Cherimoya | Custard Apple | Cherimoya fruit Nutrition Facts Health Benefits

Cherimoya fruit is a sweet and pleasant flavored fruit with an impressive list of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Cherimoya has lot of fabulous health benefits like lowering the risk of heart strokes and hypertension, reducing the nervous debility, prevention of the common diseases like cold, flu and strengthening the immunity system, improvement of bone health.

What is Cherimoya?

Cherimoya fruit is the most delicious sweet, creamy pulpy fruit. Cherimoya is also referred as custard apple or sugar apple and belongs to Annonaceae family, which is native to South and Central America. The fruit is commonly used in smoothies, mousse, ice creams and pie fillings. Because of its creamy texture and a mix of banana, mango, strawberry, coconut, papaya and pineapple flavors, this fruit is known as “Tree of ice cream”.

Cherimoya Fruit Nutrition Facts:

Cherimoya fruit has lot of Vitamins, Minerals, Fiber and Antioxidants, here below list some of the most abundant nutrients in a single 3.5 ounce (100 gram), percentage of RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance).

Vitamins:

Cherimoya is rich in vitamins such as

Thiamine (B1)                       0.101mg (9% of RDA),

Riboflavin (B2)                      0.131mg (11% of RDA),

Niacin (B3)                            0.644mg (4% of RDA),

Pantothenic acid (B5)           0.345 mg (7% of RDA),

Pyridoxine (B6)                     0.257mg (20% of RDA),

Folate (B9)                            23μg (6% of RDA),

Vitamin (C)                            12.6 mg (15% of RDA),

Vitamin (E)                            0.27mg (2% of RDA).

Minerals:

Cherimoya contains lot of Minerals such as

Calcium                                 10 mg (1% of RDA),

Iron                                        0.27mg (2% of RDA),

Magnesium                           17 mg (5% of RDA),

Manganese                           0.093 mg   (4% of RDA),

Phosphorus                           26 mg (4% of RDA),

Potassium                             287 mg (6% of RDA),

Sodium                                  7 mg (0% of RDA),

Zinc                                       0.16 mg (2% of RDA).

Carbohydrates                    17.71 g

Sugars                                 12.87 g

Dietary fiber                        3 g

Fat: Total presence of fat in Cherimoya is 0.68 g.

Protein: 1.57 g of proteins present in Cherimoya.

Health Benefits Of Cherimoya Fruit:

1. Brain Health:

Cherimoya reduces the nervous irritability, tension, and headache ailments. Because it contains the B-complex vitamins, mainly vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), Pyridoxine it helps keep up GABA neuro chemical levels in the brain.

2. Prevents The Cancer:

Due to its high amount antioxidants cherimoya is effective against cancer. Cancer cells are formed due to free radicals produced due to oxidative stress. But these antioxidants are neutralizing the effect of free radicals. Also cherimoya contains high amounts of fiber, it cleanses toxic from colon and liver. So it is effective to prevent colon and liver cancer.

3. Reduces The Bad Cholesterol:

Cherimoya is a good source of soluble fiber which helps in reducing bad cholesterol and also helps to protect the mucous membrane of the colon from exposure to toxic substances by clearing cancer-causing chemicals in the colon.

4. Enhance The Immunity System:

Cherimoya contains vitamin C which protects from common diseases like cold and flu. It also improves the immune system function.  Vitamin C helps to protect from inflammatory free radicals.

5. Reduces The Risk Of Heart Strokes And Hypertension:

Cherimoya is rich in potassium; it is needed for proper blood pressure, healthy heartbeat. So it helps to lower the risk of heart strokes and hypertension.

     6.  Protection From Osteoporosis:

Cherimoya contains calcium which is helpful to improve bone health and also protects from Osteoporosis.

        7. Anti-inflammatory Properties:

High content of vitamin C is present in cherimoya. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps to protect the body from damage by inflammatory free radicals.

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