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Super Foods that Heal - PERSIMMON

Written by Toma Grubb

Thursday, 23 November 2006

PERSIMMON

Health Benefits of Persimmons

A team of researchers led by Shela Gorinstein from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, recently published data on the effects of eating persimmons on cholesterol metabolism. The experiments were carried out on rats and therefore extrapolation to humans may be difficult, but it is evident from Gorinsteins=s work that eating persimmons alters fat metabolism in rats. The rat’s normal (basal) diet was supplemented at a level of 7%. The diet also contained added cholesterol. The persimmon-supplemented diet significantly lessened the rise in blood plasma lipids. Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and lipid peroxides were all lower in the persimmon group. These blood plasma lipids normally rise in rats fed a diet containing added cholesterol. Liver cholesterol levels were also reduced in the rats eating persimmons.

Gorinstein and her team concluded that persimmon possesses hypolipidemic and antioxidant properties that are evident when persimmon is added to the diet of rats fed cholesterol.

Persimmon pulp and peel are both good sources of fiber. This may explain, in part, the positive effect on cholesterol metabolism. Persimmons have also been shown to contain antioxidants such as carotenoids and polyphenols, which may also affect fat metabolism. In addition persimmons are good source of sodium, potassium, magnesium, manganese and iron. Therefore, for many reasons, adding this colorful fruit to your diet may be a good idea.

Scientists have found that persimmon plays an important role in maintaining a healthy heart. Daily intake of one fruit may greatly reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease such as heart disease and stroke. This may be attributed to the high amount of anti oxidants contained in the persimmon.

Persimmon contains twice as much fiber as that in apples. Persimmons are also rich in other elements such as calcium, iron and magnesium.

Foods ‘n herb specialists reckon it: clears heat, lubricates lungs, relieves diarrhea, treats hypertension, senile asthma and cough with mucus.

Persimmon tannins have been used as folk medicine for treating stroke in Japan and as herbal medicine in China since ancient times. Persimmon tannins have also been used as folk medicine for the Lowering of blood pressure.

Other health benefits of the Sharon-fruit, as a herbal medicine, is effective for recovery form intoxication. Persimmon juice lowers the density of alcohol in the blood stream and therefore alleviates hangovers.

Relieving diarrhea – Persimmon tannins calms intestinal movements. Treating bruises – Persimmon tannins effectively slows subcutaneous bleeding. When persimmon tannin is absorbed into tissues, it protects cells, it astringes tissues, and it suppresses the propagation of bacteria. They are known to protect the body from influenza by developing resistance against virus infection.

Sharon-fruit is also a good source of Vitamin A. Vitamin A is required for healthy skin and Mucus membranes, and for night vision.

Persimmons

Nutrition Facts

serving size: servings: 11.0

Calories per serving:

calories 31.75;Calories from fat 0.4

% daily value*

Total Fat 0.4

Saturated Fat 0.0

Trans Fat 0.00 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.00 g

Monounsaturated fat 0.00 g

Cholesterol 0.00 mg

Sodium 0.25 mg

Potassium 77.50 mg

Total Carbohydrate 8.38 g

Net Carbohydrate 0.00 g

Dietary fiber 0.00 g

Sugars 0.00 g

Protien 0.20 g

Vitamin A 0.00 Vitamin C 16.50 mg

Calcium 6.75 mg Iron 0.63 mg

Actual values are used in this label instead of % of DRV

Total Protien 2.27%
Total Carbohydrate 95.17%
Total Fat 2.56%

Serves 1.0    •
31.75 Calories per serving. •    PCF Ratio: 2-95-3
Protein per serving: 0.20 g g    •    Carbohydrate per serving: 8.38 g g    •

Fat per serving: 0.10 g g

Ingredients:
1 fruit - PERSIMMON, NATIVE, RAW, w/o refuse

Recipe Directions:

Complete Nutrient Analysis:

