The mamon plant

The mamon plant

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Greetings friends steemian in Venezuela there are many tropical fruits and one of them is the mamón
It has a smooth green shell and the pulp is yellowish and sweet flavor that is harvested between June and August is a tree that grows between 10 and 25 meters high and is very leafy is native to Venezuela and margarita.

Properties and benefits of the mamón

It is consumed fresh has vitamin A, C, B1, B3, B6 and B12, contains minerals, fatty acids (oleic and linoleic) calcium, iron, tamine, phosphorus, carotene, niacin, lysine and riboflavin.
It is good for people suffering from hypertension, fluid retention, has nutrients that do not let cancer cells spread.
Activates the immune system and increases the defenses because it contains a high content of iron that is vital to produce red blood cells. Its function is to oxygenate nutrients to the body.

Calm the appetite.
Improves the functioning of the bladder and kidneys.
Improved digestion is rich in dietary fiber promotes bowel welfare for better evacuation more easily and helps constipation.
It is diuretic and serves as a depurative.

Combate the insomium has an ingredient that is the tryptophan this amino acid favors the state of mind with tranquilizing properties of anxiety and produces serotonin is a neurotransmitter that regulates sleep.
In Venezuela, this plant that did not have much marketing was the children who were looking for it. Wild plants are now processed to make flour, jam and sweet in syrup can also be used to make beer is recommended to eliminate parasites in children.

It improves infections and sore throat.
Toasted and ground seeds with honey is good for diarrhea. As for children, care must be taken because seeds can be swallowed in the throat.

How the mother eats

To consume this fruit is to suck the pulp to reach the seed because it is not very carnoza.

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It provides 56 calories per 100 gr.

percent composition

• Water 80.80
• Proteins 0.50
• Fat 0.22
• Sugars 12.10
• Carbohydrates 1.40
• Raw fiber 2.60
• Acidity 1.88
• Ashes 0.50
• Total 100

Preparing the sweet mamon

• 1 kg of mamon
• 1/2 kg of sugar.
• 2 tablespoons of shredded paper.
• 1/2 liter of water.

To prepare peel the suckers in a pot, introduce the ingredients to simmer until they form a thick syrup and leave to rest for 2 or 3 hours.

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