15 Pleasant Facts About Rambutan

In many countries of southeastern Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, and Australia, the unusual fruit rambutan is cultivated, which looks somewhat like a chestnut.

Facts About Rambutan

1. Translated from the Indonesian word rambut, from which the name of the fruit comes, means "hair".
2. Rambutans grow in clusters of up to 30 pieces on the eponymous evergreen tropical trees of the Salindovye family up to 25 s high, so the closest relative of rambutan is lychee.
3. Rambutan fruits change color from green to bright red as they ripen. Under the skin, covered with many curled hairs, there is a gelatinous white or slightly reddish flesh with a long seed. The pulp is eaten, it is very fragrant and tasty. Many people compare the taste of rambutan to sweet and sour grapes.
4. Rambutan fruits are useful as they contain vitamins C, B1, and B2, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and other elements.
5. All parts of the rambutan plant are used for different purposes. So, fruits are consumed fresh and preserved, roots and leaves are used in medicine, and essential oil from seeds is used to make soap and candles.
6. You can determine the maturity of rambutan by the color of the fruit peel. So, if the skin is deep red, and the tips of the hairs are green, then the rambutan is mature.
7. When buying such a fruit, not in the countries of its growth, it is important to consider that it can be stored in the refrigerator for no longer than a week.
8. In Asian countries, rambutan is very revered, it is considered the best fruit for feeding sick and weak people. It is believed that the rambutan cleanses the body and fills it with strength.
9. In its raw form, rambutan is effectively used for gastrointestinal disorders, it is even used to treat dysentery in Asian countries. Medicine also knows the anthelmintic property of this fruit.
10. Many people are interested in how to eat rambutan because at first glance it seems that this prickly fruit simply cannot be approached. There is a seam on the peel of the rambutan, along which you need to carefully draw with a knife and just as carefully open the two halves of the peel. It is important not to damage the soft pulp.
11. It is better to start the first acquaintance with exotic rambutan with a small portion to make sure that the body responds normally to the new food, there will be no allergic reaction and there will be no problems with the gastrointestinal tract. If everything is in order, then there are no contraindications to the use of rambutan.
12. Rambutan is a low-calorie fruit. An average fruit contains no more than 59 calories. There is very little fat in rambutan, but a lot of protein.
13. This small fruit contains a large amount of vitamin C. 100 g of the fruit contains 40% of the daily value of vitamin C, so it is beneficial to include it in your daily diet whenever possible.
14. Rambutan is used to prepare tropical fruit salads and cocktails, desserts, yogurts, jams, jellies, chutneys, syrups, and soups.
15. Locals claim that only the taste of rambutan is able to convey to mere mortals the taste of divine ambrosia, the food of the gods, and a garden planted with rambutan trees is a piece of paradise on sinful earth.