Health Benefits of Lanzones
Rose May Pimentel in Health
Oct 14, 2021 • 3 min Read
Lanzones contains vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and antioxidants – delicious and highly nutritious. It has anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory properties which are greatly beneficial to the body’s health. Lanzones is commonly eaten raw.
The province of Camiguin holds the Lanzones Festival every third week of October every year, for around four days to celebrate the harvest of this fruit that also forms an important part of their livelihood.
Here are some of the amazing benefits of lanzones:
1. May Counter Cancer
Lanzones other than its flesh is good for your diet. Its skin consists of many nutrients, minerals, fibers, and vitamins that are said to be valuable in treating cancer, mostly the ones related to our digestive system.
2. May Strengthen Our Teeth and Bones
Lanzones consists of vitamin A, a vitamin soluble in fats, which plays an important role in maintaining teeth and skeletal bone. Phosphorus too is useful as an agent for bone and teeth formation.
3. Good For Digestive System
Lanzones consists of very high fiber and is useful for digestion.
4. May Maintain Gum Healths
Lanzones have vitamin C content that helps maintain healthy gums.
5. Source of Antioxidant
Lanzones contains the benefits of vitamin C, which acts as an antioxidant, and itself a nutrient that works to avoid the body from damage caused by free radicals typically caused by a process of digestion that converts food into energy in the body. Antioxidants also play a role to prevent the body from damage caused by pollution and toxic substances.
6. May Improve Immune System
The content of vitamin C in lanzones is efficacious to maintain immunity and efficacious also for people who are in the recovery period.
7. For Diabetes
This fruit is considered to be a healthy snack for people with diabetes as its high fiber content, along with the presence of the antioxidant polyphenol, aids in improving glucose levels by slowing down the absorption of sugar.
8. May Prevent Malaria
Recent research suggests that lanzones is a source of a compound that works against strains of protozoa that causes malaria.
9. May Help Lose Weight
Lanzones will help the body to get carnitine that will direct the fat molecule to a fat-burning tissue. These fat molecules should be considered for anyone who is losing weight because if there is a lack of fat molecules, the body will feel tired and lack energy. So, if the carnitine in the body decreases fat accumulation will occur.
10. May Maintain Skin Health
Lanzones consists of a good amount of vitamin E so it’s effective to maintain skin health such as prevent premature aging, softens the skin, keep skin moist, protects skin from UV rays and helps heal wounds.
11. May Relieve Migraine Attacks
Some researches have revealed the positive impact of riboflavin (Vitamin B2) in minimizing and combating a migraine attack. This fruit (containing a considerable amount of this vitamin) may be included in the list of foods migraine sufferers, can be added to their diet to reduce the chances of an attack.
Start adding this exotic fruit to your daily diet and enjoy its benefits!
Stay healthy and safe!
