Product Description

Certainly one of the best tropical fruits, the mangosteen has a unique sour-sweet taste, combined with a wonderful creamy texture. Its' a rare to find a person who doesn't like mangosteens on their first try.

It is believed that much of the reason why mangosteen is such a powerful curative is because of its high level of xanthones, which are biologically active plant phenols that are somewhat similar to flavonoids. While most fruits contain xanthones, the mangosteen appears to encompass at least 40 of the currently discovered 200 types of xanthones, making it incredibly rich in its nutritional properties. Indeed, it is somewhat of a "wonder fruit," in that it is the only fruit as yet known to science to contain such a high percentage of xanthones.In addition, mangosteen is also high in several other necessary nutritional properties, including fiber, calcium, iron, and thiamine.

Given its delicious taste and exponential nutritional value, the mangosteen is truly deserving of its nickname - "Queen of Fruits."

Preparation

Mangosteens are eaten fresh. Eat them just as they are or add to fruit salads. To open, the simplest method is to place the mangosteen in the palm of your hand with the stem on top, and use your fingers to exert gentle pressure on the upper half until the shell opens. Another option is to cut through the diameter of the shell all the way around, and then simply lift off the top and spoon out the flesh of the fruit.
This gives a very attractive presentation, ideal for desserts etc. Just remember not to cut through the segments. They are an exotic addition to champagne or sparkling wine.

Nutrition Guide

Mangosteen fruit has a number of compounds, the most prominent being xanthones, a group of compounds that have antioxidant and other potent physiological properties.From an oriental perspective, Mangosteens are perceived as having a strong "cooling" effect on the body, and are thus often consumed together with foods perceived as "heaty", such as durian. 

Storage

Choose mangosteen that have no major discolouration, the fruit is considered overripe when it becomes purplish-black.Fruit that is still edible  should yield when the skin is pressed gently.
It will keep for a few days without refrigeration. Storage at 10ºC is ideal and extends shelf life to about 3 weeks. To minimise cold damage, wrap fruit in newspaper and store it in the upper part of the refrigerator.

Nutrition Guide For more information on the nutritional value of   Mangosteen , click here.

Mangosteens are wonderful alone as a fresh cut fruit.