What is a Starfruit?

Starfruits is known as carambola, it’s a star-shaped tropical fruit with a sweet and sour flavour. The star fruit is a native to the Malayan peninsula and has been cultivated in many parts of Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands and China for its fruits. Although starfruits are plentiful and abundant, carambolas are yet to gain popularity in Malaysia, especially in the western world. Starfruits grows well in hot, humid, tropical conditions. Starfruits can be categorized into two distinct varieties, one of them has a light greenish type look which is salty in taste and the second one looks like a mellow yellow with a sweet undertone. Starfruits contains several vitamins such as, choline, folate, lutein zeaxanthin, niacin, antothenic acid, riboflavin, thiamine, vitamins C, B6, and E.

What Are The Health Benefits of a Star Fruit?

Starfruits helps maintain or lower blood pressure in a way. Starfruits have potassium and sodium which are important minerals to help keep a healthy blood flow in the body. This can help to prevent any signs of high cholesterol and blood blockage in the vessels that can help prevent heart attacks. Starfruits can provide good immunity. Starfruits also contain a high amount of vitamin C which can act as an antioxidant. This can help to boost the immune system of the body to help prevent colds, flu, and other infections. This also helps to boost internal metabolism and food sources. Starfruits can free radicals and toxins out of the body by antioxidants like Vitamin C. The antioxidants can flush out toxins which can give better skin and controls acne. Starfruits can easily smoothen skin, hydrate the body, as well as reduce the appearance of wrinkles. Starfruits has low fat content, high water content, and contains high amounts of minerals and fiber which has capabilities for weight loss. The fiber in the starfruits makes the person that eats star fruits feel fuller longer and naturally curbs the persons appetite.

Did you Know?

Taking one starfruit, contains 57% of daily required levels of vitamin-C. So, taking two starfruits, a day can fulfill the daily requirements needed for vitamin C which can give many health benefits.