Nutrient
Calories 31.75	Food Energy (kj) 132.84 kj
Protein (g) 0.20 g	Calories from Protein 0.72	% Calories from Protein 2.27
Carbohydrates (g) 8.38 g	Calories from Carbohydrates 30.22	% Calories from Carbohydrates 95.17
Est. Net Carbs (g) 0.00 g	Starch (g)* 0.00 g	Sugars (g) 0.00 g
Glucose (g)* 0.00 g	Fructose (g)* 0.00 g	Galactose (g)* 0.00 g
Sucrose (g)* 0.00 g	Lactose (g)* 0.00 g	Maltose (g)* 0.00 g
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.00 g
Total Fat (g) 0.10 g	Calories from Fat 0.81	% Calories from Fat 2.56
Saturated Fat (g) 0.00 g
Trans Fat (g) 0.00 g	Trans-Monoenoic Fat (g)0.00 g	Trans-Polyenoic Fat (g) 0.00 g
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.00 g	Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.00 g	Omega-3 (g) 0.00 g
Omega-6 (g) 0.00 g
Cholesterol (mg) 0.00 mg	Ash (g) 0.22 g	Water (g) 16.10 g
Alcohol (g) 0.00 g	Calories From Alcohol 0.00	% Calories from Alcohol 0.00

Vitamins

Vit-A IU 0.00	Vit-B1 Thiamine (mg) 0.00 mg
Vit-B2 Riboflavin (mg) 0.00 mg	Vit-B3 Niacin (mg) 0.00 mg
Vit-B5 Pantothenic Acid (mg) 0.00 mg	Vit-B6 Pyridoxine (mg) 0.00 mg
Total Folate (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Folate, Food (mcg) 0.00 mcg
Folic Acid (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Folate, DFE (mcg_DFE) 0.00 mcg_DFE
Vit-B12 Cyanocobalami (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Vit-H (mcg) Biotin* 0.00 mcg
Vit-C (mg) 16.50 mg	Vit-D (IU)* 0.00 IU
Tocopherol, Alpha (mg) 0.00 mg	Tocopherol, Beta (mg)* 0.00 mg
Tocopherol, Gamma (mg)* 0.00 mg	Tocopherol, Delta (mg)* 0.00 mg
Vit-E (IU)* 0.00 IU	Vit-K (mcg) 0.00 mcg

Minerals

Calcium (mg) 6.75 mg	Magnesium (mg) 0.00 mg	Phosphorus (mg) 6.50 mg
Potassium (mg) 77.50 mg	Sodium (mg) 0.25 mg	Chloride (mg)* 0.00 mg
Chromium (mcg)* 0.00 mcg	Copper (mg) 0.00 mg	Fluroide (mg)* 0.00 mg
Iodine (mcg)* 0.00 mcg	Iron (mg) 0.63 mg	Manganese (mg) 0.00 mg
Molybdenum (mcg)* 0.00 mcg	Selenium (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Zinc (mg) 0.00 mg

Carotenoids, Flavonoids, Phytonutrients

Theobromine (mg) 0.00 mg	Phytosterols (mg)* 0.00 mg	Stigmasterol (mg)* 0.00 mg
Campesterol (mg)* 0.00 mg	Beta-sitosterol (mg)* 0.00 mg	Vit-A (mcg_RAE) 0.00 mcg_RAE
Retinol (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Carotene, beta (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Carotene, alpha (mcg) 0.00 mcg
Cryptoxanthin, beta (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Lycopene (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Lutein+zeaxanthin (mcg) 0.00 mcg

Amino Acids

Histidine (g)*0.00 g	Isoleucine (g)*0.01 g	Leucine (g)*0.02 g
Lysine (g)*0.01 g	Methionine (g)*0.00 g	Phenylalanine (g)*0.01 g
Threonine (g)*0.01 g	Tryptophan (g)*0.00 g	Valine (g)*0.01 g
Alanine (g)*0.01 g	Arginine (g)*0.01 g	Aspartic acid (g)*0.02 g
Cystine (g)*0.01 g	Glutamic acid (g)*0.03 g	Glycine (g)*0.01 g
Hydroxyproline (g)*0.00 g	Proline (g)*0.01 g	Serine (g)*0.01 g
Tyrosine (g)*0.01 g

