Fruits
Mango
Mango leaves help normalize insulin levels in the blood. The traditional home remedy involves boiling leaves in water, soaking through the night and then consuming the filtered decoction in the morning. Mango fruit also has a relatively low glycemic index so moderate quantities will not spike your sugar levels.
Banana
Bananas are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and dietary fibre. Bananas have no fat, cholesterol or sodium. Bananas are great for athletic and fitness activity because they replenish necessary carbohydrates, glycogen and body fluids burned during exercise. Bananas are available all year-round.
Pomegranate
Laboratory studies have shown that pome granate extract can slow down cancer cell reproduction, and even induce apoptosis (cell death) in cancer cells. Pomegranate extract has been shown to inhibit the reproduction of breast cancer cells, and may even kill some of them. Their juice is the source of grenadine syrup.
Grapes
Grapes were first cultivated over 8000 years ago. Grapes with black skins are dried to make raisins, whereas sultanas are dried from small seedless green grapes. Americans call all dried grapes ‘raisins’. There are many hundreds of varieties of grapes but the favourites are: Green – Thomson seedless, Waltham Cross and Menindee Seedless.
Coconut
Coconut, fruit of the coco nut palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree of the palm family (Arecaceae). Coconuts probably originated some where in Indo-Malaya and are one of the most important crops of the tropics. Coconut flesh is high in fat and can be dried or eaten fresh. The liquid of the nut is used in beverages.
Custard Apple
Custard apple, genus of about 160 species of small trees or shrubs of the family Annon-aceae, native ,to the New World tropics. Custard apples are of the local importance as traditional medicines, and several species are commer -cially grown for their edible fruits. Custard apple is also known as sugar apple.
Chikoo
Chikoo fruit is botanically called as Manilkara zapota. This fruit is called by different names in different parts of India. For instance, North Indians call this fruit as chikoo, while south Indians call it is as sapota. In the eastern part of the country, it is called as sobeda or sofeda. Further, it is called by different names in different countries.
Guava
Due to the rich fiber content and low glycemic index, guavas prevent the development of diabetes. While the low glycemic index inhibits a sudden spike in sugar levels, the fiber content ensures the sugar levels are well regulated. Guavas are rich in Vitamin A. Guava leafs are also used as herbal tea.
Papaya
Papayas are grow in tropical climates and are also known as papaws or pawpaws. Their sweet taste, vibrant color, and the wide variety of health benefits they provide make them a popular fruit. Papayas are a soft, fleshy fruit that can be used in a wide variety of culinary ways. Papayas are rich in fiber, vitamin C.
Watermelon
Watermelon is a type of edible fruit, they are 92% water. About 6% of a watermelon is sugar, which makes it very sweet. There are many different types of watermelon. Some have a green rind on the outside and a red-pink flesh on the inside, with brown seeds. Watermelon is also an ancient and versatile fruit.
Muskmelon
Muskmelon, also called nutmeg melon, any of several varieties of netted-rind melons in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), noted for their musky-scented sweet juicy orange flesh. Muskmelons are among the most-important commercial melons and are commonly eaten fresh.
Apple
Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. Apple won’t replace your toothbrush, but biting and chewing an apple stimulates the production of saliva in your mouth, reducing tooth decay by lowering the levels of the bacteria.