown seeds shaped like eggs. This sentul fruit tree is a fairly large tree.
The height can be up to 30 meters and is so lush with leaves on the tree. The leaves are up to 18 cm in size, the shape is compound or round but pointed.
Meanwhile, the sentul tree flower is located on the leaf armpit, the color is yellowish rather greenish and the smell is quite fragrant.
Actually there are enough benefits that can be obtained from this fruit, one of which is to be consumed directly, made into sweets, jams, marmelade jelly, natural fragrances, and for rujak.
Meanwhile in terms of health, Sentul also has polyphenol substances. These polyphenols are believed to prevent the risk of cancer and heart disease.
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