Fatty Acids

Saturated Fatty Acids
FA 4:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 6:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 8:0 (g)0.00 g
FA 10:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 12:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 13:0 (g)*0.00 g
FA 14:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 15:0 (g)*0.00 g	FA 16:0 (g)0.00 g
FA 17:0 (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 20:0 (g)*0.00 g
FA 22:0 (g)*0.00 g	FA 24:0 (g)*0.00 g
Monounsaturated Fatty	Acids	The good fats
FA 14:1 (g)*0.00 g	FA 15:1 (g)*0.00 g	FA 16:1 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g
FA 16:1 c (g)*0.00 g	FA 16:1 t (g)*0.00 g	FA 17:1 (g)*0.00 g
FA 18:1 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g	FA 18:1 c (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:1 t (g)*0.00 g
FA 20:1 (g)0.00 g	FA 22:1 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g	FA 22:1 c (g)*0.00 g
FA 24:1 c (g)*0.00 g
Polyunsaturated Fatty	Acids	More good fats
FA 18:2 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g	FA 18:2 n-6 c,c (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:2 i (g)*0.00 g
FA 18:2 t not further defined (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:2 CLAs (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:3 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g
FA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:3 i (g)*0.00 g
FA 18:4 (g)0.00 g	FA 20:2 n-6 c,c (g)*0.00 g	FA 20:3 undifferentiated (g)*0.00 g
FA 20:4 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g	FA 20:5 n-3 (g)0.00 g	FA 22:5 n-3 (g)0.00 g
FA 22:6 n-3 (g)0.00 g

Nutrients marked with an asterisk (*) indicate data totals with some values not available. This may result in an under reporting of values.

Food manufacturers usually do not report all food nutrient values.

These nutrient values generated from the USDA Nutrient research Database using NutriBase 7 Nutrition software

Complete Nutrient Analysis:

Nutrient
Calories 31.75	Food Energy (kj) 132.84 kj
Protein (g) 0.20 g	Calories from Protein 0.72	% Calories from Protein 2.27
Carbohydrates (g) 8.38 g	Calories from Carbohydrates 30.22	% Calories from Carbohydrates 95.17
Est. Net Carbs (g) 0.00 g	Starch (g)* 0.00 g	Sugars (g) 0.00 g
Glucose (g)* 0.00 g	Fructose (g)* 0.00 g	Galactose (g)* 0.00 g
Sucrose (g)* 0.00 g	Lactose (g)* 0.00 g	Maltose (g)* 0.00 g
Dietary Fiber (g) 0.00 g
Total Fat (g) 0.10 g	Calories from Fat 0.81	% Calories from Fat 2.56
Saturated Fat (g) 0.00 g
Trans Fat (g) 0.00 g	Trans-Monoenoic Fat (g)0.00 g	Trans-Polyenoic Fat (g) 0.00 g
Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.00 g	Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.00 g	Omega-3 (g) 0.00 g
Omega-6 (g) 0.00 g
Cholesterol (mg) 0.00 mg	Ash (g) 0.22 g	Water (g) 16.10 g
Alcohol (g) 0.00 g	Calories From Alcohol 0.00	% Calories from Alcohol 0.00

Vitamins

Vit-A IU 0.00	Vit-B1 Thiamine (mg) 0.00 mg
Vit-B2 Riboflavin (mg) 0.00 mg	Vit-B3 Niacin (mg) 0.00 mg
Vit-B5 Pantothenic Acid (mg) 0.00 mg	Vit-B6 Pyridoxine (mg) 0.00 mg
Total Folate (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Folate, Food (mcg) 0.00 mcg
Folic Acid (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Folate, DFE (mcg_DFE) 0.00 mcg_DFE
Vit-B12 Cyanocobalami (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Vit-H (mcg) Biotin* 0.00 mcg
Vit-C (mg) 16.50 mg	Vit-D (IU)* 0.00 IU
Tocopherol, Alpha (mg) 0.00 mg	Tocopherol, Beta (mg)* 0.00 mg
Tocopherol, Gamma (mg)* 0.00 mg	Tocopherol, Delta (mg)* 0.00 mg
Vit-E (IU)* 0.00 IU	Vit-K (mcg) 0.00 mcg

