TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Papua has a tropical climate that is good for the growth of matoa fruit, a fruit which is also known as Fiji longan, which is in the same family as rambutan and lychee. Matoa fruit has red-brown skin with a clustered position, referenced from the page dinpertanpangan.demakkab.go.idhere are interesting facts about matoa fruit.
1. Prevents the formation of the HIV virus
Even though medical personnel stated that there was no medicine to cure the patient HIV/AIDS, Matoa fruit is said to be able to inhibit the development of viruses that attack the body’s immunity. It is known that matoa fruit has ethanol extract and also substances proantosianidin inside it. These two ingredients have an IC50 value of 8.8 mg/mL, which means they are effective in inhibiting HIV-1 IN virus cells from becoming HIV antivirals. Substance proantosianidin also reduces RNA synthesis by the HIV virus.
Virus synthesis is the formation of virus parts in the form of the head, tail and body of the virus. With substances proantosianidin from matoa, it is claimed that the formation of the HIV virus can be prevented from reaching its perfect form.
2.The plant flowers once a year
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The matoa tree is included in the annual plant group, that is, its life cycle produces flowers and fruit only once a year. This type of annual plant produces lots of seeds when it approaches signs that the tree is about to die. Likewise with the matoa tree, this tree which grows from 12 to 50 meters has a flowering period between July and October. Meanwhile, for the matoa fruit to ripen, it takes 4 months for it to ripen.
3. You still have to limit fruit consumption
Matoa tastes very sweet and contains a lot of water. It is known that the carbohydrate content in the fruit reaches 15-23 percent, which is quite high. So, diabetics are not advised to frequently consume matoa fruit. Apart from that, it is so sweet that sometimes it makes your head dizzy if you don’t drink it with the high sugar content.
4. Has a taste that combines longan fruit with rambutan
Still a relative with fruit longan and rambutan makes matoa fruit have a taste not much different from the two. The fruit is also round, has thick flesh, is coated with one seed, is white, and has a high water content.
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