Exotic fruits and vegetables

Bordei Liliana Nicoleta Apostol Veronica

Group 8215, Engineering and management in catering and agro, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary

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The diversity of fruits and vegetables is very large, surpassing the imagination of most people . Many of these are cultivated by small groups of people from different places of the world, so don’t get to be known by most of us, so them are known as “exotic fruits and vegetables”. Eating such products may be a fad or simply they are consumed because are delicious healthy.

Firstly, there are some examples of fruits: the pomegranate, papaya fruit, goji berries , passion fruit, pomelo, persimmon, grapefruit, mango, coconut which which in all seasons, represent the main source of vitamins.

Pomegranates have a special taste , the tree is original from Himalayan area of India. Depending on variety , round fruits are red or amber (yellow-orange), don’t have many calories and don’t contain saturated fats. Pomegranates are full of antioxidants , minerals and vitamins especially vitamins B and C .

Pomegranate is a rich source of soluble and insoluble fiber and adjusts the digestive system and relieves constipation. The fruit is recommended in diets and to lower cholesterol, in preventing colon cancer and prostate cancer, enhances immunity. One pomegranate by day open the appetite and stimulates digestion. The fruit has an antibacterial effect and prevents particularly viral diseases, but it also has effect on cough.

Secondly, people know more exotic fruits than vegetables , so there are some examples: clam pumpkin , shriveled peppers, Italian purple artichokes , Hopi blue corn, huge red celery , purple potato .

Purple potato has a amazing and light color . It contains big quantities of anthocyanins - a powerful antioxidant also found in other fruits and vegetables with this color. The color don’t disappears in cooking, being in this regard a downright exotic vegetable. Despite the color, which is surprising, the taste of the purple patato is exactly like the taste of classic potato.

In conclusion , exotic fruits and vegetables are little miracles for health and are very appreciated in home countries. These can be expensive, but peolple should overlook because there exist a lot of vitamins and other minerals which are good for organism.

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sites.google.com/site/elixirultineretii/plante/fructe-exotice

http://www.ziare.com/viata-sanatoasa/legume/legume-venite-parca-din-alta-lume-galerie-foto-1135237