What are the nutritional components of carambola? The common carambola varieties in Taiwan who are not suitable for carambola.

Do you like carambola? The nutritional value of carambola is relatively high, so do you know what its nutritional value is? What are the common varieties?

Carambola is known as Wu Lianzi, which is commonly known as maple fruit in southern Fujian. Carambola originated in the tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia and was introduced into China from Vietnam in the Han Dynasty. The Compendium of Materia Medica says: carambola has a very strange shape, such as the mediocrity of a field, and it has five sword-shaped ridges. The people of the south called Leng the convergent son, hence the name Wu Lianzi. The main production season is from June and July to March and April of the following year. Carambola fruit has a special shape, with five edges raised, also known as star fruit (star fruit) in English.

Nutritional value of carambola

The sugar content of carambola fresh fruit ranks first among all kinds of fresh fruit, which contains sucrose, fructose, glucose and various nutrients. The nutritional composition of carambola fresh fruit was analyzed, which contains 91.7% moisture, 0.72% protein, 0.75% fat, 0.23% crude fiber, 0.42% ash, 3.4% sugar, malic acid, citric acid, oxalic acid and vitamins A, B1, B2, C and so on.

Common carambola varieties in Taiwan

Soft branch species and Malaysian species are common on the market in Taiwan.

The most important feature of soft branch species is that the color is relatively clean, the meat is very fine, there is little fiber, and it is suitable for sour and sweet. It is currently the most delicious variety of carambola in Taiwan. Mainly planted in the central Zhuolan, Dongshi and Shigang area.

The fruit of Malaysian species is large, each up to more than 400 grams. When it is ripe, the color is orange, even orange, very bright.

Which two kinds of people are not suitable to eat carambola?

Kidney patients: carambola is rich in potassium ions, which is normally excluded by the human kidney, but severe kidney patients or uremic patients can produce toxic symptoms because neurotoxins cannot be ruled out.

Pregnant woman: carambola is cold, pregnant women should eat less.