Lucuma

• NO PRESERVATIVES
• NO REFRIGERATION REQUIRED

CULINARY USES

It is used in the production of artisan ice creams, fine pastries, yogurts, juices and cocktails.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FRUIT

It can be from the size of an egg, 100 grams in weight, to that of a human fist and weigh a kilo. Its skin is green and its flesh is orange.

 

It is thin and greenish rind, mealy meat, sweet and fragrant, with a particular flavor between chocolate and caramel. It has one or two seeds similar to chestnuts.

VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND NUTRIENTS

LUCUMA
Every 100g of fresh fruit contains: 

ENERGETIC VALUE :

Approximately 99 kilocalories

CARBOHYDRATES :

Contains 25 g of carbohydrates
• 1,3 g of fiber
• sugars

VITAMINS :

• Vitamin A: 350 µg
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine): 0,01 mg,
B2 (riboflavin): 0,14 mg y
B3 (niacin): 1,96 mg
• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): 2,2 mg

MINERALS :

• Calcium: 16 mg
• Phosphorus: 26 mg

HEALTH BENEFITS

  • The beta-carotene in this fruit has antioxidant properties that may help to neutralize free radicals, reactive oxygen molecules that can damage cell membrane lipids and genetic material, which may lead to the development of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
    http://www.nutri-facts.org/en_US/home.html

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