Mammea Americana - Santo Domingo Abricot..............Nutrition facts and Healthy Benefits

Mammee Americana - plant also known under the names mammey apple, Santo Domingo apricot and tropical apricot. Evergreen tree of the family Calophyllaceae, like magnolias from the southern hemisphere of the Earth, which grows in West Africa: Jamaica; the Caribbean; Hawaii, India and Southeast Asia - tropical and subtropical areas. The fruit Mammee the diameter of 10-20 cm, while the tough green to zrelidbom became a little softer. Meat is a pleasant aroma, orange or yellow in color, with a mixed taste between apricot and raspberry.
Nutritional value: 100 g of fruit provides 45 - 50 calories; 11-13 g carbohydrate; 0.5 to 1.0 protein; 1.0 - 1.5 g dietary fiber; 0.2 to 1.0 g fat; 0.2 g of ash; Vitamin A, C and B vitamins; minerals phosphorus, iron, zinc, magnesium, calcium and selenium; the amino acids lysine, tryptophan, and methionine; Omega 6 fatty acids ...

Healing properties: antioxidant activity and rejuvenation of the organism; strengthens the immune system; promotes better circulation, promotes better absorption of minerals; improves vision and maintains the health of the eye; excellent effect on skin health; promotes wound healing; excellent effect on the nervous system as a whole - improves memory; reduces irritability; relaxes the muscles; helps prevent chronic or tension headaches;
According to some seeds mammey apples can in some people cause digestive disorder, a certain type of allergy to chemical ingredients seeds

Croatian Olive Oil................

After the Croatian accession to the E.U. In July 2013, the Croatian olive growers are opened duty free market market that has 742 million inhabitants. With great efforts and new investments, after three years the area under olive trees increased by 25%. At the prestigious international festivals where their products are exposed olive growers from around 30 countries, Croatian olive oil are already in the beginning recognized as one of the best and Croatian olive oil has taken out the gold medal at the biggest international olive oil competition in the world.     

                                                                           Frano Milos, who is one of Dalmatia’s leading olive oil and wine producers, took out top spot at the 2013 International Olive Oil Competition held in New York. Milos’ mixed sort variety beat 655 extra virgin olive oils from 22 countries in the world with a score of 8.5 out of 10.

Olive oil olive Zadar Marina Matešic already the fifth consecutive year in the prestigious guide Flos Olei.

"I am pleased with the success of this year. My olive oil, which this year entered the selection of the best oils in the world is a blend of up to 24 varieties, and is derived from olives from my olive trees in Diklo in Zadar and in Kozlovac near Benkovac, "said the Matesic.

Just talk and olive Ratko Romic from Brussels, near Zadar, whose olive oil in the prestigious world guide for the third year.


"I sent samples of oil to the assessment three times and all three times have my oil now among the best oils in the world. It talks about kontiuitetu quality of our olive oil. The oil, which this year entered the Flos Olei is a blend of 70 percent logs and other domestic and foreign varieties and olives at my room Brisevo - Murvica

 Golden olive oil - olive oil with gold leaf, the product Croatian company Creative Lab Ltd., was declared at this year's conference '' The Harrods Food Supplier Conference '' luxury Harrods for 'best exclusive product 2013.

Buddhas Hand - Nutrition Facts and Healthy Beneffits ..............

Buddha's hand (Citrus medica) - a fruit that is in the UK known as the Buddhas hand, in China as Fo Shou, Japan Busshukan. One variation of lemon, in any case visually very interesting. The fruit can sometimes have the appearance of a human hand with a widespread or toes. Like all citrus fruits originating from China and India remain. Since fruit spreads strong but pleasant floral scent, is traditionally used as a fragrance for rooms and for clothing. The flesh is generally yellow to bright orange, bitter sweet taste. As the fruit of the poor lemon, commercial use of the global market has not received waving. On the Asian markets in New York one fruit achieves cost up to $ 10.
White's skin is extremely rich in phytochemicals, is not bitter like other citrus fruits, so it is recommended to eat fruit if not treated with pesticides. In Western Asia is traditionally used as a tonic to reduce the feeling of pain.

Nutritional values: extremely low-fat - 40 calories per 100 g; does not contain (or contains trace) proteins, sugars, fats and thus neither cholesterol; about 5 g carbohydrate; 3-4 g dietary fiber; 13-15% RDA of vitamin C; numerous trace minerals. The thing stands out like fruit is its richness in flavonoids and medicinal plant enzymes and hormones: coumarin; scopoletin; limonene; limettin; bergapten; diosmin; nomilin; y - terpinene; umbelliferone; beta-D - glucosides; aurantiamarin; numerous medicinal essential oils etc. All this is in perfect quantities for a number of medicinal benefits.
Coumarin, diosmin and limonene have strong anti-inflammatory activity, promote faster healing of wounds and scars disappear. Ingredients crust have antioxidant, cytotoxic and anti-cancer properties. The biochemical components of the Buddha's hands limonene and y-terpinene, can slow the progression of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Aromatic compounds such as Bergapten, lemon and coumarin reduce the feeling of pain when injury, about external wounds, sprains, etc .. The other recognized healing and for the health of important properties: stimulates the metabolism and strengthens the immune system; improves blood circulation; regulates blood pressure; reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke; mild alcohol compounds of this fruit protects the lungs of mucus build-up and reduces the symptoms of asthma; reduces the feeling of bloating and abdominal cramps in the digestive tract; has an excellent therapeutic effect in patients suffering from mood swings; helps in the treatment of frequent vomiting and sudden occurrence of nausea; health benefits spleen and liver and so on.

Egsotic Fruits ..............Nutrition and Healthy Benefits........from the upcomming book " All Secrets of Nutrition "

Dragon Fruit; Monkey Fruit; Jabuticaba( Plinia cauliflora ); Achacha fruit; Yangmei fruit; Jobo;Wood apple ( Limonia acidissima );Camu camu – Cacari ( Myrciaria dubia ); over 100 egsotic fruit includind red bananas, black and blue  strawberry, red ananas...........with untrition facts, healthy benefits, rare informations about new observation.................

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                                                        Dragon fruit ( Pitaya )