Durian

Cybeta durian is a tropical tree of the Malvaceae family, the fruit of which is a fruit famous for its taste and smell. The name durian came from Malaysia from the word duri (spike) with the suffix -an. In Malaysia, you can find more than 30 varieties of this plant, 9 of which are edible. Each type of durian differs in taste and aroma.

It is a tree in the water. The name durian came from the word durian (spike) with the suffix -an. In Malaysia, you can find more than 30 varieties of this plant, 9 of which are edible. Each type of durian differs in taste and aroma.

What are durian fruits Durian flowers are large, have a heavy sour smell. Nectar and durian pollen are eaten by bats, and they pollinate the plant. Durian fruits have a spherical shape and develop on the trunks or branches. They reach a diameter of up to 30 cm and a mass of more than 5 kg, have a very hard shell, covered with spines.

The color of the fruit shell is green-brown, the flesh is yellow-red. Inside the fruit are five nests, each of which contains one brilliant seed from 2 to 6 cm in size, which has a color from pale yellow to red-brown. The seed is surrounded by a thick roof (arillus), which has the consistency of pudding and color from cream to dark yellow. This edible arillus has a sweet nut-cheese taste and an incomparable aroma. The ripe fruit has a peculiar, very corrosive, sweet-putrid odor.

The composition and beneficial properties of durian The uniqueness of this fruit is that it contains a large amount of organic sulfur. It is because of the volatile sulfur compounds that this exotic fruit has an unpleasant odor. Durian is the only edible fruit in the world that contains organic sulfur. The characteristic unpleasant smell of durian is due to the presence of indole in it - a chemical compound with an unpleasant odor, which, however, with strong dilution, gives a delicate jasmine note. Indole is very bactericidal and extremely useful, so the consumption of durian in food contributes to the return of the health of sick people and animals.