Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Mangoes are another of the tropical fruits that got a bad reputation among the low-carb folks due to their sugar content. While it's true that a whole mango contains 30 g of (natural) sugar, and people with blood sugar concerns may have to watch their intake of fruit, mangoes don't actually have a very high glycemic load, weighing in at about 8 (under 10 is considered "low," over 20 is considered "high").
NOTE: Pureed mango can be frozen and used for all kinds of good things like shakes and healthy "slurpees. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Everything from tropical fruits to garden greens provides a strong benefit in boosting the power of your intention.
My personal secret to success
People tend to look at my own accomplishments as being "remarkable" or highly successful in various ways. They see me as getting many things done in a very short period of time, and they often wonder how I accomplish these things. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
See book keywords and concepts |  Fruit salads—pineapple is a great addition to salads, especially those with other tropical fruits.
• Pineapple juice and sparkling water combined make a refreshing beverage.
Grilled Pineapple and Chili Pork Tenderloin with Mesclun Greens by Chef Dave Hamlin Servings: 4 • Prep and cooking time: 35 minutes
This recipe has an amazing twelve powerhouse foods! |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | In addition, the mango, one of the most delicious tropical fruits, can be safely enjoyed by persons with diabetes. When plasma glucose and insulin responses to various tropical fruits were compared, the glucose response curve to mango was the lowest of all.
HOW TO SELECT AND STORE
Although mangoes are available in January, those that appear at the market later in the year are typically more flavorful. Mangoes sold in the United States are usually imported from Mexico, Haiti, the Caribbean, and South America. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | Griiava
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Guavas are fragrant, delicious tropical fruits that many Americans know only because they're frequently used in jellies. But these red-fleshed (and sometimes white-fleshed) fruits pack an amazing nutritional wallop. Neva government research demonstrates that guava may indeed deserve a place among the antioxidant elite. On one widely used test of antioxidant power called the ORAC test, guava beat out strawberries, spinach, and broccoli. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
See book keywords and concepts |  Uses & properties Fruits are eaten fresh (considered by many people to be the most delicious of all tropical fruits - if durian is king, then mangosteen must surely be queen!). It has a delicate sweet-sour taste that goes well with fruit salads, ice creams, sorbets or fruit purees. Nutritional value The fruit flesh is relatively rich in sugar (16-18%) and has a high energy value (75 kcal per 100 g). The vitamin C content is low (2-3 mg). | | Famous food crops of the region include sugar cane, bananas, rice, taro, yam, coconut and numerous tropical fruits. One of the oldest agricultural sites is that of Spirit Cave in northwestern Thailand, inhabited since 10000 bc
Australia
There are very few domesticated food crops in Australia but the region is well known as the source of numerous species of gum trees (Eucalyptus) that are grown for timber and paper production all over the world. |
Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH
See book keywords and concepts |  Good natural sources are tropical fruits and tea. British schizophrenics seem not to get tardive dyskinesia as often as America patients, perhaps because they drink much more tea.
Optimum Dose
Adults can safely take manganese in doses between 15 and 50 mg daily for therapeutic reasons. For adults with acute sports injuries (sprains, strains, and inflammation), manganese can be safely taken at a dosage of 200 mg daily for 2 weeks prior to resuming a lower daily dose. Infants require less than 1 mg daily, and children need 1 to 3 mg daily. |
Rebecca Wood
See book keywords and concepts |  Apples, plums, berries, and many temperate region fruits are delicious cooked as well as raw. tropical fruits, however, are more frequently eaten raw, and many collapse when cooked. Lastly, compared to temperate region fruits, tropical fruits have negligible mineral content.
We all enjoy lush tropical fruit, and we don't have to go without them. It's useful to remember that fruits are not tissue builders, especially tropical fruits. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Pineapple is a wonderful addition to fruit salads, especially those containing other tropical fruits, such as papaya, kiwi, and mango.
• Combine diced pineapple with chopped shrimp, grated ginger, and a little olive oil. Season to taste and serve on a bed of romaine lettuce.
• Mix diced pineapple, tomatoes, and chili peppers for an easy-to-prepare salsa that is an exceptional complement to fish, such as halibut, tuna, and salmon.
• Drizzle maple syrup on pineapple slices and grill until brown. Serve plain or with yogurt. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  Because kiwis and papayas are tropical fruits, their skins are likely to contain residues of the harmful sprays often used in foreign countries, where some chemicals outlawed in the United States may still be legal. The skins of pineapples are too thick to be processed by most juicers.
• When juicing fruits, leave in small seeds, except when using apples. Apple seeds actually contain cyanide, a toxic substance. Because of their size and hardness, all pits must be removed.
