Fresh Eggfruits (Canistel) -3 LBS-Standard shipping included.

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Pouteria campechiana commonly known as the canistel or Yellow Sapote or egg fruit is an evergreen tree belonging to pouteria genus and Sapotaceae – Sapodilla family.

Health benefits of Canistel

Just like most other fruits, canistel is also rich in a wide range of nutrients including many essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. These nutrients contribute to the various health benefits offered by this fruit. Given below are some of the reasons why you should consider adding canistel to your regular diet

1. Healthy for Heart

If you are presently suffering symptoms of high blood pressure, it means there is something wrong with your heart. Consuming canistel fruit help you regulating blood pressure and at the same time promoting healthy heart because canistel fruit is loaded with certain minerals especially potassium to prevent the worst effect of sodium in your blood stream to your heart.

2. Lowers the risk of diabetes

Canistel is a wonderful source of niacin. A chemical substance known as Niacinamide is a constituent of niacin that has been found to be effective in preventing diabetes. According to research, niacin amide helps in improving the effectiveness of the oral drugs that are used in the treatment of diabetes. In addition to the effects of niacin, the fiber contained in this fruit also helps in regulating blood sugar levels.

3. Lower the Risk of Cataract

Bright yellow color is the clear sign that this fruit is an excellent source of beta-carotene. One of the health benefits of beta-carotene is lowering the risk of all kind of diseases caused by macular cell degeneration mostly occur in senior age and among those diseases, cataract is the most common case.

4. Treats osteoarthritis

Niacin and Niacin amide present in canistel have been found to be effective in the treatment of arthritis. Niacin amide helps in increasing joint mobility and niacin helps in improving muscle strength, rebuilding worn out cartilage and in reducing weakness of muscles and joints. According to “Inflammation Research”, patients with osteoarthritis found that they had improved flexibility of joints and reduced inflammation after being treated with niacin amide for a period of 12 weeks. Because of these properties canistel may be considered to be effective in treating osteoarthritis. Niacin also has anti-inflammatory effect, which makes it a good remedy for rheumatoid arthritis.

5. Prevents Cancer

As mentioned previously, canistel fruit is excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin C and beta-carotene. They are some types of antioxidants that have been proven to be effective in preventing the development of cancerous cells. Additionally, this fruit is also packed with some vitamin from vitamin B complex that well known to be effective to fight cancer.

6. Immunity Booster

Canistel fruit is an excellent and natural immunity booster due to its vitamin C benefits. The bright yellow color of canistel fruit is enough proof that this fruit is packed with high dosage of vitamin C. This vitamin is super potent antioxidants that will provide protection to your body.

7. Good for the eyes

Just like all the other yellow- orange colored fruits, Canistel is also a rich source of pro-vitamin A carotenoids. These carotenoids are converted into Vitamin A inside the body. Vitamin A is essential for good vision. It is found to be effective for the treatment of dry eyes. Carotenoids have antioxidant properties and hence protect the eyes from the harmful effects of free radicals. They play an important role in lowering the risks of cataract and age related macular degeneration (AMD).

8. Prevents Cough and Flu

Cough and flu could be really annoying and a lot of people prefer home remedy to fight them instead of taking medicine or meeting a doctor. It is actually an excellent solution because taking medicine is only making your body lazy to learn to fight it naturally but consuming fruit like canistel fruit will help your body fighting the flu and cough efficiently in natural way.

9. Great for Digestion

Canistel is an excellent source of dietary fiber, making it a perfect fruit for improving the health of your digestive system. Fiber helps in promoting regular bowel movements by adding bulk to the stools and removing it easily from the system. As a result you are protected from digestive disorders like constipation and irregular bowel syndrome. Fiber also helps in regulating the blood glucose levels and in eliminating the bad cholesterol from the body.

10. Prevent Anemia

Due to the high amount of iron present in Canistel, it is very beneficial for our overall health and it also helps to prevent the risk of anemia. As we all know anemia is a disease of iron deficiency in our body and Canistel is highly rich in iron. So consumption of canistel on a regular basis can provide sufficient iron in our body and helps in preventing the risk of anemia.

Iron helps to improve the production of hemoglobin in our blood cells. Hemoglobin helps to bind the oxygen and nutrition in red blood cells and carry them to each part of our body cells, so that our body cells can get sufficient amount of oxygen and nutrition for the proper growth and development. Studies have been proven that consumption of canistel on a regular basis can reduce various types of iron deficiency problems, such as fatigue, headaches, body weakness, etc.

11. Treats Arthritis

Canistel fruit is also an excellent source of anti-inflammatory properties so it is considered an excellent treatment for arthritis. Though further studies are required to find out more about the possibility of this fruit to be used as natural pain killer.

12. Promotes Healthy Bone

Several researches have stated that canistel fruit is packed with certain minerals such as calcium, iron and phosphorus. It is a common knowledge that calcium and phosphorus are excellent for bone health and iron is essential for the production of red blood cells that prominent in body and bone development.

13. Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s

Due to the high amount of iron present in canistel, is very beneficial to improve the brain health and also helps to improve the oxygenated blood flow to the brain that helps to prevent the risk of nervous system disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

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