Durian Fruit Benefits

 Durian is a tropical plant whose name comes from Southeast Asia, as well as the name of the fruit. The name is taken from the skin of the fruit characteristics are hard and sharp grooved to resemble thorns. Variant name is also popular is the durian.Durian trees from forests Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo in the form of wild plants. And began to spread to the West is to Thailand, Burma, India and Pakistan. The fruit is known in Southeast Asia since the 7th century ADAnother name for this fruit is durian (Java, Gayo), duriang (Manado), dulian (Toraja), rulen (East Seram). These plants include family Bombaceae kapok tree-kapukan countrymen. Plants with this name is not a single species but a group of plants of the genus (genus) Durio.
The scientific name is Durio zibethinus commercial durian.Durian fruit color varies from yellowish green and has the shape of oblong to round. Fibrous fruit skin and the surface was filled with sharp corners (thorn). Fruit issued a strong and distinctive smell. Edible parts of the fruit is yellowish-coated seeds, which protects the seeds.Kinds of durian fruit varieties include: breadfruit (Central Java), Petruk (Central Java), sitokong (Betawi), simas (Bogor), Sunan (Jepara), Otong (Thailand), kani (Thailand), sidodol (South Kalimantan), sijapang (Betawi) and sihijau (South Kalimantan).Maintained primarily for the Durian fruit, which is generally eaten (arilus or coated seeds) in a fresh condition. Salut seed is generally sweet and very nutritious because they contain a lot of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and minerals.Traditionally, ordinary flesh preserved by cooking with sugar into lunkhead (lempok), or memfermentasikannya be tempoyak. Furthermore, tempoyak the sour taste is usually a matter tempoyak dishes like chili, or to a mixture of cooking fish.Durian is often processed into a mixture of traditional pastries, such as gelamai or porridge. Sometimes mixed in rice dishes pulut (glutinous) along with coconut milk.In the world of industry, this fruit (or smell) is usually mixed in candy, ice cream, milk, and various other types of beverages.The seeds can be eaten as a snack after being boiled or baked, or mixed into compote durian. Raw beans toxic and can not be eaten because they contain fatty acids siklopropena. The seeds contain about 27% amylose. Leaf buds, petals, and young fruit can be cooked as a vegetable.The roots of durian used as a drug fever. The leaves, mixed with Jeringau, used to treat infections of the nails. Men to treat skin rashes on the skin (scab) and constipation (constipation).Fruit skin was burned and the ashes used in potions to smooth menstruation. Ash and water immersion ash can be used as a mixture of traditional dyes.Each 100 g of coated seeds contain 67 g of water, 28.3 g carbohydrates, 2.5 g fat, 2.5 g protein, 1.4 g fiber, as well as having an energy value of 520 kJ. Durian also contains vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin C, as well as potassium, calcium and phosphorus