Star fruit is a star shaped tropical fruit with high nutritional value. It is also known as carambola, and native to Malayan peninsula, Southeast Asia, Pacific islands and China. The star fruit is small, bushy evergreen tree with sweet and sour flavor and length is 2-1/2 to 5 inches. It contains very low calories and 100gram of fruit provides 31 calories.
Scientific name: Averrhoa carambola.
Nutritional Value:
Vitamin C 41.33%
Copper 16.44%
Vitamin B5 8.44%
Dietary Fiber 7.89%
Carbohydrate 5.59%
In Different Languages:
Hindi and Gujarati - Kamrakh
Telugu - Ambanamkaya
Tamil - Thambaratham
Kannada - Kaparakshi Hannu
Malayalam - Chaturappuli
Marathi - Karambal
Bengali - Kamranga
Health Benefits:
- It cures cough, fever sore throats and ulcer. It is also good for diabetes patients and improves digestion too. The star fruit flower is good for treating children with coughs.
- It contains fiber, helps to lose weight.
- It has a good source of vitamin C, vitamin B5 and vitamin B9 (helps reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke).
- It has low amount of minerals and rich amount of copper, will lowers cholesterol levels.
Hair Benefits:
- Star fruits contains nutrients, which make your hair to circulate more freely. It has a good source of antioxidants and vitamin C will reduce the hair loss and ageing process.
- It contains B-complex, which is important for hair growth and make your hair healthy and strong.
Skin Benefits:
- Star fruit can be applied directly on a dry of oily skin.
- It purifies our blood and make our skin glow.
