Let’s Talk about Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits are one of the nutritious fruits . This juicy ,sour or sweet flavored fruits are many types & is available in every corner of the world with their health benefactor nutrients . There are various types of citrus fruits available .

Some Citrus Fruits: 1)Pomelo: scientific name – Citrus maxima. It is actually originated from South East Asia. It is the biggest citrus genus fruit under Rutaceae family. It has white flower. It is very sweet in taste. And it is the forbearer of grapefruit. One of the ancestral citrus species .

Pomelo
Pomelo on tree

2)Bergamot Orange: scientific name – Citrus bergamia. It is very fruit and with the color of beautiful yellow and green. It is hybrid fruit of other two citrus fruit , bitter orange and lemon Orange.

Bergamot

3)Bitter Orange: scientific name – Citrus aurantium. It is also called marmalade Orange or sour Orange. It is also originated from South East Asia. Its outer part is orange. It is a hybrid species.

Bitter Orange

4)Blood Orange: scientific name –Citrus sinensis. This name comes from the beautiful dark red colored juicy flash inside the orange. It is specially originated  from Southern Mediterranean . Chrysanthemin is found in blood Orange in more amount than any other citrus fruit its outer peel is in color of orange.

Blood Orange

5)Buddha’s Hand: Trinomial name –Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis. It is a very unique type of citrus fruit. It has some fingers like parts coming out from the main part. It is the colour of yellow. It can be found in India and China.

Buddha’s Hand
Buddha’s Hand Citrus

6)Desert lime: Scientific name–Citrus glauca. it is originated from Southern Australia New South Wales. It is very small size.

Desert lime
Desert lime Tree

7)Citron: Scientific name – Citrus medica. Its origin is Asia. It is one of the original ancestor citrus fruit. It is very fragment and big sized.

Citron

8)Mandarin Orange: Scientific name – Citrus reticulata. It is also called Mandarine. It is a close species of orange. It is also a primary species of citrus.

Mandarin Orange
Mandarin Orange Plant

9)Lemon: Scientific name –Citrus limon. It is also a hybrid spaces of citrus. It is originated from South Asia, specially Assam in India. Its color is young green or yellow. It has a very pleasant scent at its juice tests sour.

Lemon

10)Graph fruit: Scientific name – Citrus paralisi. It is also a hybrid citrus plant. Once it was called forbidden fruit. It looks like tangerine but the flash inside is the color of pinkish red and it is sweet in taste. It grows in tree as same as graph Cluster. So, it is called grapefruit.

Graph fruit

11)Tangerine: Scientific name – Citrus tangerine. It is also a hybrid species. Sometimes people mistake tangerine as Orange but orange and Tangerine are not same. Tangerine are quite small in size and sweet in flavor.

Tangerine
Tangerine Plant

12)Sweet Orange: Scientific name – Citrus sinensis. It is related to bitter Orange. It is initially originated from Southern China, North part of India, Myanmar.

Sweet Orange
Sweet Orange Tree
Sweet Orange Plants

Apart from them there are many other citrus fruits are available in the World – Kaffir lime, key lime, kumquat, lime orobalonco, Papeda, Greek Citron, Amanatsu, Balady Citron, sweet lemon, Rangpur lime , Dekopon Orange(one of the costly orange in the world) and many more.

Dekopon Orange (one of the costly orange in the world)
Kumquat Citrus
Kumquat Citrus
Lime
Kaffir lime
key lime
key lime
Rangpur lime
Nutrition of Citrus Fruits

Available nutrients: The amount of nutrient varies for each citrus fruit. But the nutrients are same somewhat .

  1. Vitamin C is one of the common nutrients that is present in every citrus fruit in high amounts.
  2. Citrus have also fibers and sugar as carbohydrate.
  3. Citrus fruits do not contain any sodium, cholesterol or fat.
  4. It also contains calcium potassium, magnesium, phosphorus like minerals.
  5. For vitamins, it contains vitamin C, vitamin B6, riboflavin, folate, pantothenic acid etc.
  6. Citrus fruits contain lot of water in their juice.
  7. Citrus fruits can give more than 50 kcal energy.
  8. Lemon, lime, Orange, grape fruits, tangerines have high level of antioxidants like carotenoids, polyphenols, etc.
  9. Citrus fruits are good source of citrus acid and Vitamin C.
Juice of citrus fruits
Health benefits of citrus fruits

Health Benefit:

  1. Vitamin C is one of the major elements in citrus fruit. Vitamin C has a very important role for boosting our immunity system by increasing the number of white blood cells. Thus, it prevents common cold and other health diseases.
  2. A 2014 research works shows that citrus fruits work against the risk of kidney stone.
  3. Grapefruit and other high antioxidant containing fruits are good for our cardiovascular system.
  4. citrus fruit juice has lots of water which helps to you keep hydrated.
  5. Citrus foods do not have any fat or cholesterol which helps to lose weight and prevent the rising of blood sugar level.