Minerals

Calcium (mg) 6.75 mg	Magnesium (mg) 0.00 mg	Phosphorus (mg) 6.50 mg
Potassium (mg) 77.50 mg	Sodium (mg) 0.25 mg	Chloride (mg)* 0.00 mg
Chromium (mcg)* 0.00 mcg	Copper (mg) 0.00 mg	Fluroide (mg)* 0.00 mg
Iodine (mcg)* 0.00 mcg	Iron (mg) 0.63 mg	Manganese (mg) 0.00 mg
Molybdenum (mcg)* 0.00 mcg	Selenium (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Zinc (mg) 0.00 mg

Carotenoids, Flavonoids, Phytonutrients

Theobromine (mg) 0.00 mg	Phytosterols (mg)* 0.00 mg	Stigmasterol (mg)* 0.00 mg
Campesterol (mg)* 0.00 mg	Beta-sitosterol (mg)* 0.00 mg	Vit-A (mcg_RAE) 0.00 mcg_RAE
Retinol (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Carotene, beta (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Carotene, alpha (mcg) 0.00 mcg
Cryptoxanthin, beta (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Lycopene (mcg) 0.00 mcg	Lutein+zeaxanthin (mcg) 0.00 mcg

Amino Acids

Histidine (g)*0.00 g	Isoleucine (g)*0.01 g	Leucine (g)*0.02 g
Lysine (g)*0.01 g	Methionine (g)*0.00 g	Phenylalanine (g)*0.01 g
Threonine (g)*0.01 g	Tryptophan (g)*0.00 g	Valine (g)*0.01 g
Alanine (g)*0.01 g	Arginine (g)*0.01 g	Aspartic acid (g)*0.02 g
Cystine (g)*0.01 g	Glutamic acid (g)*0.03 g	Glycine (g)*0.01 g
Hydroxyproline (g)*0.00 g	Proline (g)*0.01 g	Serine (g)*0.01 g
Tyrosine (g)*0.01 g

Fatty Acids

Saturated Fatty Acids
FA 4:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 6:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 8:0 (g)0.00 g
FA 10:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 12:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 13:0 (g)*0.00 g
FA 14:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 15:0 (g)*0.00 g	FA 16:0 (g)0.00 g
FA 17:0 (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:0 (g)0.00 g	FA 20:0 (g)*0.00 g
FA 22:0 (g)*0.00 g	FA 24:0 (g)*0.00 g
Monounsaturated Fatty	Acids	The good fats
FA 14:1 (g)*0.00 g	FA 15:1 (g)*0.00 g	FA 16:1 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g
FA 16:1 c (g)*0.00 g	FA 16:1 t (g)*0.00 g	FA 17:1 (g)*0.00 g
FA 18:1 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g	FA 18:1 c (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:1 t (g)*0.00 g
FA 20:1 (g)0.00 g	FA 22:1 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g	FA 22:1 c (g)*0.00 g
FA 24:1 c (g)*0.00 g
Polyunsaturated Fatty	Acids	More good fats
FA 18:2 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g	FA 18:2 n-6 c,c (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:2 i (g)*0.00 g
FA 18:2 t not further defined (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:2 CLAs (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:3 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g
FA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c (g)*0.00 g	FA 18:3 i (g)*0.00 g
FA 18:4 (g)0.00 g	FA 20:2 n-6 c,c (g)*0.00 g	FA 20:3 undifferentiated (g)*0.00 g
FA 20:4 undifferentiated (g)0.00 g	FA 20:5 n-3 (g)0.00 g	FA 22:5 n-3 (g)0.00 g
FA 22:6 n-3 (g)0.00 g

Nutrients marked with an asterisk (*) indicate data totals with some values not available. This may result in an under reporting of values.

Food manufacturers usually do not report all food nutrient values.

These nutrient values generated from the USDA Nutrient research Database using NutriBase 7 Nutrition software

Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 February 2007 )

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