Durian why would you eat that

Contrary to popular belief, you will not have a big spike in your cholesterol level after eating a durian. In fact, this king of fruits has good monounsaturated fats that can actually lower your harmful cholesterol levels and moderate your high blood pressure. But feasting on this highly nutritious fruit will certainly not benefit your waistline.

A durian can have anywhere from calories to 1, calories depending on its size. Durians may be a very good source of nutrients, but they are also high in calories and carbohydrates and thus must be consumed with moderation. With an average 1 kg sized durian having close to 1, calories, eating one durian can rack up as much as 68 per cent per cent of the daily 2, calories recommended for an average adult!

One seed durian about 40 g has 54 calories. Durian is naturally rich in potassium, dietary fibre, iron, vitamin C, and vitamin B complex. The king of fruits is thus excellent for improving muscle strength and blood pressure, bowel movements and skin health. It also supports the nervous and immune systems, and enhances red blood cell formation. Durians contain simple sugars — sucrose, fructose and glucose. Because of their high carbohydrate content, durians can help replenish low energy levels quickly in healthy individuals.

The tryptophan in turkey is what knocks you out after a huge Thanksgiving dinner. If you have bouts of insomnia, durian might help you feel sleepy minus the Thanksgiving food coma. Be careful opening it, as the spikes can actually cut you.

Although eating raw durian is the typical way to go, there are a ton of recipes you can make with durian many of them delicacies in Asia!

You can go sweet with durian ice cream, durian cheesecake or durian pastry, or try something savory, like durian curry soup, durian Thai salad or even durian chips. This misunderstood fruit has a lot to offer and definitely earns its title as a superfood. Find it in your local Asian supermarket and try this royal delicacy for yourself.

HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. All rights reserved. Suggest a correction. Parchment, Wax And Freezer Paper. Thanksgiving Without Turkey? Probably not. Eating durian in Australia never feels completely right — it inevitably becomes an exercise in nostalgia for another place. For me, it harks back to memories of being with my cousins in the muggy heat of Malaysia, and stopping by a hawker stall to fill up the car boot with fresh durians.

Then taking them home and watching my cousin lay out sheets of newspaper on the tiled floor, and expertly cleave her way through the skin. We would feast on the gooey flesh until the entire family was virtually comatose with fullness. The humid, noisy, bustling and yes — stinky — streets of South East Asia are wrapped up in the love-it-or-leave it nature of the durian.