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5 YouTube Channels Which Will give you Cultural Knowledge Peace of Mind

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In today’s busy life ,people always try to find peace when they become exhausted . In that case they usually like to involve them self in their favorite time passing work .Here I am suggesting some of the YouTube channels which gives inner peace for your exhausted mind .

1.李子柒 Liziqi :: Liziqi is the most famous youtuber ,blogger ,Internet celebrity in this genre . She is a Chinese youtuber and also the first one in this type of video trending .Currently she has 15.8 Million subscriber in the whole world .She lives with her grandma in the countryside of Mianyang in Sichuan provinces in China .You will get a through idea of Sichuan Chinese culture specially food cuisine in her videos .Her video are authentic ,creative ,good in quality. There are almost 128 videos in her channel .She use the the old cultural & traditional process in her videos .She depends on the natural resources .Her videos depicts the picture of nature beauty ,humans dependence on nature ,nature kindness .She made various videos like — How to make Laba congee ,Construction of Wine table with winding canal ,Cucumber & other vegetable cultivation ,Various delicious food from wheat ,tomato ,peas ,peach, lotus ,mushroom ,Shu embroidery ,dress from grape skin ,Chinese cultural festival foods etc. You get good grips of traditional Chinese culture in her videos .She was also break the Guinness World Record by showing her patience of making a dress from the scratch in the Shu Embroidery video which is is a traditional Chinese embroidery .Here is the link of her channel — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoC47do520os_4DBMEFGg4A

2.Traditional Me :: This channel is run by a small Sri Lankan family consisting of A young girl ,her brother & grandma .They live in a remote village in Sri Lanka & depend on natural resources. Total subscriber of this channel is 1.11 Million from all over the world .They have released a total 38 videos still now .They used earthen pots for their cooking . You will be able to see various Sri Lankan food, their recipes ,spices , fruits , Sri Lankan ritual ,their tradition etc. You will also enjoy their beautiful  brother – sister relationship ,their bickering ,their family love through out the videos. She made various videos on — aloe Vera (Dishes for warm climate) ,Rambutan (making sweet dessert dish) ,Hibiscus flower (dish for afternoon snack) ,Sour chili fish dry recipe ,Dishes from corn , eggplant dish , festival sweet snacks , chicken dish ,delicacy from spinach and many more .Here is the channel link — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCw8GGyGpXmtxDTNJ7J5VA

Sri Lankan village

3.Dianxi Xiaoge :: This channel is run by a Chinese country girl who is also an Chinese influencer & blogger Dianxi Xiaoge & her family . they lived in near the Myanmar border Yunnan province located in south western china .She lives with her grandparents ,brothers & her own parents with a Alaskan Malamute type dog ,whose name is Dawang . Dianxi Xiaoge is also called Apenjie  by her family & other people .She has 7.63 Million followers & 238 videos  in her channel . Dawang is also a very popular & most loved character for its funny & heart warming activity . Dianxi usually made her videos about Chinese Yunnan cultural foods like lard sealed pork ,Ham dishes , Acid pickle  ,meat sauce ,Glutinous rice , Red three chop (An Yunnan traditional dish) ,process of making hairy tofu etc. She also made some videos on festive traditional food like Moon cake ,mid autumn day festive sweets ,Hand Pilaf etc. Her videos also included of various dishes of raw mango , sour bamboo shoot ,mountain crabs ,water bamboo shoot ,peaches ,cherries ,papaya ,shiso leaves ,mushrooms ,ginger ,Taso-ko spice ,litsea ,tamarind ,Sichuan pepper ,Dipping chili ,onion dregs etc. She also have some vlog videos on their living place ,Yunnan local foods ,local fruits etc. Her videos greatly reflect the Yunnan cuisine ,their culture ,people interaction ,their living hood .Here is the link of her channel —https://www.youtube.com/c/%E6%BB%87%E8%A5%BF%E5%B0%8F%E5%93%A5dianxixiaoge/featured .

Yunnan province

4. 키미 Kimi :: It is a family YouTube channel .They live in a countryside of South Korea . They have 648K flowers & they have uploaded 90 videos till now .They specially show the countryside lifestyle ,their livelihood ,their eating habits ,farming in a relaxing manner .Some of their videos are on summer foods making ,routine for spring time ,tried day routine ,lunar new year habitual ,kimchi making process ,daily lifestyle in countryside ,sweet potato recipe etc. Their videos also include the countryside cultivation ,Korean cuisine foods making ,traditional practices etc. Here is the link of the channel — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCip2Wb2oWTMVvCaVPherr3Q

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Apart from the channels listed above ,there are some channels which will also comes in this genre —– 

Her 86m2 Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxEyrf1Ud59fvH9A5mNGwIg )

Poorna-The nature girl channel                                                                                                                           ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVDQNGBmS8DTP5fPzM_GmQ )

龙梅梅Longmeimei ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKu9dQPZcggDmZagZIXGicg )

village foods ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8JpAU_-48MnzqjJO1cjIA ) ; Polin Lifestyle ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4gDBTG2BMuiwJp_Fe2i_2w ) & many other channels .

