Interesting Health Facts On Imli Fruit
Imli Fruit is Scientifically called as “ Tamarindus indica ”.
ORIGIN OF IMLI FRUIT
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is probably indigenous to tropical Africa. It belongs to the family Fabaceae.
Tamarinds are evergreen tropical trees native to Africa. They grow throughout tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, South Asia, South America and Caribbean islands for their fruits.
OTHER NAMES OF IMLI FRUIT
Meethi Imli in Hindi, Teeya Chintapandu in Telugu, Innipu Puli in Tamil, Puli in Malayalam and Mishti Tetul in Bengali.
In the Caribbean, called tamón. Indonesia call it asam jawa (Javanese sour fruit) or simply asam, and sukaer in Timor, Philippines, it is called sampalok or sampaloc in Filipino, and sambag in Cebuano.
APPEARANCE OF IMLI FRUIT
The Imli fruit is an indehiscent legume, sometimes called a pod, 12 to 15 cm (4+1⁄2 to 6 in) in length, with a hard, brown shell.
The Imli fruit has a fleshy, juicy, acidic pulp. It is mature when the flesh is coloured brown or reddish brown.
The seeds are somewhat flattened, and a glossy brown.
The Imli fruit is best described as sweet and sour in taste, and is high in tartaric acid, sugar, B vitamins, calcium.
TASTES OF IMLI FRUIT
It produces seed pods that contain brown pulpy Imli fruit with a sweet-sour flavour. This flavour changes depending on the stage of ripening.
VARIETIES OF IMLI FRUIT
The most favoured tamarind varieties include Sweet Tamarind, Manila Tamarind, Spanish Tamarind, Velvet Tamarind and Australian Tamarind.
When it comes to flavour, there are two varieties commonly referenced.
The first is a sweet variety sold fresh to consumers. The second is a sour variety used for tamarind paste and other food/ beverage products derived from the fruit.
NUTRITIONAL CONTENTS OF IMLI FRUIT
100g (3.5oz)
• Energy: 240kcal
• Carbohydrates: 62.5g
• Sugar: 57.4
• Dietary Fibre: 5.1g
• Fat: 0.6g
• Saturated: 0.272g
• Monosaturated: 0.181g
• Polysaturated: 0.059g
• Protein: 2.8g
• Tryptophan: 0.018g
• Lysine: 0.139g
• Methionine: 0.014g
• Vitamin A equiv: 2ug
• Vitamin A: 30IU
• Thiamine(B1): 0.428mg
• Riboflavin(B2): 0.152mg
• Niacin(B3): 1.938mg
• Pantothenic Acid(B5): 0.143mg
• Vitamin(B6): 0.066mg
• Folate(B9): 14ug
• Choline: 8.6mg
• Vitamin C: 3.5mg
• Vitamin E: 0.1mg
• Vitamin K: 2.8ug
• Calcium: 74mg
• Copper: 0.86mg
• Iron: 2.8mg
• Magnesium: 92mg
• Phosphorous: 113mg
• Potassium: 628mg
• Selenium: 1.3ug
• Sodium: 28mg
• Zinc: 0.1mg
• Water: 31.40g
Interesting Health Facts On Imli Fruit
Good for Heart
Sweet tamarind contain essential components such as calcium, magnesium and potassium for maintaining the heart health. These components helps in maintaining blood pressure, relaxation of muscles, balances fluid and lower the risk caused due to high sodium levels in the blood.
Supports Digestion
Imli fruit has always been used in Ayurvedic medicines to cure digestion issues. Imli fruit also stimulates bile production that leads to quick and efficient digestion hence natural laxative works for diarrhea.
Aids Weight Loss
Imli fruit contains a compound called Hydroxy Citric Acid that prevents an enzyme in your body from storing fat.Tamarind is so effective in weight loss that there are many studies being conducted on it.
Reduces Inflammation
Tamarind fruit reduce inflammation as it has high levels of tartaric acid.It is considered as a strong antioxidant, that prevent the growth of free radicals.
Motivates Brain Function
Imli fruit contains the B vitamin Thiamine , Hydroxy Citric Acid which is essential for the proper functioning of nerves and development of muscles also reduces appetite by increasing serotonin neurotransmitter levels.
Keep Joints Healthy
Imli fruit Packed with calcium and vitamin A & C, that act as natural remedy for joint ache and swelling. These anti-inflammatory properties can reduce the effect of bone density loss, hormonal imbalances and arthritis.
Enhances Skin Health
Imli fruit Packed with antioxidants, Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Imli fruit contains alpha-hydroxy acids that help in exfoliating the skin, cleaning pores and removing age-related spots.
Boosts Immunity
Imli fruit is rich in Magnesium, calcium, iron and vitamins A & C help in boosting the immune system and also aid to fight microbial infections.
Anti- Diabetic Properties
Anti-oxidants such as Magnesium, Vitamin B6, Thiamine, zinc in imili fruit help control blood sugar levels and protect against diabetes by directly absorbing into the bloodstream, thereby reducing the production of sugar in the body.
Helps Healing Wounds
Vitamin K present in Imli fruit helps to prevent excessive bleeding by coagulating or clotting of blood and Vitamin C act as a great healing agent.
Encourages Liver Functioning
Tamarind is extremely helpful in the smooth maintenance of the liver. Vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant, helps to balance antioxidants and free radicals. Which reduce the accumulation of fat in the liver and walls of the gall bladder and helps in treating liver injuries.
