Tropical fruits
-
Upload
moniehou -
Category
Health & Medicine
-
view
716 -
download
2
description
Transcript of Tropical fruits
Tropical Fruits
Mengying Hou (Monie)
What are
TROPICAL FRUITS?
bright color
pleasant flavor
Fruits that are produced by a tree native to the tropics
are tropical fruits.
over 400 kinds of tropical fruits
in the world
5 popular tropical fruits:
popular
in
the world
Following are
Banana
Lemon
Water
Melon
Papaya
Pitaya
Banana
Most popular in the United States
Color: green purple red
yellow (most)
Every
100g
Protein: 1.2g
Fat: 0.5g
Carbohydrates: 19.5g
Crude fiber: 0.9g
Calcium: 9mg
Phosphorus: 31mg
Vitamin C, Vitamin E etc.
Nutrients
Water Melon
Mostly available throughout year
Exterior rind: smooth, green (most), yellow or white color
Red flesh
Black seeds
SweetFlavo
r
Lemon
From a small evergreen tree
Used for culinary and nonculinary purposes
Lemon juice is about 5% to 6% citric acid,
which gives lemons a sour taste, and a pH of 2-3.
Papaya
40 types
Come in different colors and sizes
Flesh: contain papain, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, folate, dietary fiber, etc.
Black seeds: edible and have a sharp, spicy taste
Pitaya
Commonly known as dragon fruit
With leathery, slightly leafy skin
Flesh: mildly sweet and low in calories
Seeds:
edible, black and crunchy
Would you like some
tropical fruits
Thank you for watching!
Mengying Hou (Monie)
Images sourceImages in page 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,17,18
Microsoft Office:
http://office.microsoft.com/zh-cn/images/?CTT=97
Images in page 7,12,13,14,15,16
Nipic :
http://www.nipic.com/