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In addition to a rich sugar, brown also contain other nutrients such as minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates and dietary fiber. The fruit is also good for heart health and blood vessels.

Sapodilla fruit (Achras sapota L) is quite well known people of Indonesia. Sweet fragrance and taste delicious. In English, known as sapodilla sapodilla, chikoo, or sapota. In India, brown is called chikoo, in the Philippines known as tsiko, and in Malaysia ciku. Tionghoa called sapodilla fruit as hong xiêm.

Brown fruit is usually consumed in fresh condition. Taste the sap is still often attached to the mouth. Under conditions ripe, this fruit can be made into a beverage or as a mixture of ice cream. However, it has not been commercially cultivated.

Chrysophyllum originated from Central America and Mexico. In India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Mexico, Venezuela, Guatemala, and Central America, sapodilla fruit is cultivated commercially. In Indonesia, the sapodilla is generally cultivated as garden plants to be enjoyed by men, especially in areas of West Sumatra, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java and West Nusa Tenggara.

Seeds brown or black, shiny blackish brown. Flattened shape and large. Brown seeds contain saponins, quercetin, and oil as much as 23 percent. Sapodilla seeds should not be consumed because hidrosianik acid content high enough to be toxic. Meanwhile, interest sapodilla is a key ingredient in parem, namely traditional medicine powder rubbed on the body in new mothers.

Sapodilla fruit, sweet flavor makes the fruit’s many fans. Sweet taste is due to sugar content in fruit flesh content of 16-20 percent.

Not only sugar, the brown fruit also contained fat, protein, vitamins A, B, and C, minerals iron, calcium, and phosphorus. Sapodilla fruit nutrient composition can be seen in the table.

Sapodilla fruit has good mineral content. This fruit is a good source of potassium, ie 193 mg/100 g. On the other hand, sapodilla also has low sodium content, 12 mg/100 g. Comparison of potassium and sodium content reaches brown 16:1 makes very good for the heart and blood vessels.

Apart from potassium-rich, brown also contains a number of other important minerals.
Other mineral content per 100 grams of sawo are: calcium (21 mg), magnesium (12 mg), phosphorus (12 mg), selenium (0.6 mg), zinc (0.1 mg) and copper (0.09 mg).

Chrysophyllum also rich in vitamin C, which is 14.7 mg/100 g. Consumption of 100 grams of brown can meet 24.5 percent of the body’s need for vitamin C every day. Vitamin C can react with a variety of minerals in the body. Vitamin C plays an important role in the metabolism of copper.

In addition, consumption of adequate amounts of vitamin C can help increase iron absorption. Vitamin C can also interact with a variety of other vitamins such as vitamin E which functions as an antioxidant.

Sapodilla fruits also contain folic acid, 14 g. mkg/100 Folic acid is needed for the body’s red blood cell formation. Folic acid also helps prevent the formation of homocysteine which is very harmful for health.

Other vitamins are also contained in brown fruit is: riboflavin, niacin, B6, and vitamin A. While it can be used as a source of vitamins and minerals, sapodilla should not be given to infants because of the sap are feared to disturb the digestive tract.

Sapodilla fruit also contains a lot of sugar so good for use as an energy source. However, this fruit is not recommended for people with diabetes mellitus because it can improve blood sugar levels quickly.

Soft and Smooth
Chrysophyllum who are ready to eat is brown. Raw fruit is not good to eat because of the hard. Bitter chocolate and caused by high tannin content and caustic. Sapodilla sapodilla good quality is soft and dark brown.

Shape and magnitude of the problem is not a problem, the most important skin should be smooth. Do not choose an existing sapodilla wounds, scratches, or even the slightest hole. Also, do not choose that have brown marks on the leather sap. Chrysophyllum whose skin had flesh bottom of the defect or faulty hardware.

Ripe fruit can be stored at low temperatures to prolong shelf life. Ripe fruit is stored at a temperature of 0 degrees celsius can last 12-13 days. Unripe fruit when stored at a temperature of 15 degrees celsius can survive in good condition for 17 days. Crude sapodilla fruit stored at lower temperatures more than 10 days will not mature normally.

To stimulate so precocious, sapodilla need diperam, after washing to remove dead skin. There are several ways of curing. The fruit is placed in a closed container (eg in the chest or bag) for a few days. However, how this will make the fruit ripening is not ripe at the same time. In order to get the ripe sapodilla simultaneously, fruit put in place a sealed, then given a carbide or smoked.

Sapodilla fruit is very susceptible to microbial contamination due to moisture content and high nutrients. Geotrichum candidum, Cladosporum oxysporium, and Penicillium italicum are examples of microbes that are often found on the fruit brown.

To keep the ripe sapodilla not attacked microbial pathogens, we recommend using the fungicide Benlate. Treatment naturally, without using chemicals, it was hard to get the best results. Therefore, to maintain the security, sapodilla fruit should be washed before being eaten.

Humans need fat, but not in large quantities. Needs of human fat ranged from 20-35 percent of total calories. This requirement is equivalent to 5 tablespoons of oil each day.

To remember, not all the oil has health benefits. There are seven types of oil, as quoted by Natural Solutions, the experts recommended.

1. Olive Oil
In this oil contains 78 percent monounsaturated fat that can help manage and optimize your cholesterol levels. “The trick is to decrease the bad LDL cholesterol, without affect ¬ meme of good HDL cholesterol,” says Kelly Morrow, RD, assistant professor of nutrition from Bastyr University, Seattle, United States.

In addition, the content of polyphenols in olive oil, which is a component of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, capable of keeping LDL cholesterol to prevent clumping and sticking in the walls of the arteries. Clotting that can lead to heart disease.