Some Myths about Solar Energy

The sun is the source of the solar power which converts into other form of power for utilization .Today’s Solar Energy is the most popular & most needed renewable energy .But with its popularity here comes some myths which create misbelieve among people & prevent the consumption of solar energy in great dimension .There are some of the myths about solar energy are discussed below .

1. Manufacturing Energy of Solar Panels are Greater than Produced Energy by Solar Panels :                                                                                                                                              It is a baseless conception about solar panels .National Renewable Energy Laboratory proved with their experiments that all types of solar panels pay back energy positively within 4 years .Retaliation Period for Mono- crystalline panels ,Poly-crystalline panels & Thin film panels are 2 years , 1-1.5 years & 1 year respectively .

Manufacturing of solar panels
Solar power measuring of solar panels

2. Daily Maintenance is Necessary for Solar Panels :                                                                Solar panels loss only 5-10% efficiency without it’s cleaning maintenance .So it is not a necessary requirement .Only off grid solar panels need some maintenances in battery but not in majority .

Maintenance of solar panel
solar panel cleaning

3. Solar Panels will Wreck the Roof of House:                                                                              The Roof-attached Solar panels are not attached to the roof directly .Solar panels are sited on a rack which is actually attached to the rooftop .So solar panels can’t harm a roof of the house.

solar panel fitting in rooftop
solar panel on rooftop

4. Solar Power Systems are Costly :                                                                                                  It is one of the popular misbelieve  about solar energy .It was true at the innovation time of solar panels around 1970 but in recent days solar panels are not expensive compared to other technological innovation . For recent advanced technology ,solar system becomes reachable in cost .

solar system are not coastly

5. Solar Panels are Invalid in Cloudy Days :                                                                                            It is the biggest wrong information about solar panels .People think that as solar panels use solar light & heat to generate current so rainy days are  not suitable for absence of light & heat .In fact solar panels can generate current in cloudy days but in less amount than the sunny days for efficiency reduction . Minimum 10-25% of usual current can be produced in rainy days by panels .

solar energy in cloudy weather
solar panel are working in rainy day

6. Solar System Keeps Working Even at the Time of Power-cut :                                                     It is a misconception to think that solar systems are able to work if power goes out .For Grid-connected system ,it will be invalid to work & for Hybrid system ,they only able to work in daytime .Only when the solar battery storage are coupled with solar system ,it can work during outage

power cut

 7. Warm Weather is Better for Solar Power Production :                                                       It is a conventional misapprehension among people that warm climate helps to generate much power .The actual fact is solar panel use sun light to produce power rather than heat .On the contrary ,high temperature  reduced efficiency of solar system .       

solar energy in warm weather
solar panels in sunny day

 8. Solar Panels Don’t Work on Cold Climate :                                                            With advanced technology ,solar panels can induce energy in every types of climate even in snowy or cold days .In fact cold weather helps to increase efficiency of solar system .      

solar panels in cold days
solar system in cold weather

  9. Solar Panels , Which finished Their Life-time, are Environmentally Greave :                                            It is a fallacy that time span finished solar panels is harmful for environment . The life time limitation for a solar panels are usually 25 years .The parts of solar systems can be recycled again for reuse after its lifetime .So in no way the parts of the solar system damage the nature .     

solar panels are recyclable

 10. Electric Bill will be Cheaper by the Installation of Solar System :

It is not actually true statement . The electric bill in fact depends on the way of using produced energy . Electric bill can be cheap by using produced excess energy or using electric appliances (which needed much electric) in less electricity using time (evening or night time).

Electric bill of solar energy
electric bill

There are more myths about solar energy other than these 10 —                                                               ~Heavy current loaded appliances are unable to run in Solar Energy .                                                   ~Solar panels are easily damageable by wind , birds .                                                                     ~Installation of solar panel are complicated .

These are the usual myths .But one have to remember that these are all myths .These statements doesn’t hold the complete truth about solar energy .So we should search about the complete truth before believing these conceptions about solar power .

                                                      

5 plants of Biofuel Production

Sign of Bio fuel

What Is Bio fuel : Bio fuel is a liquid type of fuel derived from plant ,grass ,crop & other biological ,agricultural waste product .