• Juice most produce with stems and leaves intact. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Top with a fruit salsa made of 1 cup of your favorite chopped tropical fruits, such as melon, pineapple, kiwi, and banana, tossed with a tablespoon each of balsamic vinegar and honey or maple syrup.
• Grilled mango mahimahi: Cut llA pounds of mahimahi into serving-sized portions (3'/2 ounces or 100 grams) and place in a glass dish or bowl. Combine lA cup olive oil, lA cup mango juice, and Vi cup finely chopped basil. Pour over the fish, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Clean the grill surface and coat with olive or coconut oil. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  There are certain foods that are more appropriate in certain environments, like for example, eating tropical fruits in a tropical environment makes much more sense than importing them to say, Scandinavia, and the way it will affect the blood is very, very different because nature has a whole blueprint that encourages us and enables the to get the maximum amount of benefits from those foods, sugary fruits and otherwise, because you're eating them in conjunction with other things that grow in that ecosystem.
Mike: There's a huge local movement now gaining steam in the United States. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | When plasma glucose and insulin responses to various tropical fruits were compared, the glucose response curve to mango was the lowest of all.
HOW TO SELECT AND STORE
Although mangoes are available in January, those that appear at the market later in the year are typically more flavorful. Mangoes sold in the United States are usually imported from Mexico, Haiti, the Caribbean, and South America. About 10 percent are grown in Florida and are harvested several times throughout the year. From April through September, Mexican mangoes are in good supply. | | People with type AB blood must strictly avoid all smoked or cured meats and limit their consumption of beef, wheat, corn, tropical fruits, oranges, and bananas.
Our opinion of the Blood Type Diet is that blood type is just one genetic variable. In fact, the ABO system is only one of many different blood-typing methods, and to date, more than thirty unique markers have been identified on the surface of red blood cells. |
Arthur Agatston, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Certain tropical fruits are fairly high, as are some starchy vegetables, particularly potatoes and other root vegetables. The king of all sugars, the one that increases blood sugar faster than any other, is maltose, which exists in beer. Now you understand what's behind the beer belly: The rapid rise of blood sugar caused by guzzling this beverage stimulates a corresponding rise in insulin production, which encourages storage of fat around the midsection. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts |  They go with all tropical fruits and flavorings, taking well to ginger, chilies, and coconut. They can be bought fresh or canned and are also available dried.
Health Benefits pH 3.40-4.63. Mangoes are beneficial for the kidneys, combat acidity and poor digestion, are wonderful disinfectants in the body, relieve clogged pores of the skin, and reduce cysts. Many people claim the mango is a great blood cleanser and that the juice will help reduce excessive body heat as well as fevers. |
Arthur Agatston, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Banana is a fruit, true, but like most tropical fruits it has a fairly high glycemic index, up near pineapple and mango. So first we've got to replace it with strawberries or blueberries or raspberries, all of which go just as nicely with ice cream. Along with the fruit, add some nuts—not the kind drenched in sugary syrup, but raw walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, or peanuts. They're fine for you and add some bulk and good fat. As for the ice cream itself, there's not much you can do. True, it's loaded with sugar, which is no diet's friend. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts | | It is closely related to the apple and pear of the temperate zones, and those who find other tropical fruits too sweet and rich will enjoy the loquat. The fruits grow in clusters of four to thirty and are oval, rounded, or pear-shaped and one to two inches long. A little bit larger than the kumquat, and looking slightly like the medlar, the two are often confused, with the loquat sometimes called Japanese medlar in English. | | A full-grown fruit
From Southeast Asia to the Philippines everyone knows the durian, and whether it is loved or not, this most controversial of tropical fruits is always talked about. The fruit is widely believed to be an aphrodisiac in Malaya, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. An old Malay saying has it that "when the durians fall, the sarongs rise." The fruit is so well regarded by Oriental lovers that the ownership of just one tree can make a man as well off as if he owned a small business. It's a rough life, though, for owners often have to sleep under their trees to guard them. |
John Heinerman
See book keywords and concepts |  These are the most luscious of all tropical fruits. However when they aren't of good quality, the flesh can be disagreeably fibrous, with a flavor of turpentine. These highly perishable fruits also vary greatly in size—anywhere from 6 oz. to 4-5 lbs.—and shape: they can be round, oval, pear or kidney shaped, or even long and thin. The
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{Psidium guajava) (Mangifera indica) (Carica papaya) {Ananas comosus) tough skin is usually dull green, with red and yellow areas that broaden as the fruit ripens. |
volker schulz and Rudolf Hansel
See book keywords and concepts |  Add water to make 1 L, and add 3 g of table salt (Schulte and Spranger, 1988)
Live Dried Yeast
While traveling through Indochina in 1923, the French mycologist Henri Boulard noticed that the native population used the skins of tropical fruits as a remedy for diarrhea. Boulard found that a yeast isolated from the surface of these fruits had antidiarrheal properties. The Centraalbureu voor Schimmelcultures in the Netherlands classifies this tropical wild yeast as Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hansen CBS 5926, but it is known internationally as S. boulardii. |
Prevention Magazine
See book keywords and concepts |  Even though frozen tropical fruits retain their nutrients, the canned kind doesn't fare so well. A study in Spain, for example, found that canned papaya lost many of its protective carotenoids during processing.
