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- Taste : Creamy, buttery, smooth
- Appearance : Distinctive colors: bright yellow and green
- Aroma : Floral, green, grassy, freshness, earthy
How to enjoy :
- For an exceptional salad, combine sliced avocado with fennel, oranges and fresh mint.
- Spread ripe avocados on bread as a healthy replacement for mayonnaise when making a sandwich.
- Use chopped avocados as a garnish for black bean soup
Health Benefits :
- Promote Heart Health
- Promotes Blood Sugar Regulation
- Anti-Cancer Benefits
- They are generally available throughout the year, they are the most abundant and at their best during the spring and summer in Sri Lanka.
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Beli is known in English as bael fruit. There are two varieties, the small and large. Roots, bark, leaves, flowers and fruits are used as medicine.
The bael fruit has a smooth, woody shell with a green, gray, or yellow peel. It has been described as tasting of marmalade and smelling of roses. Boning indicates that the flavor is sweet, aromatic and pleasant. The raw fruit is used for diarrhea, malabsorption and haemrrhoids.
Health Benefits:
- Diarrhea and Dysentery
- Respiratory Affections
- Burning sensation in the chest
- Asthma
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It is a somewhat round or pear-shaped seasonal fruit, and is light green, yellow, or maroon in color on the outside when it is ripe. Guava also has white or maroon flesh and lots of small hard seeds enveloped in very soft, sweet pulp. It is eaten raw (ripe or semi-ripe) or in the form of jams and jellies. It is one of the least chemically treated and sprayed fruits.
Health Benefits:
- Weight loss
- Reduce Diarrhea & dysentery
- Regulating thyroid metabolism
- Good for Brain Health
- Relieving coughs and colds
- Keep your skin glowing
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It has an astringent taste; it can be bitter or a little sweet. The fruit is mixed into a variety of beverages and desserts, or preserved as jam. The scooped-out pulp from its fruits is eaten raw with or without sugar, or is blended with coconut milk and palm-sugar syrup and drunk as a beverage, or frozen as an ice cream. It is also used in chutneys and for making jelly and jam.Its pulp/paste is eaten with sugar or jaggery or even honey.
Health Benefits:
- Good for Diabetic Patients
- Prevention of Scurvy
- Effective for Ear Aches
- Blood Cleanser
- Relief from Respiratory Problems
- Energy Booster
- Good for Kidney Conditions
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Soursop fruit, with its sweet flesh and distinctive flavor, is grown commercially to make juice, candy, sorbet and ice cream. It’s extremely delicious with a sharp aroma and a sweet-sour taste which is basically a combination of the taste of pineapple and strawberry. Recently, it has gained attention and popularity due to its natural cancer cell killing properties.
Health Benefits:
- Treatment of Cancer
- Treatment of Uric Acid
- Reduce Diabetes
- Boosts the Immune System and Prevents Infections
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The fruit has three major parts: the deep purple rind; the white edible flesh which is segmented like oranges and the seeds, found within the flesh. The seeds are extremely bitter in taste and are inedible while the flesh has a soft fragrance with a sweet taste. The outer shell or rind of the Mangosteen fruit is rather hard, yet can be opened easily.
Health Benefits:
- Improves the blood flow
- Reduces Cholesterol
- Anti-inflammatory
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There are many varieties, and their appearance varies widely. In terms of color, they are usually yellow or dark purple, and look somewhat like a grapefruit. The interior is filled with a firm, juicy meat and an abundance of seeds. The fruit is regularly squeezed for the highly beneficial juice, and you often see it added to other juices to improve the flavor and add an exotic taste.
Health Benefits:
- Improved Circulation
- Colon Cleanser
- Improves digestion
- Improve Sleep quality
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Rambutans are small red colour fruits with spiky hair on the skin. It has a sweet, juicy flesh which is slightly acidic and small brown coloured seeds whose oil is used in a number of industries. Rambutans are available in two colours, red and yellow.
