Annona Cherimoya

Salamwarahmatullah,

Hari ini, Ahmad, telah menanam 2 batang pokok Annona Cherimoya di Sg Lopoh.

Annona Cherimoya adalah dari keluarga durian Belanda. Buahnya berbentuk seperti buah nona namun kulitnya lebih licin dan tidak berduri seperti durian Belanda serta tidak berketul-ketul seperti buah nona yang biasa kita dapati di Malaysia. Saiz buahnya lebih kecil daripada durian Belanda tetapi tekstur isinya adalah sama.

Informasi yang lebih lengkap boleh didapati di sini, sini dan sini. Manfaat Cherimoya boleh dilihat di video ini.

 

 



 

Kandungan nutrisi Cherimoya menurut www.nutrition-and-you.com adalah seperti berikut:

 

Health benefits of cherimoya

• Very sweet and pleasant flavor annonas contain an impressive list of essential nutrients, vitamins, anti-oxidants and minerals.
• The fruit has calories equivalent to that of mangoes. 100 g of fresh fruit pulp provide about 75 calories. It however, contain no saturated fats or cholesterol. The fruit characteristically is a good source of soluble dietary fiber (3 g% or 8% of RDA) which helps lower absorption of cholesterol in the gut. The fiber also helps protect the mucousa of the colon from exposure to toxic substances by binding cancer-causing chemicals to it.
• Cherimoya contains several poly-phenolic antioxidants. Among them, the most prominent in annona family fruits are Annonaceous acetogenins. Acetogenin compounds such as asimicin, bullatacinare...etc are powerful cytotoxins and have been found to have anti-cancer, anti-malarial, and anti-helminthes properties.
• It is very good in vitamin-C. Vitamin C is a powerful natural antioxidant. Consumption of fruits rich in vitamin C helps the human body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body.
• In addition, cherimoya fruit is a good source of B-complex vitamins, especially vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine). 100 g fresh fruit provides 0.257 mg or 20% of daily-recommended levels. Pyridoxine helps keep-up GABA neuro chemical in the brain. High GABA levels calm down nervous irritability, tension, and headache ailments.
• Further, it has a well balanced sodium-potassium ratio. A good potassium level in the body helps control heart rate and blood pressure, and thus, counters bad influences of sodium. It also contains more minerals weight per weight than many common fruits like apples, being rich in copper, magnesium, iron and manganese.

Mudah-mudahan pokok Annona Cherimoya ini akan tumbuh dengan baik hingga dapat menghasilkan buah yang manis dan berkhasiat. Sekiranya tanaman pertama ini berjaya, mungkin ia akan dapat dikembangkan menjadi tanaman pertanian yang berpotensi besar.

Wassalam.