What is the lantern fruit? What is the nutritional value of the lantern fruit?

In the summer fields, you can often see small green lanterns hanging on green branches. Tear off the paper-like skin on the outside to reveal the round and smooth fruit inside. It is the lantern fruit. The ripe lantern fruit is sweet and fragrant, and is a nutritious fruit and vegetable. The lantern fruit contains 18 kinds of amino acids, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, and iron minerals needed by the human body. Eating lantern fruit can supplement a variety of trace elements needed by the human body.

Contents of this article

1. What is the lantern fruit?

2. What is the nutritional value of lantern fruit?

3. Can the lantern fruit be eaten raw?

What is lantern fruit?

Lantern fruit (scientific name: Physalis peruviana L.): Solanaceae Physalis perennial herb. Stem erect, densely pubescent. Leaves thick, broadly ovate or heart-shaped, densely pubescent on both sides. Flowers solitary in the axillary. Calyx broadly bell-shaped; corolla broadly bell-shaped, yellow with purple markings at the throat; filaments and anthers blue-purple. Calyx thin papery, light green or light yellow; berries yellow when ripe. Seeds yellow, disc-shaped. Flowers and fruits in summer.

What is the nutritional value of lantern fruit?

1. Relieve anemia symptoms

The vitamin C content of the cape gooseberry is higher than that of most fruits, second only to kiwi fruit, with about 200 mg of vitamin C in every 100 grams of cape gooseberry. Regular use of cape gooseberry can treat aplastic anemia to a certain extent.

2. Protect the liver and enhance vision

Cape fruit is rich in vitamin A and carotene, which can relieve liver aging and promote the synthesis of rhodopsin, thereby protecting the liver and enhancing vision.

3. Resolve phlegm, relieve cough, reduce swelling and relieve pain

The lantern fruit is slightly cold in nature and has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, especially for the treatment of tonsillitis, and can relieve symptoms such as cough and sputum. We apply the lantern fruit externally, which can also have an analgesic effect.

4. Nutritional supplement

Lantern fruit contains 18 kinds of amino acids needed by the human body, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, and iron minerals. Eating lantern fruit can supplement a variety of trace elements needed by the human body.

Can the lantern fruit be eaten raw?

The Chinese lantern fruit can be eaten raw. The harvest time for Chinese lantern fruit in the south is generally in late May, while in the north it is generally in June and July. When buying Chinese lantern fruit, please pay attention to whether it is in season!