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| • | Breadfruit is an energy booster and is high in fiber contents. The fiber content in breadfruit helps in decreasing cholesterol and triglycerides that causes several heart diseases. Consumption of breadfruit lowers the LDL (harmful cholesterol) in the body and elevates HDL (good cholesterol) count, protecting you from the risk of heart attacks. Fiber is needed in the diet to keep to keep the colon clean and to help prevent bowel cancer |
| • | Research proves that the fiber content in the fruit can control diabetes, by reducing the absorption of glucose by the body, from the food that is eaten |
| • | Breadfruit contains quite a high amount of potassium which helps in muscle contraction and in maintaining the bodies' cell electrolyte balance. Potassium also helps in sending nerve impulses as well as releasing energy from protein, fat and carbs during metabolism |
| • | Breadfruit provides a very good source of vitamin C. Vitamin C helps to prevent cells and tissues from free radical damage, thereby helping to prevent cancer. Vitamin C also aids dietary iron absorption |
| • | Breadfruit is also a good source of niacin (vitamin B3) which helps to lower cholesterol levels. Vitamin B3 also helps to stablisie your blood sugar and helps the body to process fats |
| • | Breadfruit is a low-fat fruit |
| • | Breadfruit is also used in traditional medicine to treat illnesses that range from sore eyes to sciatica |
| • | A breadfruit contains a good amount of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These fatty acids are very important and help the body and mind to develop normally. These fatty acids also hasten and stimulate skin and hair growth, regulate our metabolism, promote reproduction and stimulate bone growth and health |
| • | Breadfruit contains vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, iron and phosphorous. All these minerals and vitamins provide essential nutrients to the body |
| • | Breadfruit is also used in the flour form that is richer than wheat flour in lysine and other essential amino acids and is useful for the growth and development of the body |
The island of Barbados is not at all lacking when it comes to the supply of breadfruit trees, as they are on just about every corner of the island. This Barbados delicacy is enjoyed in a variey of ways. It can be fried into breadfruit chips, boiled, baked or crushed into breadfruit coucou or pickled by way of soaking its cooked cubes in a bowl of cucumber, lime and fresh pepper.
Young men on the island can be seen roasting breadfruit outdoors as well. This process entails stuffing the breadfruit with meat, wrapping it with foil and roasting it over an open fire.
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