Production plants:   There are some plants which is used to produce this bio fuel —-                                                                           Bio ethanol from Corn ; Bio diesel from Canola ; Bio ethanol from sugarcane ;Palm oil (acting as bio diesel ) from Palm (Elaeis Guineensis) ; Bio diesel from Jetropha ; Soy Bio diesel from soybean (Glycine max), Bio diesel from cotton seed or sunflower seed ;Bio ethanol from wheat (Triticum aestivum) ;Bio ethanol from Switch grass (Panicum virgatum) ; Bio diesel (CNSL or Cashew Nut Shell Oil ) from Cashew shell (Anacardium occidentale) .

Palma africana [African oil palm] (Elaeis guineensis) | Flickr
Palm (Elaeis Guineensis)
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Switch grass (Panicum virgatum)
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soybean (Glycine max)
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wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Cashew shell (Anacardium occidentale)

Significance:                                                                                                                                                                                                  1) Bio fuels contain very low amount of carbon .That’s why the production amount of Carbon dioxide & Carbon monoxide become low .The chances of environment harm reduces .                                                              2) Bio fuels are very good replacement of fossil fuel ,crude oil ,natural gas  as fossil fuels are in very demand & low in amount .                                                                                                                                                                 3) As bio fuel  are a better replacement for carbon containing fossil fuels they helps to prevent the pollution. Sometime they are mixed with gasoline to act as an engine oil.

4) Bio fuel are renewable energy .So there are no threat for finishing up of these type of sources .

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Environment friendly biofuels

Categories:   There are 2 types of bio fuel  .                                                                                                                                    1)Bio Alcohol — Ethanol, which is produced by the fomentation of the starch compound of yeast and bacteria.                                                                                                                                                                     2)Biodiesel — Produced from animal fats and plant oils.

Some of the bio fuel plants are discussed below ————

1.Jatropha:    Scientific name :  Jatropha curcas                                                                                                                                                                                                 It is very poisonous tree. Cultivating jatropha is economically benefiting for rural farmers as it has the bio fuel producing value.  Moreover jatropha can grow very quickly &  live for 50 years long. They need less amount of water for cultivating. Jatropha seeds contain 40% Oil. India is the largest country for producing this plant. Bio fuel is extracted from seeds and the remaining part of these plants are used as a biomass fuel.

Biofuel production from Jatropha
Jatropha young plant
Jatropha flower
Jatropha raw & ripe fruit (Which is used for producing Biofuel)
Jatropha Biofuel
Jatropha matured plant

2.Sugar cane:  Scientific Name : Saccharum officinarum                                                                                                                                                                                                           Bio ethanol are produced from sugar cane . In Brazil it is cheaper than gasoline and is produced in a lot of amount. The juice of Sugarcane plant has lots of sugar which gives lot of energy and the reduced part is a inflammable product used in cooking. Production cost of bio ethanol by reaction process is costly than production cost of bio ethanol from sugar cane.

Sugar cane
Sugar cane young plant
Sugar cane are collected from field
Sugar cane Bio ethanol production

3.Rapeseed or Canola:    Scientific name :    Brassica napus                                                                                                                                                                             Canola is a type of rapeseed . From ancient time it is used as a cooking oil for containing  low amount of erucid acid and is good for human body. In cold environments, biodiesels tend to convert in crystals because of saturated fat which is not good for combustion engines of vehicles. In this case canola has low saturated fat and is able to work in cold climates. Canola is high in oil contain and low in saturated fats. Produced bio diesel have very low amount of Carbon so the production of Carbon monoxide by burning is low .

Rapeseed or Canola
Rapeseed or Canola Flower & Fruit
Bio fuel production plant of Canola
Canola Edible oil

4.Corn:     Scientific name :   Zea mays                                                                                                                                                                                                  It is the major crops in the world, which produce ethanol. Produced ethanol is used in car engine along with gasoline. The kernels of corn are smashed into dust then it’s mixed with water to made a dough which is fermented by yeast to produce ethanol. Produced bio ethanol emits less carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide and Sulphur after burning. The body part cannot be used in the production of biodiesel rather it is used as a cooking mass for containing cellulose. This bio ethanol helps to reduce the smog.

Sweetcorn Plant
Corn Carnell for biofuel production

5.Sunflower:   Scientific name :   Helianthus annuus L.                                                                                                                                                                                     This flower name comes from facing the sun every time.  The seeds of sunflower are edible, delicious and good for health. As you all know Edible cooking oil are produced from sunflower. The biodiesel is produced from seeds which have lots of oil & the remaining plant parts are used as a biomass to produce bio fuel. Its plantation of sunflower helps the farmer economically as it has food production value & bio fuel production value .

