Benefits of fruit (grapefruit)

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The grapefruit fruit with many benefits ranging from being the fruit of the value of good food to provide vitamins, fiber, by and through its benefits in food processing, which are made from juices, extracted from the peel essential oils volatile, and is extracted from the remains of cobalt material Bakthen (dietary fiber melted) which are used in the work of jam and sweets.

Not only take advantage of the volatile oils in food processing to extract the flavors, but beyond that to the perfume industry. It is the nutritional value of fruit follicle it is a good source of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin «C» as one tablet is enough to supply the body of its need this vitamin daily. And the varying proportions of the minerals calcium, phosphorus and potassium and a little zinc and iodine. Also, a group of vitamin «B» and especially folic acid. Fruit and grapefruit are rich in dietary fiber and poor in content of fat, like other kinds of fruit, and one of the fruit, with plenty of water in the proportion of water for 85 90% of the weight of the fruit.

The grapefruit is a good source of carbohydrates that provide energy for the body and that the rate of low compared to other types, such as mango, banana, every 100 grams of grapefruit by about 30 calories, while containing the 100 grams of mango or banana, 100 calories, according to the number of eighth magazine «World food ». And finally can be assured that the grapefruit fruit useful in weight reduction programs.

Grapefruit and excellent health effect, it says in Chinese traditional medicine that is good for throat, stomach and spleen. It can be used to relieve cough, pain, vomiting, and inflammation.

It can be cut to the core parts of the small and boil on low heat to draw the medical content. The chaff can be preserved in sugar, made into emulsion, medication is effective for the cracking of the skin, sea sickness and stomach pain for children.

Despite these benefits of the grapefruit but it prevents the digestion of some drugs in the liver, causing complications as a result of accumulation in the body, therefore, recommended eating grapefruit or drinking juice by at least 4 hours of taking these medicines, including medicines to treat high blood pressure, blood thinners, heart diuretics, cholesterol reducers, such as pain reducers Alfoltarin, Alfeldan, ibuprofen, and aspirin