Health Benefits:
- Boosts Energy
- Absorption of Micro-Nutrients
- Eliminates Free Radicals
- Generation of White and Red Blood Cells
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This also called as cantaloupe. The yellow-orangey colored flesh is soft, succulent and sweet. Its texture is very much like that of the honeydew.
Health Benefits:
- Lowers the risk of cataract
- Prevent Muscle Cramps
- Makes skin glow
- Building a good immune system
- Cancer prevention
- Helps keep your stress levels down
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Watermelon is one of the most refreshing, thirst quenching fruit available year round. Watermelon is not only delicious but also very nutritious. It is fat-soluble, meaning that it needs certain fats in the blood for better absorption by the body. Watermelon consists of 92% water and 8% sugar.
Health Benefits:
- Watermelon can boost energy.
- Achieve that younger-looking skin
- Prevents Heat Stroke
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Veralu also called Ceylon olive and Wild olive, is a species indigenous to Sri Lanka. This fruits are almost similar to the large green olives. The Ceylon olive become smooth, green oval shaped when ripe. It has a brown coloured seed inside the fruit. The flesh outer portion of the fruit is edible. It has a slightly sour taste, which indicates that it is a good source of vitamin C.
How to use : Great for pickles
Health Benefits:
- A natural form of hair care
- Regulate Diabetes
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More sweet than sour, with juicy meat and pulp. Its juice can be a tasty addition to sauces, salads, salsas and marinades. The curious mixture of melon-like sweetness with citrus tang makes pomelo juice a welcome addition to many recipes - add a skinless, seedless wedge to flavor your favorite ice tea.
Health Benefits:
- Low Calorie and Low Fat
- Heart Health
- Cancer Fighter
- Anti-aging
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The flesh of the chikus is brown and juicy. Both the flesh and peel of this fruit can be easily eaten and digested by human beings. There are seeds at the centre of the chiku that need to be discarded. chiku because it is such a soft and mushy fruit.
It is filled with natural sugars that can give you plenty of energy.
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The fruit is delicious sweet taste. In common with other tropical fruits such as durian, banana, etc., it is also rich in energy, dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins and free from saturated fats or cholesterol, making it one of the healthy summer treat to relish.
Jackfruit is a good source of calorie but contain no cholesterol or saturated fats.
Health Benefits:
- Quick boost of energy
- Maintain Blood Pressure
- Improve Digestion
- Anti-cancer nutrients
- Promotes hair growth
- Comfort from indigestion
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Custard Apple is a sweet fruit. The skin or covering of custard apple is thin but tough, which is usually yellow or brownish when ripe. Beneath the thin covering, a thick, cream-white layer of custard like, granular, flesh is present, which surrounds seeds. The flavor of the fruit is sweet and agreeable.
Health Benefits:
- Vitamin A present in the fruit is good for hair, eyes and healthy skin.
- It is a rich source of dietary fiber, which helps indigestion.
- Replenish Your Energy Levels
- For A Strong Dental System
- Lower the Risk of Arthritis
- For A Better Vision
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Varieties:
Queen Pineapples
Pineapple - Semi Ripe
Green Pineapple |
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Varieties:
Queen Pineapples
Pineapple - Semi Ripe
Green Pineapple |
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Varieties:
Ambul Banana (Sweet & Sour Banana)
Seeni Banana (Sugar Banana)
Red Banana
Kolikuttu Banana (Apple Banana)
Ambun Banana (Sweet Cavendish Aroma Banana)
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Varieties:
Ambul Banana (Sweet & Sour Banana)
Seeni Banana (Sugar Banana)
Red Banana
Kolikuttu Banana (Apple Banana)
Ambun Banana (Sweet Cavendish Aroma Banana)
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Varieties:
TJC
Karthakolomban
Vilad (White/Red)
Neelam Mango
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Varieties:
TJC
Karthakolomban
Vilad (White/Red)
Neelam Mango
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Varieties:
Red Lady |
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Varieties:
Red Lady
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