Lukuma, although little known, is the perfect substitute for sweets. It has a lot of dietary fiber, vitamins and organic acids. It helps with hypertension, diabetes, and improves immunity. Is lukuma fruit healthy? Where can you buy a lukuma? Where can you buy licuma fruit? What are the properties of lukuma? Where to get a lukuma? What is lukuma?
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In this article you will learn, among others:
- What is lukuma?
- Is lukuma healthy?
- Where can you buy a lukuma?
What is lukuma?
Fruits Pouteria lucuma are widely eaten in Chile and Peru [1]. In other countries, we most often find them in the form of a powder or as an addition to ready-made products, e.g. ice cream. The outer part of the lucuma fruit is fleshy, the outer part tough, inedible, and is usually discarded when the fruit is consumed or processed. Although sometimes oil is pressed from the hard part.
Is lukuma healthy?
Lukuma is a sweet, aromatic fruit, but its impact on human health is poorly understood. So far we know that:
– lukuma can be helpful for people with diabetes and hypertension. It contains a lot of dietary fiber, is also sweet and satisfies the appetite for sweets [2].
– the oil obtained from the hard part of the fruit of licuma has properties anti-inflammatory and works great as a wound healing aid. Moreover, it has antibacterial and antifungal properties [3].
– in the composition of lukuma, apart from carbohydrates, there are also important compounds such as – ascorbic acid, organic acids, phenols, carotenoids, thanks to which this fruit is valued for its properties antioxidant [4].
— lucuma fruit improves digestion and strengthens the body.
Where can you buy a lukuma?
Lukuma dried fruit powder is used as a flavoring agent and in the production of ice cream. It is rarely used for home use, but we can easily buy it in online stores and add it to all kinds of dishes, obtaining an interesting, sweet taste and interesting aroma.
Bibliography:
1. Quilter J. et al. Subsistence economy of El Paraiso, an early Peruvian site. Science. 1991;251:277–283
2. Pinto Mda S. et al. Evaluation of antihyperglycemia and antihypertension potential of native Peruvian fruits using in vitro models. J Med Food. 2009;12:278–291
3. Rojo, L. E. et. al. Wound-healing properties of nut oil from Pouteria lucuma J Cosmet Dermatol. 2010 Sep; 9(3): 185–195
4. Fuentealba C. et. al. Characterization of main primary and secondary metabolites and in vitro antioxidant and antihyperglycemic properties in the mesocarp of three biotypes of Pouterialucuma.2016 Jan 1;190:403-11
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