Mangosteen Fruit Introduction

The scientific name for Purple Mangosteen is Garcinia Mangostana of the species Guttiferae. It is native to eastern Asia. In Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, the fruit is titled “Queen of Fruits.” In French, they called Mangosteen as “Food for God.”

The fruit, about the size of a baseball, has an external diameter of 3 to 7 cm. When the mangosteen was ripe, you can taste from 4 to 8 segments of snow-white, juicy, soft-fleshed fruit. The thickness of the mangosteen rind is 6-10 mm thick and it contained bitter yellow latex and coloring juice in the rind. How to select the best mangosteen to eat? To select the best fruit to eat, choose those with the most stigma lobes at the apex, as it had more fleshy segments with fewer seeds.

Mangosteen has many valuable nutrients and you will receive essential nutrients for your body’s needs. You should definitely include this fascinating fruit in your diet because it is worth the effort. The mangosteen was processed for various products such as:

i.) Mangosteen juice which contained nutrients that help improve microbiological balance, immune system maintenance, joint flexibility, positive mental support, lowering bad cholesterol level and increasing the level of good antioxidants.

ii.) Mangosteen supplements which are typically provided in capsule form

iii.) Mangosteen vitamin which is produced in liquid form

During the fruit season in Malaysia, around May to July annually, especially in Penang state, there is a buffet of fruits in Malaysia such as Durian which is called “King of Fruit”, Mangosteen, Rambutan, Sapodilla, Chempedak, Carambola. and papaya and other fruits In this fruit buffet you can enjoy and satisfy your stomach with healthy food only at a low cost. As it is recognized, the best food to consume and not harm the body that contains multiple natural nutrients such as vitamins, calcium, fiber and others is a fruit.