Add a little fat. The lycopene in guavas is absorbed more efficiently when it's eaten with a little fat. Spooning yogurt on sliced guava, for example, will help you get the most lycopene, while adding a hint of richness to this tangy fruit.
Keep the heat down. tropical fruits are often used as ingredients in recipes such as sauces for meat dishes. |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
See book keywords and concepts | | Staying in the Zone
Kushi also recommends that people in America eat food grown only in the temperate zone, because tropical fruits and vegetables like grapefruit and tomatoes and other members of the nightshade family, including potatoes, eggplant and peppers, are too yin. The "arctic foods" like fatty meats are too yang. But if you're living in an area outside the temperate zone, you can make exceptions, says Kushi. In the tropics, for instance, people on a macrobiotic diet can eat more tropical fruits as well as spices, herbs and herbal teas, which cool the body, says Kushi. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts | | Shortages of tropical fruits in World War II justified an increased level of production. In nursery catalogs in the United States, the plant is frequently advertised and sold for growing indoors in pors as a curiosity. The size and shape of an egg, the tamarillo fruit looks rather like an elongated plum with its reddish-yellow or crimson skin.
Buying Tips
Look for firm, heavy fruits that yield slightly to pressure. The more predominant the yellow tones, the sweeter and milder the fruit. Hard fruits will ripen at room temperature. Once ripened, they can be tefrigerated for up to a week. |
Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
See book keywords and concepts |  Coconut palms and a few starchy tropical fruits and root vegetables supply the vast majority of their diets. Fish from the ocean, pigs, and chickens make up what little meat they eat. Some flour, rice, sugar, and canned meat are obtained from small cargo ships that occasionally visit the islands.
The standard diets on both islands are high in fat derived from coconuts but low in cholesterol. The diets are high in fiber but low in sugar. The major food source is coconuts. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts | | Culinary Uses
One of the most popular tropical fruits because of its high sugar content and lush flavor, it is not a fruit to make a whole meal out of. Pineapples contain a large amount of bromelin, a protein-digesting enzyme, which is so powerful that plantation and cannery workers have to wear rubber gloves to avoid having their hands literally eaten away. Recognizing this quality, early Hawaiians cooked and baked their meat overlaid with chunks of pineapple; this had a tenderizing effect on the toughest animal meat and was the culinary forerunner of ham decorated with pineapple slices. |
Nontoxic, Natural and EarthwiseDebra Lynn Dadd
See book keywords and concepts | | Coffee, cocoa, papayas, mangos, guavas, pineapples, bananas, and other tropical fruits fall into this category.
Packaged Foods
Realistically, I know that most of us will still buy some packaged products and not make evetything from scratch. To fill this market niche, there are a growing number of packaged foods made from organically grown ingredients.
To find good additive-free and organically grown packaged foods, bypass all the advertising hype that may be on the front of the label and read the ingredient list. |
Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley
See book keywords and concepts |  Accent on Enjoyment: If you are hesitant to try tropical fruits such as this one, don't be. You'll quickly become comfortable with the ease of using papaya and in no time will be hooked on its gentle sweetness and silky texture.
• Use half shells of ripe papaya to hold crab or shrimp salad.
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• Sprinkle chilled papaya with lime juice and serve with smoked salmon or smoked shrimp.
• Add pureed ripe papaya to meat marinades for extra tenderness.
• Use papaya to replace pumpkin in a pie recipe. Unripe fruit is well suited to this use. | | They can usually be found in the exotic produce section at the supermarket, along with other tropical fruits and vegetables. Unlike the common banana, plantains are never sweet. Choose green plantains for frying and riper black plantains for steaming and mashing.
Kitchen Tips: Plantains are too starchy to eat raw amd must always be cooked. Store them at room temperature, then when you're ready, peel and remove the long, stringy fibers. If they give you trouble, use a sharp paring knife. |
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