The content of nutrients and the benefits of soursop fruit for health.

Good evening steemit friends, yesterday I have discussed about the benefits of noni fruit for health! But tonight I will discuss about the nutritional benefits of soursop fruit that so many benefits as well!

Picture of soursop tree and fruit

Soursop which has the Latin name Anona muricata Linn is a close relative of sugar apple (Anona squamosa Linn) and the fruit came from America (about Peru, Mexico and Argentina). In Indonesia the name Soursop comes from the Dutch language, namely ZuurZak which means a bag that tastes sour.

Soursop fruit is popular because of its nutritional content and its health benefits. Soursop fruit consists of 67.5 percent fruit flesh, 20 percent fruit peel, 8.5 percent fruit seeds, and 4 percent fruit core.

After water, the most nutrient content in soursop is carbohydrates. One type of carbohydrate in soursop fruit is reducing sugar (glucose and fructose) hear levels of 81.9-93.6 percent of total sugar content.

The most dominant vitamin in soursop fruit is vitamin C, which is about 20 mg per 100 grams of fruit flesh. The need for vitamin C per person per day (ie 60 mg) has been met only by consuming 300 grams of soursop meat.

Minerals that are quite dominant are phosphorus and calcium, respectively of 27 and 14 mg per 100 g. Both minerals are important for the formation of bone mass so useful to form strong bones and inhibit osteoporosis. Soursop advantage lies in low sodium (sodium) (14 mg per 100 g), but high potassium (potassium), which is 278 mg per 100 g. High potassium and sodium ratio is very beneficial in order to prevent hypertension disease.

In addition to nutritional components, soursop fruit is also very rich in nongizi components. One of them is contains a lot of dietary fiber (dietary fiber), which reaches 3.3 g per 100 g of fruit flesh.

Soursop Benefits for Health

1. Prevent Cancer
   Annonaceous acetogenins are phytochemicals contained in leaves, seeds and stems of soursop. These substances play a role in warding off attacks of cancer and viruses. Research reveals that the content of Annonaceous acetogenins in soursop can kill malignant cells in 12 types of cancers, such as breast, colon, prostate, lung, and many more.

2. Smooth urinate
   Soursop juice can be used as a medicine if you experience pain when urinating. It also can overcome haematuria that is mixing of white blood cells in urine, as well as mild liver disease.

3. Maintaining Bone Health
   In addition to containing phosphorus and calcium, soursop fruit is also enriched with other minerals that is copper, which helps the absorption of calcium into the bone so that your bones remain fulfilled nutritional needs.

4. Increase Energy
   If you feel uninspired, try eating soursop fruit. In addition to the fresh aroma that can make your mood re-excited, soursop fruit also contain thiamin useful to increase your energy.

5. Relieves migraine
   Soursop fruit contains riboflavin or vitamin B2 are known to effectively relieve headaches such as migraines.

6. Preventing Anemia
   Iron content in soursop fruit is also believed to effectively relieve anemia symptoms that can strike at any time.

7. Benefits of Soursop Seeds
   Did you know, Ladies, that not only meat, soursop fruit seeds are useful for maintaining your health? Soursop seeds contain emesis substances that can be used to reduce nausea and vomiting.

Well, that's some of the benefits and efficacy of soursop fruit for health. Hopefully useful and always keep your health and loved ones. Because maintaining health is always cheaper and easier than cure.

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