Pomelo – fruit which homeland is Southeast Asia. It resembles the small, slightly flattened sphere covered with a yellow, flavovirent or green peel superficially.
Useful substances which are contained in a pomelo
The pomelo is very similar to grapefruit, but its pulp not bitterish. Besides that this fruit tasty and juicy, it still has medicinal properties. The people of Southeast Asia since ancient times used it for treatment of diseases of digestive organs, breath and also at hypostases.
This fruit is rich with carbohydrates, cellulose, vitamins A, With, V. Pomelo's groups also contains many minerals which are well influencing work of various systems of an organism. It is especially rich with potassium, phosphorus, sodium, calcium, iron.
The microcell potassium is irreplaceable for normal work of a cardiac muscle, and phosphorus – for a brain (including it improves memory). Besides, pulp of a pomelo contains various essential oils which are effectively counteracting various viruses and a number of biologically active agents – limonoid. Researches showed that the regular use of a pomelo not only normalizes arterial blood pressure and digestion, prevents development of a cataract and some diseases of nervous system, but also reduces risk of development of oncological diseases. That is the pomelo actually represents the real well of medicines of natural origin.
This tasty fruit should be entered into a diet, to especially elderly people having diseases of a cardiovascular system.
Diets on the basis of a pomelo
There is a lot of advantages at this fruit. But there are some more important features: the pomelo is very low-calorie, and the enzymes providing the fast splitting of the proteins and fats arriving with food are its part.
The pomelo is ideal for dietary food.
Its tasty pulp well satisfies hunger, and juice – I am eager. The pomelo can be used in food and as an independent dish, and as a component of other dishes. If to cut its segments with small pieces, on their basis it is possible to prepare an excellent fruit salad (for example, with pieces of apples, bananas, a kiwi, filled with lemon juice or yogurt). The pomelo will be a good component and other salads, for example, with boiled shrimps. Pulp of a pomelo will serve as a good stuffing for sweet pies and pies. Besides, it will give very pleasant, juicy smack to various meat and fish dishes, sauces. The peel of a pomelo is also useful: from it it is possible to make tasty fruit jelly or jam.