What are the best fruits to eat in July?

Introduction: July is the height of summer, the weather is hot, and many people experience a loss of appetite. This is the perfect time to eat some sweet and juicy fruits. As the saying goes: "Eat fruits in season." So, what fruits are most suitable for health preservation in July?

Starfruit

Starfruit can be made into starfruit juice. After drinking, it promotes the production of body fluids to quench thirst and soothes the throat, which is very effective for relieving dry mouth and throat after drinking alcohol. It is also a holy grail for beauty and skincare, with a moisturizing effect on the skin. Starfruit is one of the fruits high in potassium, making it very effective for diuresis. It helps to expel alcohol from the body, thus making it excellent for sobering up.

However, it is recommended that most people avoid drinking large amounts of sour starfruit juice on an empty stomach, especially for friends in southern regions. Do not overconsume starfruit just because it is delicious. In 1993, a medical journal reported that starfruit may cause discomfort in patients with kidney disease.

For the average person, the special components in starfruit can be metabolized normally, so there is no need to worry too much. However, people with kidney disease have a poor ability to metabolize this toxin, which can easily cause neurotoxic reactions. In addition, starfruit is also a fruit high in potassium, so patients with kidney disease should reduce their consumption.

Health Reminder: Because starfruit is slightly cool in nature, it is best not to refrigerate it or add ice when eating it directly or drinking its juice.

Hami Melon

Hami melon, also known as "sweet melon" or "white-pecked melon." Its flesh is green, white, red, or orange-yellow, with a crisp or soft texture and a fragrant, sweet taste. Originally from the tropics, it is widely cultivated in many parts of China with many varieties. Those produced in North and Northwest China are fragrant and sweet, while those in humid areas are more watery and milder in taste. It is an excellent fruit for summer. The famous Xinjiang Hami melon is one of the varieties of Hami melon.

Hami melon contains a large amount of carbohydrates and citric acid, and is rich in water. It can relieve summer heat, clear heat, promote the production of body fluids to quench thirst, and relieve restlessness. The convertase in Hami melon can convert insoluble protein into soluble protein, helping kidney patients absorb nutrients. Eating Hami melon raw can quench thirst, clear dryness, and eliminate bad breath. Hami melon is rich in nutrients such as malic acid, glucose, amino acids, betaine, and vitamin C, and has a good therapeutic effect on infectious high fevers and thirst.

Contraindication: The stem of the Hami melon is toxic. Eating too much raw can cause poisoning.

Cherry Tomato

Cherry tomato, whose scientific name is Lycopersicon esculentum var. cerasiforme, is a very healthy and nutritious food. It has a high sugar content, about 7-8 degrees, with a sweet, fragrant, and fresh taste. It is both a vegetable and a fruit. In addition to containing all the nutritional components of tomatoes, its vitamin content is 1.8 times that of regular tomatoes. It is listed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as one of the "four major fruits" for priority promotion.

Cherry tomatoes contain special substances such as glutathione and lycopene, which can promote human growth and development, especially in children, and can also increase the body's resistance and delay aging. In addition, lycopene can protect the human body from carcinogens in cigarette smoke and car exhaust. It can also beautify the skin and provide sun protection. The malic acid or citric acid in cherry tomatoes helps the stomach's gastric juice digest fat and protein.

Honey-glazed Cherry Tomatoes

Avocado

Avocado, also known as alligator pear, is a fruit with very high nutritional value. It contains various vitamins, rich fatty acids, and protein. It is also high in sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium. Its nutritional value is comparable to that of cream, earning it the reputation of "forest butter." It can be eaten as a fruit or used in dishes and canned foods.

Nutritional Value: Avocado is rich in potassium, folic acid, and vitamin B6. It also contains various mineral elements (potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, etc.) and edible plant fiber. In every 100 grams of raw avocado, 74.3% is water, containing 2 grams of protein, 15.3 grams of fat, and 7.4 grams of carbohydrates, providing 673.9 kilojoules of energy. It is a high-energy, low-sugar fruit. Avocado has a high fat content and contains a large amount of enzymes, which have the effect of strengthening the stomach and clearing the intestines. It also has important physiological functions such as lowering cholesterol and blood lipids, and protecting the cardiovascular and liver systems.

Peach

Peaches have long been known as "peaches of longevity" and "immortal peaches." Because of their delicious flesh, they are also called "the number one fruit under heaven."