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sunflower plant
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Sunflower
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sunflower seed
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sunflower oil

Effectiveness of YOGA

As you all know that the origin of the yoga is Ancient India . Yoga is a Sanskrit word , which means UNION . From ancient time to modern time , yoga is an important health benefactor . WHO also have agreed that yoga have a very good effect on human health .Yoga is the best way for self care . It gives benefits to all ages people , from children to old aged person . United Nation had acknowledged   21st June as the “World Yoga Day” .WHO also comes up with a 2018 – 2030 Yoga Practice plan for all the people from every country . Several researches are conducted to know the effectiveness of yoga & expectedly everyone have given positive feedback about it .Yoga enriches the mental & physical health & helps to flourish the spirituality .

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Various types of Yoga : There are some yoga  asana are below —-   Adho Mukha Shavasanan or Downward-Facing Dog pose ; Adho Mukha Virakhaasana or Yoga Handstand ; Bhadrasana or Cobbler’s pose ;Makarasana or Crocodile pose ;Padmasana or sitting pose(The most common meditational yoga pose) ; Shirshasana or Headstand pose ;Gomukhashasana or cow faces pose ; Dhanurasana  or Bow Posture ; Sukhasana or Easy Posture yoga ; Naukasana  or Boat Posture & many other yoga are there .

Adho Mukha Shavasanan or Downward-Facing Dog
Adho Mukha Virakhaasana or Yoga Handstand
Dhanurasana  or Bow Posture
Padmasana or sitting pose
Shirshasana or Headstand pose
Bhadrasana or Cobbler’s pose

Yoga Time : There is no particular time for yoga .But there are some asana which have a particular time to conduct ,like Surya asana which should be conducted at dawn when the sun rises . Starting the day with yoga practice give you immense energy & healthy fresh mind to start a work .You can also do yoga for 5 to 20 min when you are exhausted or in sour mood .That will helps you with your tiredness & lift up your mood . Doing weight losing yoga after dinner or, lunch will keep you fit.

Effectiveness of Yoga :                                                                                                                                                                          1) ’Downward Dog’ yoga make your body relax from head to toe .                                                                                             2) ’Tree Pose’ yoga helps you to stabilize .It balances your body & increase flexibility & strength .                                                         3) ‘Cat cow Pose’ helps in back pain & it improve mobility .                                                                                                                 4) According to Johnas Hopkin’s review paper on yoga ,yoga is very much effective in Arthritis .                          5) ‘Downward Dog Pose’ works for the protection of human heart health .                                                                    6) Many researches show that ‘Legs up the wall’ yoga & many other yoga helps in insomnia & let you sleep better .                                                                                                                                                                                   7) yoga improves mental health & makes you energetic with a bright good mood .                                                       8) ‘Corpse Pose’ or, ‘Ssvasana’ helps in hyper tension & stress relief which improves your mental health . 9) Yoga helps to improve anxiety problems . It also fight against PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) . 10) A research in 2015 showed that , yoga works against chronic inflammation , which prevents the heart problems .                                                                                                                                                                       11) Yoga also works effectively for high blood pressure patients . Yoga helps to reduce bad LDL Cholesterols in blood & lowers the high bold pressure .                                                                                                                12)It also works on depression .Yoga lowers the level of Cortisol with & prevents our mind from being depressed.                                                                                                                                                                                              13) Yoga not only do the above works .It also effective for other body organ or, parts . Yoga also works on our respiratory systems , digestive systems ,Reproductive systems ,Blood circulation ,Mussel growth , Nervous systems etc. Every yoga has its own effectiveness in every parts of our body .So we should practices those yoga which we needs for our benefits .

Expensive Flowers in World

Once Edwin Curren said “flowers are the music of the Ground from Earth’s lips spoken without sound”. Flowers are the most beautiful part of nature. Flower give happiness to people but what about the happiness what comes from expensive flower? Yes, there are some flower which are very expensive and is a worth a fortune. These flowers are expensive due to their special growth, beauty and rareness and for many other reasons. Let’s take a look about these flowers ––

  1. Kadupul flower: It is widely known as the “Queen of night”. Its scientific name is Epiphyilum oxypetalum. The plant of the expensive flower is under the cactus species. This flower blooming time is only night. It is very short-lived flower and very rare. It is native in South Eastern Asia like Sri Lanka, China, India. This flower is priceless for its low lifetime. White kadupul is widely known but it also can be yellow, pink, white yellow etc.
White Night Queen
White Night Queen
Yellow Night Queen
Pink Night Queen

2. Juliet Rose: It is the most expensive rose species whole world. The breeder of this type of rose is David Austin. It is a very pleasant colour of apricot (mixture of light pink, orange and yellow). It first appears at Chelsea flower show in 2006 and the development time was 15 year. It cost almost $15.8 million.

Rose gardens at Old Parliament House, Canberra Sweet Juliet
Rose gardens at Old Parliament House, Canberra Sweet Juliet

3. Saffron Crocus: It is one of the expensive flowers as Saffron, an expensive and important species. Its scientific name is Crocus sativas. The red coloured saffron spice is obtained from this flower. It is a very pleasant purple coloured flower. 500 gram of saffron spices is extracted from nearly 80000 flowers. Moreover, there are some important condition for collecting supports. The cost is $1500 per pound of flower.

