If you can still love or dislike vegetables, everyone probably loves fruits. And this is great, because fruits also contain many vitamins and nutrients necessary for the normal functioning of the human body. Fruit compotes are made, preserves and jams are boiled, but it is best to eat them raw and, preferably, with the skin, if it is edible.
Fruit growing in Russia
The most popular and affordable fruit for Russians is the apple; it grows well both in the northern regions of the country and in the south. Today, more than 7,500 varieties of apples are cultivated in the world, from babies-ranetki the size of cherries, to giant varieties weighing more than a kilogram. If you want to lower your cholesterol by 16% and your risk of heart attack by 32%, eat 2 medium apples a day. It is believed that it was the apple that was plucked by Eve from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but modern interpreters of the Bible believe that there was confusion due to the fact that the words mălum (evil) and mālum (apple) are consonant. The last version of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they tend to consider figs, whose leaves covered the first people with their nakedness.
Plum is also a common fruit in Russia, which is distinguished by a variety of colors. Plums are green, yellow, orange, red, purple and gray-black. It is an excellent laxative and powerful antioxidant that slows down the aging process and prevents the formation of cancer cells. Plum contains a lot of vitamin E, it is necessary to maintain skin tone. Plum seed extract contains up to 42% fatty oil, which is added to cosmetic creams.
Exotic fruits
Oranges, first brought to Europe from China, the shocked Europeans decided to call golden Chinese apples, so the word "orange" itself is a derivative of two German "apfel" - apple, "sina" - China. The British also found it easier to perceive the exotic fruits brought from the colonies, if you call them the usual word - apple, therefore pineapple in English is called "pineapple" - spruce apple.
At the legislative level, the European Union has produced all vegetables from which jams and jams are made into fruits. Tomatoes, carrots, rhubarb, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin and even ginger are now considered fruits in Europe.
There are many interesting things to say about citrus fruits. For example, lemon juice will cleanse the body and help remove toxins from it; the essential oil contained in tangerine improves immunity and improves skin condition; orange will protect tooth enamel from caries.
It is categorically impossible to take medications with grapefruit juice - it can increase their effect by 2-3 times.
Durian is called the "King of Fruits". The smell is very strong and disgusting, but the taste is really great. Durian pulp is used in the preparation of salads, fruit cocktails, added to flour products. This fruit is incompatible with alcohol intake, since in itself it has a strong tonic and stimulating effect.