Peach flesh contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B1, organic acids (mainly malic acid and citric acid), sugars (mainly glucose, fructose, sucrose, xylose), and volatile oil. In every 100 grams of fresh peaches, water accounts for 88%, protein is about 0.7 grams, carbohydrates are 11 grams, and the calorie content is only 180.0 kilojoules. Peaches are suitable for people with low blood potassium and iron-deficiency anemia.

Lychee

Lychee, along with banana, pineapple, and longan, is known as the "four great fruits of the south." Lychee became famous because Yang Guifei loved to eat it, inspiring Du Mu to write the famous line: "A horseman kicks up a cloud of dust, the concubine smiles; no one knows it's lychees that have arrived."

The rich sugar content in lychees can replenish energy. The lychee flesh is rich in vitamin C and protein, which can promote blood circulation in tiny capillaries, prevent freckles, and make the skin smoother.

Lychee and Tremella with Mung Bean Soup

Watermelon

It has the effects of clearing summer heat, relieving vexation and thirst, promoting urination, and detoxifying alcohol. It is used to treat heat syndromes, summer heat vexation and thirst, difficult urination, sore throat, oral inflammation, and drunkenness.

Watermelon is the most suitable fruit to eat in summer. It can not only relieve summer heat and excessive sweating, but also replenish water, earning it the title "king of summer fruits." 94% of the watermelon pulp is water, and it also contains sugar, vitamins, various amino acids, and a small amount of inorganic salts. These substances can most effectively replenish the water and nutrients needed by the human body in high temperatures. Secondly, the water and inorganic salts consumed are metabolized into urine, which can also carry away excess heat, achieving the effect of clearing summer heat and replenishing qi.

Contraindication: Watermelon is a cold food. People with a naturally weak constitution and a weak stomach who overindulge may easily experience abdominal pain and diarrhea. It is also not suitable to be eaten with greasy foods. People with kidney insufficiency should not eat too much. If watermelon is eaten with warm food or drinks, the cold and hot properties will conflict, which can easily cause vomiting.

Plum

Plums are plump, round, crystal clear, and beautiful in shape, with a sweet taste, making them one of the most popular fruits. Plums contain a variety of nutrients that have the effect of beautifying the skin and moisturizing it. The antioxidant content in plums is astonishingly high, making it a "superfruit" for anti-aging and disease prevention.

Nutritional Value: Plums are sour and can promote the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzymes, and can also promote gastrointestinal motility. Therefore, they have the effect of improving appetite and promoting digestion, and are especially effective for those with insufficient gastric acid, postprandial fullness, and constipation.

Dragon Fruit

Dragon fruit is a low-energy fruit, belonging to the cool category. It is sweet, juicy, and rich in water-soluble dietary fiber. It has the effects of losing weight, lowering cholesterol, preventing constipation and colorectal cancer. It is also rich in fiber, which can prevent constipation.

Dragon fruit contains plant-based albumin, which is rare in most fruits and vegetables. This albumin combines with heavy metal ions in the human body to play a detoxifying role. It is rich in antioxidant vitamin C, which can whiten the skin and prevent dark spots. In addition, the iron content in dragon fruit is also very rich.

There are also red-fleshed dragon fruits. Compared to ordinary white-fleshed dragon fruits, the red ones are tastier and more nutritious. Dragon fruit is rich in organic acids, vitamin C, and mineral elements such as magnesium and potassium, as well as dietary fiber (with an average content of 2.0%). More importantly, it is rich in anthocyanins, especially in the red flesh.

Red-fleshed dragon fruit is more nutritious. The purple-red flesh is rich in anthocyanins, which have strong antioxidant properties and can fight aging. It can also work synergistically with other vitamins to enhance their antioxidant effects. The sugar content of red-fleshed dragon fruit is generally higher than that of white-fleshed dragon fruit, making it taste better.

The black sesame-like seeds in dragon fruit are its seeds. The entire dragon fruit is one fruit, and these are all its seeds. Research shows that the main components of dragon fruit seeds are fat, protein, and starch, and most of the fat is unsaturated fatty acids. Research by the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences shows that the unsaturated fatty acid content in oil made from dragon fruit seeds is as high as 78.10%. In addition to eating them directly or in salads, it's also good to blend the flesh and seeds together to make juice. However, pure dragon fruit juice can be a bit heavy in color and flavor. If you add milk and honey when blending, the taste will be better and the nutrition richer.

Contraindication: Dragon fruit should not be eaten with milk. Diabetics, women with a cold constitution, and people with pale complexion, weak limbs, and frequent diarrhea should not eat too much. Women should also avoid eating dragon fruit during their menstrual period.

Dragon Fruit Yogurt Cup