Saffron (The red part of this flower is the Saffron Spice)
Saffron

4. Gold of Kinabalu Orchid: Orchid is already rare and expensive flower and this gold of Kinabalu is most expensive among them. The scientific name of this orchid is Paphiopedilum rothschildanum. This flower is also known as Rothschild’s slipper Orchid. It is a very unique type of Orchid with unique colour combination (Browne red and yellow) with unique structure. It worth almost $6000 for every piece of Orchid. It is only available in Kinabalu National Park of Malaysia and a very extinct species of Orchid.

Gold of Kinabalu Orchid
Gold of Kinabalu Orchid

5. Shenzhen Nongke Orchid: It is also one of the most expensive Orchid. It is a rare man-made Orchid and was created in Shenzhen Nongke University laboratory in China. The rare Bloom of this year (once in every four to five years) made it this expensive. It was first invented in 2005. It cost almost 1.68 million.

Shenzhen Nongke Orchid

6. Gloriosa: It is also called flame Lily or fire Lily. It is available in Africa and India. It is a very beautiful flower with the shape of a fire flame and colour in yellow and red. The scientific name of this flower  is Gloriosa superb .It is a very poisonous plant and the most poisonous plant partis its root. It cost almost $10 per flower stem.

Flower Flame Lily or Gloriosa Lily or Glory Lily
Gloriosa
Gloriosa Lily

7. Lily Of the Valley : Lily of the valley is one of the most expensive flower in the list .The scientific name  Convallaria majalis . It is a very unique type of white coloured & sweet scented flower .This bell shaped flower are hanging from a green stick .It only grow in the high altitude mountain area .It actual time of bloom is spring that’s mean this flower bloom March in the year .

Lily Of the Valley flower
Lily Of the Valley plant
Lily Of the Valley stick

4 K-Pop Group Famous in the World

Everyone  have heard about K-Pop culture .It’s origin is South Korea . K-Pop means Korean Pop Culture . A group of young girls & boys are trained & become professional in dancing & singing .They then together release song videos with their amazing hip-hop dance .This K-Pop culture is now very famous  all around the world . These K-Pop bands are internationally very acknowledged .Let’s talk about some of them —–

1. BTS : It is the most internationally famous K-Pop band .It is a 7 boys band group .The other name of BTS is Bangtan Boys .Their formation time is 2010 & they first debuted in 2013 .They work under Big Hit Entertainment company of South Korea .Name of the & boys are – V or, Kim Tea-hyung (He is a vocals ) ,Jeon Jungkook (He is the main vocals) , Park Ji-min (he is the lead vocalist) , Kim Seok-jin (he is a vocals) , Suga or ,Min Yoon-gi (he is a rapper) , RM or, Kim Nam-joon (he is also a rapper) , J-Hope or, Jung Ho-seok ( he is also a rapper) . Their fandom circle is called BTS Army . They have achieve numerous awards ,recognition , credits for their works from all around the world . Their song Dynamite had nominated for Grammy award . Some of their album are — Youth ,Wake up ,Love yourself , The most beautiful moment in life  and many others .

BTS

2. Blackpink : It is one of the most internationally recognized girl K-Pop band group in Korea .There are 4 girls in this Group .Their name are  — Jennie or, Kim Jennie (she is the lead vocalist 7 also a rapper) , Lisa or, Lalisa Manoban (She is the main dancer) ,Rose or, Park Roseanne  (she is the main vocals) , Jisoo or, Kim Ji-soo (she is the lead vocalist) . They work under YG Entertainment in Korea .They first debuted in the August of the year of 2016 . They have also got many awards . Some of their album are  – Kill this love , square up  and many more .

BLACKPINK

3. EXO : It is also one of the famous boys band of Korea which is globally recognizes .It works under SM Entertainment . Their group was formed in 2011 & they first debuted in 2012 . At first they were a 12 members group including 4 chinese members .But after 2016, 3 chinese members (Kris ,Luhan ,Tao) have left the group & now they are a & membered boys group .Name of these 9 members —  Kai or, Kim Jong-in (he is vocals & a very good dancer) , D.O. or, Doh Kyung-soo (he is the main vocals & also an actor) ,Beakhyun or, Byun Baek-hyun (He is the main vocals & an actor) , Chanyeol or, Park Chan-yeol (he is a vocals) ,Sehun or, Oh Se-hun (he is the main rapper) ,Chen or, Kim Jong-dae (he is the main vocals) ,Suho or, Kim Jun-myeon (he is the group leader &  the lead vocalist) ,Lay or, Zhang Lay (he is a vocal & a Chinese actor) ,Xiumin or, Kim Min-seok (he is a lead vocalist) .They also got numerous awards .Some of their album are – Wolf ,Love shot ,XOXO ,Exodus ,Tempo ,Obsession & many others .Currently some of the members are serving in Military (like Suho ,Beckhyun ,Chanyeol) , D.O. & Xiumin had already finished their military training & remaining members will be enlisted in future .

