This type of fruit information is very limited on the internet. The Syzygium samarangense also better known as Water Apple or Jambu Air. This fruit can be found only in Malaysia and Indonesia. In Malay, its name is Jambu air because the Jambu represents Guava Fruit, Air means water. Combined together as Jambu Air, it is like guava but instead of solid guava, it is very juicy.
The fruit has an uneven shape, have the same size and color of an apple but it is totally different than apple. The fruit white or pink flesh is mildly fragrant with a faint sweetish flavour. It is also crispy and watery making a good thirst quencher. Although they have a high water content, their skins are full of fruit sugars and vitamin A and make a good addition to salads.
Water Apple Natural Cures.Have you heard of Sariawan? or its scientific name stomatitis aphtosa is a very painful blister that can be found on the inner lips, or mouth. Eating water apple can help to cure this stomatitis aphtosa because of its high watery content and vitamin A.
Eating water apple also is good for relieving
sore throat as it is very juicy.
5 Reason why you should eat water apple everyday.1. The cheapest fruit available compared to apple.
2. The best thirst quenchers after watermelon.
3. Small and easily dressed together with salad.
4. Very juicy and tasty.
5. A water apple a day, keeps a doctor away!
Source -
wikipedia,
Indonesian Wiki,
Tradewindsfruit
This fruit is also widely available in Taiwan. It is known as 連霧 (lian-wu in Mandarin and len-bu in Taiwanese).
ReplyDeletealso available in Okinawa for very cheap! I bought a bag with roughly 15 apples and it cost me 100 yen (a little over a dollar). I just wasn't sure what to do with them.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I meant 'canker sore'...
ReplyDeleteThis isn't sore throat, but aphthous stomatitis ('Cancer sore'). I doubt that water apple, which is likely slightly acidic, will help - if anything it will make it worse
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