My favourite exotic fruits

mangousteen
mangousteen 💚💚💚

Warning: too much fruits and vegetables cause: Health!

Mangousteen

delicious, flesh texture similar to lychee, soft, slightly sweet and juicy with acidic notes

Benefits
rich in vitamin C and B, as well as antioxidants (xanthone, flavonoid and catechin), gives a healthy skin by protecting it from damage caused by free radicals.

Coconut

love fresh coconut, its water (rich in potassium) and its delicious soft and sweet meat

Benefits: contains protein and fibre, and many essential minerals (iron, manganese, copper...).
fresh coconut in Cambodia
delicious fresh coconut, somewhere in Cambodia

Rambutan

really recognisable by its hairy red appearance with yellow, and green shades; soft jelly-like texture, a little chewy, sweet and juicy, similar to lychee too; the only annoyance, sometimes some pieces of the skin of its seed come with the flesh.

Benefits
rich in fibre, vitamin C, flavonoids (powerful antioxidant agents) and contains vitamins and minerals.

Recommendation: due its high sugar content, it's best to eat only 5-6 per day.
ramboutan
rambutan

Jackfruit

love its texture (dense, fibrous and chewy) and taste, really good with its sweet scent.

Benefits
offers many antioxidants and nutrients including fibre; its fruits a good source of vitamin C and its seeds a source of protein and vitamin B2; also known as "poor man's fruit" of India, because of large production and widely used by economically weaker sections; and it is a relatively inexpensive, widely available nutritious.
jackfruit
jackfruit,  somewhere in Cambodia in 2014

I also like Longan, a little too sweet, same like lychee, has the highest sugar content, so avoid excessive consumption.
longan and rambutan
longan and rambutan brought from Cambodia in 2014 (picture from my old camera, Casio Exilim, not clear)



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