EXO (Except Lay)(All Korean members)
EXO (Current 9 members)
EXO (Total 12 members in the past )

4. TWICE : It is also a very famous girls group in Korea .This group works under JYP Entertainment .They debuted in the year of 2015  .They are 9 girls member . Their name – Sana (She is a vocals) ,Tzuyu ,Momo (she is the main dancer) ,Nayeon (she is the vocals) ,Jeongyeon (she is the lead vocalist) ,Mina (she is the vocals) ,Jihyo (she is the main vocals) ,Dahyun (she is the main rapper) ,Chaeyoung (she is the main rapper) . They also have got many awards .Some of their album are — Perfect World , Merry & Happy ,Taste of Love ,What is love and many more .

TWICE
TWICE

Cabbage for Our Health

Cabbage is one of the common vegetables. It is a leafy vegetable. It is usually of color green, but it also comes in white, red, purple and deep green. Cabbage comes from Brassica oleracea or wild cabbage species. Like other vegetable it also has many nutrients and very good for our health. Cabbage are very closely related to cauliflower broccoli.

Some Types of Cabbage from All Around the World:
Cabbage comes with different color, sizes and different types leaf. Let’s discuss about them ––

1)Common green cabbage: Scientific name — Brassica oleracea .It is the most commonly used head cabbage and it is available everywhere in world. The leaves of this cabbage are medium green. They are round shaped and thickly packed by leaves in a layer. The medium green color leaves are eaten cooked and the young and light white green color leaves can be eaten either cooked or uncooked as salad.

Common green cabbage
Common green cabbage

2)Red cabbage: Scientific name — Brassica oleracea . It is a same as common green cabbage, but the color is red purple or magenta. It is very similar to common cabbage. It is usually eaten as salad or with tacos. It has anthocyanins antioxidants in a huge amount.

Red Cabbage
Red Cabbage Plantation
Red Cabbage Salad

3)Savoy cabbage: scientific name – Brassica oleracea var. sabanda L. It is same as the common cabbage except the leaves of these cabbage is very curly and wrinkly not like the smooth leaves of a common cabbage. It is eaten as salad or stir-fried .

Savoy Cabbage Plant
Savoy Cabbage

4)Nape or Chinese cabbage: It is cabbage, but it is quite long like not as round as a common cabbage. It is famous for Korean traditional Spicy dish kimchi. Scientific name – Brassica Rapa ‘perkinensis’.

Nape Cabbage Plant
Korean Traditional Spicy Dish — Kimchi

5)Bok choy: Scientific name –Brassica rapa chinensis. It is also one type of Chinese cabbage, but it is quite different. It has long green leaves and this cabbage is not round shaped. These leaves have excellent amount of Vitamin A, vitamin k and Vitamin C and some amount of Vitamin B6.

Bok Choy in Market
Bok Choy
Bok Choy Plantation

6)January King cabbage: It is a head cabbage like common cabbage, but has unique color. The leaves of these cabbage are purple and green. Scientific name –Brassica oleracea Sabuda.

January King cabbage Plantation
January King cabbage

Apart from these there are white cabbage or Dutch cabbage, Kale or Leaf cabbage, Tuscan cabbage, Portuguese cabbage, Cannonball cabbage, Gonzales cabbage, Brussels sprouts, pointed cabbage. Cauliflower and broccoli are the also sometime considered as cabbage.

Kale
Kale Leaves
White Cabbages
Tuscan cabbage

Present nutrients:

100-gram raw common cabbage has flowing nutrients –

  1. It contains 5.8 gm of carbohydrates.
  2.  3.2 gm Sugars.
  3.  2.5g dietary fibers.
  4.  0.1g fat.
  5. 1.28 gm protein.
  6. Vitamin containing –— 1)0.2 mg vitamin B3. ; 2)36.6 mg Vitamin C. ; 3)76 microgram vitamin K. ; 4)0.2 mg of vitamin B5. ; 5)0.04 mg of vitamin B2. ; 6)0.12 mg of Vitamin B6.
  7. Minerals containing —- 40 mg calcium. ; 0.18 mg zinc. ;170mg potassium. ;26mgphosphorus. ;12 mg magnesium. ; 0.4mg iron. ;0.1mgmanganese. ;18mg sodium.
  8. It contains almost 92 gram water.
  9. It gives us 103 kilojoule or 25 Kcal energy.
  10. It has antioxidants in high amount.
  11. Various types of cabbage contain these nutrients in various amount but the nutrient elements are same for every cabbage .
Healthy Cabbage Salad

Benefits for health:

  1. Vitamin C is a major nutrient in cabbage which prevent common cold, cough and other ordinary health symptoms.
  2. Cabbage also fight against some chronicle disease like cancer.
  3. It also prevents the risk of inflammation due to containing of Vitamin C.
  4. Cabbage have lots of isolable fiber which is good for our digestive and our health and improve our digestion power.
  5.  It also helps to maintain the level of blood pressure and blood sugar in our body and prevent the heart problems.

