Description:
The name ‘sapota’ might not be familiar to most of us. Sapota is another name for the fruit better known as ‘chikoo’. It has 2-5 big, black, shiny bean-like seeds in the center. The unripe fruit has a hard surface and white pulp due to its high content of latex. The latex content reduces as the fruit ripens and its flesh acquires a brown color. It has a smooth and grainy texture with a sweet and musky flavor. It is rich in calories and its sweet flavor can be attributed to the presence of simple sugars like fructose and sucrose that replenish energy and revitalize the body.
Height: 10 centimeters (approx)
Weight: 150 grams
Contain vitamins: Vitamin A and C
Sapota is one of those fruits which are great for health besides being extremely delicious.For best results, the sapota fruit should be eaten ripe. Raw sapota fruits are extremely bitter due to high content of tannin and latex, and can cause mouth ulcers, itching sensation in the throat and difficulty in breathing.The various health benefits of sapota are given below:
- Good for the Eyes
- Source of Energy
- Anti-inflammatory Agent
- Prevention of Certain Cancers
- Healthy Bones
- Relief from Constipation
- Aids in Weight Loss
- Benefits during Pregnancy
- Combination of Vitamin A & C
- Remove Tooth Cavities
- Anti-viral and Anti-bacterial Properties
- Anti-diarrhea l
- As a Detoxifying Agent
- It is advisable for individuals suffering from insomnia, anxiety and depression
- It helps in the alleviation of cold and coughs
- Expel Kidney Stones protect against kidney diseases as well
Other Health Benefits: Magnesium contained in Sapota is beneficial for blood and blood vessels whereas potassium helps in regulating blood pressure and promoting healthy circulation. Folate and iron prevent anemia. Sapota helps in strengthening the intestines and in improving their performance. In short, eating sapota or chikoo fruit helps in developing body resistance against many infectious diseases.
Skin Benefits of Sapota/Chikoo:
The wide array of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants found in the sapota fruit makes it an amazing choice for healthy and glowing skin. Thus, this article will be incomplete without talking about the skin benefits of this tasty fruit.
Sapota fruit helps to make your skin glowing, thus reducing your requirement of skin care products to enhance your natural skin texture and complexion. The Vitamin E in this fruit moisturizes your skin, thus giving you healthy and beautiful skin. Hence, eating sapota fruit is good for the skin.
Sapota fruit is rich in antioxidants. Therefore, it acts as an anti-ageing agent by eradicating free radicals in the body which are responsible for enhancing the ageing process. It is also effective in reducing wrinkles.
The seed kernel oil of sapota is used as a skin ointment. The residue of this seed, after the extraction of oil, can be applied as a poultice on painful skin afflictions.
The milky sap of the sapota plant can be used to remove warts and fungal growth on the skin.
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