2. Oil Canary
Walnuts contain omega-3 fatty acids that help ward off inflammation in the body, so that it can prevent blood clotting. In addition, stated Sarah Krieger, RD, registered dietitian from St.. Petersburg, Florida, USA, also can reduce stress and reduce fat in the abdomen.

3. Pumpkin Seed Oil
One tablespoon of this oil contains vitamin E as much as 41 percent of daily needs. Antioxidants in vitamin E and unsaturated fats also support heart health and NGI melindu ¬ body from damage by free radicals that cause aging and cancer.

4. Flax Seed Oil (Hempseed)
The ratio of omega-6 and omega-3 in linseed oil in accordance with healthful ratio, which is around 4:1.

5. Cotton seed oil (safflower)
In choosing this oil, look for high oleic. This species has more monounsaturated fats are heart healthy than regular cotton seed oil.

6. Canola oil
Many nutritionists like this type of oil because of the high content of monounsaturated fats that are beneficial for the heart. To obtain maximum benefit, choose a good quality canola oil.

7. Sesame oil
Sesame oil contains omega-3 fatty acids are good for health. Omega-6 fatty acids in sesame oil helps reduce skin disorders such as eczema. Unfortunately, it implies very large so that needs to be used.

Sesame oil also contains a good source of lignans, ie fitoesterogen type that can reduce blood pressure. However, you should limit your intake of sesame oil, no more than one tablespoon per day.

Of the seven types of oil is, unfortunately, the new olive oil, canola oil, and sesame oil which can be found in Indonesia

doubt is the kind of yogurt drink that was trendy in the Mother City. Almost at every angle we can see the outlet mall with many brands of yogurt. Drinks containing good bacteria are believed to nourish the body and slimming.

Researchers around the world have proved the important role of gastrointestinal microflora or bacteria for good health. Probiotics good bacteria will help normalize the composition of the digestive tract, preventing diarrhea, constipation, lowers cholesterol and boost the immune system.

Because effective for digestion and constipation overcome, many people are hoping to lose weight by eating yogurt regularly. In fact, according Marudut, nutritionists from the Indonesian Association of Nutrition Experts, basically yogurt can not be slimming. “It’s just a suggestion only. Because the digestive more smoothly, so feel fat wasted,” he said.

He added that prebiotic consumption in the yogurt will help increase the absorption of nutrients through our digestive organs. “Absorption (absorption) of nutrients become more leverage,” he said.

Meanwhile, preliminary research done Michael Zemel, PhD, researchers at the University of Tennessee presents data yoghurt drinks can streamline your body shape. This is based on research conducted in 34 overweight or obese patients on low-calorie diet. As many as 16 of them were asked to consume a diet pill containing 400 to 500 mg of calcium per day. While 18 other people eat high calcium include yogurt that contains 1100 mg of calcium per day.

After 12 weeks of the study found them to shrink belly fat. But the respondents of the group who drank yogurt, fat is higher depreciation, ie, 5 pounds of fat, while the group of diet pills only 3 pounds.

In a research note Zemel calcium primarily from calcium, low-fat dairy products may slow the process of body fat that is recommended for those who were conducting a diet program. Besides yogurt not only helps people lose belly fat, so to lose weight but also yogurt maintain muscle weight more effectively doubled.

Although proven healthful yogurt, but Marudut reminded that not everyone is tolerant to the level of acidity in yogurt products. “Each person has different levels of gastric causing a different effect on each person,” he explained.

In order for yogurt that is consumed has an optimal effect, make sure the product is consumed has a bacteria that is still alive. “Do not eat yogurt that has been frozen, because too few bacteria that are still functioning, so it will not get the expected benefits of this beverage,” said Marudut.

After the success of Activia yogurt products, PT Danone Dairy Indonesia launched the latest variant of fermented milk drinks Activia. This healthy drink is intended for all family members. This new product also contains Bifidus DN 173 010 animalis lactis that has been clinically proven to help facilitate digestion.

“Activia this fermented milk can increase the options for the family of Indonesia to maintain digestive health,” said Gift Samabhandu, Marketing Director of PT Danone Dairy Indonesia.

He added, compared with other countries, the level of yoghurt consumption in Indonesia is very low despite the relatively high digestive disorders. “The results of our survey showed, 25 percent of respondents often experience indigestion,” he said.

Yoghurt or fermented milk is a source of prebiotic that helps maintain healthy digestive function and enhance immunity. Minimal modern lifestyle physical activity and eating patterns of less fiber to make disease related to digestion, such as constipation or diarrhea and typhoid, quite high in Indonesia.

Present in bottled, fermented milk products is more practical because it is ready to drink. Danone Dairy Food was already producing yogurt since 1919. Today this global brand has been present in 44 countries, including Indonesia.

- Role of yogurt to maintain digestive health is unquestionable. Yogurt with probiotics did help balance the intestinal flora conditions.

“Consumption of yogurt should be part of a healthy lifestyle, so that nutrients are absorbed optimally nutritious,” said Marudut, nutritionists from the Nutrition Experts Association of Indonesia (Persagi).

Yogurt composition similar to the composition of milk plus its easy to digest making it also suitable products consumed by children. “For children over one year of age may become a distraction,” said dr.Roy Panusunan Sibarani, Sp.PD.

A Japanese study showed, children who ate yogurt regularly allergy symptoms decreased significantly. Another benefit is the boost the immune system and maintain digestive tract health.

Currently have available various types of yogurt with delicious flavor on the tongue, even now there are also specially formulated for toddlers. You can present the yogurt directly or served with fruit or tailored to the child’s ability to chew.