Pummelo or pomelo is a citrus fruit closely related to grapefruit. Pummelo is used mainly as fresh fruit. It can also be processed into some products such as juice and squash.
Fruit juice of the pummelo was found to have substantial furonocoumarin content and to cause inhibition of CYP3A4-mediated testosterone 6B-hydroxyaliton by human liver microsomes.
The flesh of pummelo contains 90% water, 11-14% total soluble solids, acidity 1.5-1.7%, ascorbic acid 70-120 mg%, the rind of pummelo is rich in pectin (3.8-7%), and serves as a good source for pectin production.
Pummelo is a good source of fiber. Pummelo juice are low in calories, fat and sodium. It is a good amount of potassium to benefit these with sodium sensitive high blood pressure.
The juice is an excellent source of vitamin C with its myriad benefits which are ranging from infection fighting to possible cancer prevention.
Pomelo juice
Technically, any liquid intended for drinking is a beverage so named by a word derived from French and Latin verbs meaning ‘to drink.’ Healthy beverages are beverages with health benefits that attribute by its nutritional value. The use of healthy beverage for promoting health and relieving symptom is as old as the practice of medicine.
Sunday, December 09, 2012
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