This fruit is considered a superfood because it helps prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease.
When it comes to gac fruit , there is probably no Vietnamese who doesn’t know it. Gac is a bright red fruit with many short spines on the surface. The fruit is usually large, about 13 cm long, 10 cm in diameter, spherical or oval, with a sharp and hard stem protruding.
When young, gac fruit is green. When ripe, they turn from orange-red to deep red. Gac fruit has thorns on the outside, flesh and seeds on the inside. Vietnamese markets sell prices ranging from 60 to 80 thousand VND/kg.
For Vietnamese people, gac fruit is probably a very familiar fruit. Especially during holidays, gac fruit is used a lot to make sticky rice, making offerings… In foreign cuisine, gac is honored as a fruit from heaven (food from heaven) or as a fruit from heaven. a superfood (food high in vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals – has positive health effects beyond basic nutrition and helps reduce the risk of disease).
Gac is a bright red fruit with many short spines on the surface.
Let’s learn more about the health benefits that this fruit brings.
Cancer prevention
Gac fruit pulp is rich in lycopene, beta-carotene and antioxidants. Know that a diet rich in antioxidants reduces the risk of cancer, dementia, heart disease and depression.
Gac fruit also contains a lot of lycopene. Lycopene is a natural compound in fruits and vegetables that provides amazing health benefits. Specifically, this substance helps reduce the risk of stroke, sunburn and especially has anti-cancer effects.
According to some published American studies, the compounds betacarotene, lycopene, etc. in gac oil have the effect of neutralizing 75% of carcinogens in general, especially breast cancer in women. The International Journal also reported that if a woman’s body contains a significant amount of lycopene, the risk of cancers such as nasopharynx, rectum, stomach, and esophagus will decrease 5 times.
Lycopene is found in naturally red foods such as watermelon or tomatoes. In the United States, Americans get the majority of lycopene from tomatoes or tomato products. Meanwhile, gac fruit can have 70 times more lycopene content than tomatoes.
On the other hand, Lycopene found in tomatoes must be fried with oil to have biological effects on the body. Gac fruit already contains unsaturated fatty acids, so lycopene is naturally dissolved. It is the findings of scientists that have brought gac to the top position in the list of fruits useful for human health.
Nourishing the brain, good for eyes and skin
Gac fruit is also rich in beta-carotene , another type of plant compound. Beta-carotene supports eye health, memory and brain power. Beta-carotene along with vitamins in gac fruit help improve human vision and prevent cataracts and other vision problems. In addition, beta-carotene and other antioxidants act as a form of sunscreen for the body, helping to protect the skin from sun damage.
Beta-carotene is also found in carrots, squash and pumpkin. These foods do not need to be cooked to absorb the benefits of beta carotene.
Gac fruit is rich in antioxidants and thus helps prevent cardiovascular diseases.
Prevent cardiovascular disease
As mentioned earlier, gac fruit is rich in antioxidants and thus helps prevent cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular disease is currently one of the most common dangerous diseases, affecting the health and lives of many people.
At Haifa Health Center, experts have discovered that Lycopene is a very active antioxidant, capable of preventing the formation of oxidized LDL and harmful cholesterol in the blood, thereby preventing atherosclerosis. arteries and the risks of stroke.
A study of men, including those with a history of cardiovascular disease and healthy, normal individuals. Professors have come to the conclusion: people with high lycopene content will reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 50%.
Regulate blood sugar
In May 2007, professors at Tokyo University (Japan) successfully researched the scientific topic of using essential oil of gac fruit to treat complications of diabetes.
The content of lycopene – an anitoxidative carotenoid, in gac fruit is 10 times higher than the concentration of this substance in fruits and vegetables considered rich in lycopene. This compound in gac has been shown to have the ability to reduce the possibility of complications caused by diabetes. This further helps confirm the great nutritional and health value that gac fruit brings, while also opening up new hope for patients who are struggling with diabetes every day.
Anti-inflammatory, reduces stress
In addition to lycopene and beta-carotene, gac fruit is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids and alpha-tocopherol. These nutrients all have anti-inflammatory effects and help reduce stress that arises in daily life.
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