Mangosteen has been enjoyed for a very long time throughout Southeast Asia and the flavor is so delightful that it is known there as the "Queen of Fruits." The hard, purple rind is too hard to eat, but that fleshy white pulp in the center tastes divine and has the consistency of soft marshmallows. |  |
The catch is, however, that one must ingest the very hard rind to get the benefits... The white part of the fruit tastes great, but doesn't have any health benefits worth speaking of... It's the finely-chopped rind of the mangosteen which is being tested as a superfruit powerhouse, and if you ever see any health drinks based on mangosteen, you'll notice that they are purple, not white.
It's only recently that scientists have singled out mangosteen for the title of Superfruit, and it's for many good reasons. Clearly they have benefits that far outweigh simple, household fruits.
Mangosteen's largest antioxidant source is xanthone, which does of course help the human body like all antioxidants do, but xanthone actually has fewer benefits to the human body than do many other antioxidants, such as anthocyanins. Even still, it contains many vitamins, nutrients, and trace elements needed by the human body and research is still very young on this superfruit.
Fresh Laboratories unveils Mangosteen Eau de Parfum which draws upon the exotic, bright, and succulent scent of mangosteen, a fragrant super fruit native to Southeast Asia. To create this unique, energizing scent, Lev Glazman, co-founder and director of research and development of Fresh, focused on the juiciest part of the mangosteen fruit, the white pulp in the center.
In many Southeast Asian countries, Mangosteen fruit has been made into many products. This Fresh Mangosteen Bath & Shower Gel is an example. There are also Mangosteen shampoo, Mangosteen lip balm, and many other Mangosteen beauty and skin care products. The amount of Mangosteen fruit extract in each product varies. Some of them do not even have any real Mangosteen in them. They only have the scent of Mangosteen. This particular bath and shower product also contains pomegranate extracts.
Mangosteen is a tasty fruit which is very common in Thailand. It is a fruit with texture and it is white inside with a crown on the top. TheMangosteen fruit is sometimes referred to as the Queen of fruits. Mangosteen season is from May to September. In the video below, you can see a Mangosteen plantation with lots of Mangosteen trees. You will watch someone picking a Mangosteen fruit off of a tree and then break it open to show you what the fruit looks like inside.
