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[www.keralites.net] Custard apple and its health benefits

Custard apple and its health benefits

Custard apples contain anti-oxidants like Vitamin C, which helps to fight free radicals in our body. It is also high in potassium and magnesium that protects our heart from cardiac disease.

Not only that, it also controls our blood pressure. Custard apples contain Vitamin A, which keeps your skin and hair healthy. This fruit is also known to be great for eyes, and cures indigestion problems. It's important to include this fruit in your diet, as the copper content helps to cure constipation, and helps to treat diarrhoea and dysentery.

Health Benefits of Sharifa (Custard Apple)

The numerous vitamins and nutrients present in custard apple provide protection from various medical conditions such as heart attacks, strokes and cancer.
If you have a fluctuating blood pressure then a regular intake of this fruit is effective in keeping it under control.
Being a rich source of Vitamin A, custard apples give the consumer a glowing and healthy skin and shiny and lustrous hair.
Looking for a natural way to enhance your eye sight? Then the custard apple acts as a storehouse of various vitamins making your vision sharper and brighter.
Intake of custard apple helps in curing indigestion problems. Since this is indirectly linked to constipation, these fruits inject copper into the body which ensures the production of stools.
The high amount of magnesium in custard apples maintains water balance in the body. This promotes the removal of various acids from the joints and lowers the risk of rheumatism and arthritis.
Custard apples are packed with iron and are the simplest and fastest cure for treating anemia.
For extremely underweight individuals, custard apples are an ideal way to put on a few kilos. Also, the sugar fibers present in them make the making metabolic system more efficient.
The skin of custard apple is helpful in fighting against tooth decay and gum pain.
These fruits are excellent in treating vomiting, gout, lice and vitamin B6 deficiencies.

Nutritional Value & Calories In Custard Apple

Amount: 1 cup

Total Weight: 250 g

Nutrients	Amount
Basic Components
Protein	5.2 g
Water	183 g
Ash	1.9 g

Calories
Total Calories	235
Calories From Carbohydrate	213
Calories From Fat	6.1
Calories From Protein	17

Carbohydrates
Total Carbohydrates	59 g
Dietary Fiber	11 g

Fats & Fatty Acids
Total Fat	725 mg
Saturated Fat	120 mg
Monounsaturated Fat	285 mg
Polyunsaturated Fat	100 mg
Omega-6 Fatty Acids	100 mg

Vitamins
Vitamin A	15 IU
Vitamin C	91 mg
Thiamin	275 mcg
Riboflavin	283 mcg
Niacin	2.2 mg
Vitamin B6	500 mcg
Folate	35 mcg
Pantothenic Acid	565 mcg

Minerals
Calcium	60 mg
Iron	1.5 mg
Magnesium	53 mg
Phosphorus	80 mg
Potassium	618 mg
Sodium	23 mg
Zinc	250 mcg
Copper	215 mcg
Selenium	1.5 mcg

How many calories in custard apple (per 100 gm)

Custard appleshave about 94 calories per 100 gm of weight.

How to Buy Custard Apple

Hold a custard apple in your hand and press it gently. It must feel firm but not hard, as these are still unripe. Soft and squishy custard apples are considered over ripe and are unfit for consumption.
Observe the colour of the fruit; it should be brownish green or brown but definitely not black.
Avoid smaller custard apples as they are generally immature. Instead of buying them in bunches, it is advisable to buy single fruits.

Custard Apple Storage Tips

It is recommended to consume custard apples soon after buying. Meanwhile, wrap them in a plastic bag and place them at room temperature.
If you have bought a ripe custard apple then you can speed up its ripening process by placing it in a brown paper bag, along with a banana.
Place the fruits in a refrigerator if you want to store them for longer periods of time.

Engr.Sulthan

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[www.keralites.net] 50 Divine thoughts.

Dear friends,

In the occsion of Priva's says, preachings and his toughts, 50 divine thoughts are attached for your reading.

K.Raman.

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[www.keralites.net] Eco-Silicon Valley in Bejing, Project Eriksson Architects

Eco-Silicon Valley in Bejing, Project Eriksson Architects

This is the design by Helsinki-based design studio, Eriksson Architects for an

Eco-settlement in the Mentougou Eco Valley in China. Currently awaiting

permission from the Chinese government, the project still has to step over legal

red tape. Once done, this will be an Eco-Silicon valley in itself and will use

different types of raw materials, unlike the conformist architecture, making

the city unique.

The city will span a 100 square meters and will include nine environmental

research institutes and companies, one city center and several smaller

residential villages with enough roof for 50,000 people!

The city will be self-sufficient in producing water, returning nutrients back to the

environment and maintaining its own agriculture because it will be built amidst

vast vegetation and small bodies of water. Protected by the surrounding wall of

mountains, noise and pollution are also kept out of the Mentougou Eco Valley.

JAVADTHODIYOOR,,..

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[www.keralites.net] Grand Madurai Temple!

Hi,

Madurai, also known as the Temple City of South India, is the second largest city in Tamil Nadu. Situated on the banks of the river Vaigi, this city is tantamount with the Meenakshi Sundareswarar twin Temple. This gigantic temple complex is dedicated to Shiva, known here as Sundareshwara and his consort Parvati who is known here as Meenakshi. This temple is the focal point around which the city of Madurai has developed over 2500 years.

Check it out here - http://indiaouting.com/tamil-nadu/madurai-temple/

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Nandakumar

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[www.keralites.net] Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme to be launched by August 15

Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme to be launched by August 15

Finance Ministry is likely to launch the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme, which is aimed at boosting retail investments in the capital market, by August 15. Officials from the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) would meet counterparts in market regulator Sebi next week to finalise the details of the scheme, a senior finance ministry official said.
"We have sent the final rules on Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme to Sebi and hope to launch it by August 15. Sebi's feedback needed for ease of operation," the official said.
In order to encourage savings and improve investment in capital markets, former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Budget 2012-13 had announced the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme, under which 50% tax deduction would be allowed to retail investors with annual income less than Rs 10 lakh, for investment up to Rs 50,000, with a lock-in period of three years.
Last month, Sebi had asked the government to route investment into the scheme through mutual funds for minimising risks associated with direct stock market  investment for new investors.
A retail investor can avail the scheme only once in a lifetime. This is the first-ever tax benefit scheme announced by the government to encourage retail investors participation in the equity market .
By offering this scheme, the government aims at channelising household savings into stock markets. To make the scheme more attractive for retail investors, the ministry is also considering reduction in the lock-in period under the scheme to one year from the proposed three years
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