Overview About Calamansi
Calamansi is a small citrus fruit which has the sour and tart flavor. Calamansi may be used for ornamental purposes, cooking ingredients, or medicinal herbs. Especially on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese people also decorate their house with this plant. They believe that it will bring well-being, luck, affluence, wealth, etc. throughout the new year.
The fruit has a green skin and turns into green-yellow when ripe (Photo: Internet)
The taste of calamansi likes a cross between a lime, tangerine, and kumquat with a distinct sourness and delicate floral notes.
Calamansi is rich in nutrients including proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates, and minerals. In particular, calamansi is a great way to supplement vitamin C for your body. Vitamin C can help to lower blood pressure and produce collagen. Vitamin C also increases the absorbability of iron, which is a vital mineral needed to keep your red blood cells healthy and oxygenated.
In addition to being rich in vitamin C, calamansi also contains a significant amount of vitamin A which helps to be good for eyes and improve vision, anti-aging, along with other benefits.
The peel of calamansi contains a lot of aromatic and spicy essential oils, which have sedative and relaxing effects. They are a-pinene 0.4%, b-pinene 2.7%, sabinene 2.8%, limonene 8.4%, b-ocimen 0.3%, linalol 1.55 %… So when you want to relax, you can soak your feet and hands in warm water mixed with granulated salt and calamansi’s peel.
Health Benefits Of Calamansi
Hidden inside calamansi a number of health benefits (Photo: Internet)
Improve immune system
The vitamin C content in calamansi has a positive effect on health. Vitamin C is a natural antioxidant that helps strengthen the immune system and protect the body from the risk of infection.
Help to reduce inflammation
Calamansi has many antioxidant compounds, especially in the peel. Antioxidants not only helps to reduce systemic inflammation, but it can also reduce the risk of diseases like heart disease and some cancers.
Improve vision
Beta-carotene found in the fruit is responsible for creating pigments and limiting macular degeneration, thereby helping your eyes to be brighter and healthier.
Support weight loss
In addition to providing fiber to help to improve vision, calmansi juice helps to increase fat burning, reduce fat quickly and control weight effectively.
Relieve sore throat, soothe cough
Thanks to the essential oil, calamansi has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and phlegm-thinning properties that effectively relieve sore throat and cough.
Relieve stress
As noted above, calamansi contains essential oils. With a characteristic mild fragrance, it helps us relax, reduce stress… after daily fatigue.
Improve the digestive system
Boosting the digestive system is one of health benefits of calamansi. Calamansi is a food rich in fiber that we should add it to our daily nutritional menu. As we all know, fiber is an essential nutrient that brings innumerable benefits to health, including a good effect on the digestive system. If the body lacks fiber, it will cause many diseases such as indigestion, constipation, stomach pain, and bloating.
How To Make Calamansi Juice At Home
It is easy to make calamansi juice by yourself at home (Photo: The Little Epicurean)
Ingredients
+ 12-14 fruits
+ 3/4 cup sugar or honey
+ Water
Instructions
1.Slice fruits into half and squeezer out the juice.
2. Add sugar and water to the juice and stir thoroughly.
3. Replace sugar with honey if you like
4. Refrigerate the juice, serve chilled, and enjoy!
Becareful When Using Calamansi
Properly use helps to get maximum health benefits of calamansi (Photo: Internet)
1.Because of having organic acids, which can easily irritate the stomach lining, we should not use calamansi on an empty stomach.
2.It is recommended to drink beverages containing occlusion about 30 minutes after eating, to avoid hindering the absorption of the stomach.
3.In addition, people who are allergic or sensitive to any active ingredient in the orange family in general and in particular should not use it.
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