Health & Ginger

Ginger is one of the common spices which is used all over the world .It is a very ordinary Spice which can be found in any kitchen . But did you know that it has extraordinary medicinal power? Yes ! Ginger is not only a spice but it is also an organic & aromatic medicine .Ginger is an important compound for making herbal tea which is used for various health purposes .Ginger is the important spice for Asian foods. Come and let’s talk about ginger .

Herbal tea
Ginger Powder as Spice

Ginger is the rooting part of a flowering Ginger plant . So obviously  we collect Ginger under soil .The binomial name of Ginger is Zingiber officinale . Ginger is closely connected to turmeric cardamom and some other spices .There are many types of Ginger all over the world .  The taste of the Ginger is very strong  & has a pungent smell .

Young ginger

Various Types of Ginger :   1) COMMON GINGER ( Its Scientific name is Zingiber Officinale . It is the most popular ginger in the world .)

COMMON GINGER

2) PEACOCK GINGER

PEACOCK GINGER Plant

3)MANGO GINGER (Its biological name is Curcuma amada .This type of Ginger has the taste and smell of raw sweet mango . )

Mango Ginger & its Paste

4)GINGER LILY

GINGER LILY Plant & Flower

5)CREPE GINGER ( Cheilocostus speciosus is its scientific name & grow in a white crepe paper flowering plant ) 

CREPE GINGER Plant & Flower

6)BUTTERFLY LILY GINGER (  Hedychium coronarium is its botanical name)

BUTTERFLY LILY GINGER Plant & Flower

7)DANCING LILY GINGER ( Scientific name is Globba winitii & have honey sweet smelling unique structural flower)

8)YELLOW GINGER (Its botanical name is  Hedychium flavescens )

YELLOW GINGER

 Apart from this type of these Gingers there are many more  Red Ginger ,Thai Ginger, Japanese Ginger ,Torch Ginger ,Shell Ginger ,Blue Hawaiian Ginger ,Beehive Ginger ,Bitter Ginger , Culinary Ginger ,Spring Ginger , Red Ginger etc.

Beehive Ginger Flowering Plant
Bitter Ginger Flower
Culinary Ginger
Flower of Torch Ginger Flower
Red Ginger
Ginger as common kitchen ingredient

Nutrients of Ginger :100 gm of ginger contain 

a)17.7 gram carbohydrate 

b) 1.7 gm sugar

c) 2 gram dietary fibre

d) 1.8 gram protein

e) 0.7 gram fat

f)  Some vitamins like – 0.7 mg vitamin B3 ,0.2 mg vitamin B5 ,0.16 mg Vitamin B6 ,5 mg Vitamin C ,0.26 mg Vitamin E                                                                                                                                        g) Some minerals – 16 mg calcium ,43 mg magnesium ,34 mg phosphorus ,415 mg potassium ,13 mg sodium ,0.6 mg iron ,0.2 mg manganese ,0.3 mg zinc .

h)Ginger also contains 79 gm water .

i) Ginger gives us 80 kilo cal energy .

j) Ginger also contains Vitamin B1 ,vitamin B2 ,folate . 

k)Ginger has excellent amount of Gingerol which is a powerful antioxidant

Effectiveness : 

1)Gingerol is a very strong and effective antioxidant ,which is found in Ginger in high amounts . It prevents the free radicals from damaging our body cells  by oxidation .

2)Ginger is very effective for pregnant women in the time of morning sickness . Ginger fights back the symptoms of nuisance .It is also helpful for nuisance created by chemical therapy for digestive nuisance and others .

3)Research in 2019 shows that Ginger has a low amount of fat so it is very good for a weight loss diet . 

4)Ginger is also helpful for osteoarthritis, joint pain and other bone problems . 

5)Ginger is able to act as a very powerful anti diabetic medicine which helps to decrease the amount of blood sugar in blood and protect our heart from any heart problems .

6)Menstrual pain during the monthly cycle is a very common problem for girls . This menstrual cramps is called Dysmenorrhea & Ginger is a very good pain reliever for Dysmenorrhea .

7)Some research  shows that Ginger has anticancer properties. It specially helps to prevent colorectal cancer .

8)Gingerol antioxidant which is present in Ginger , can ward off the infection problems .

9)Ginger is also good for an upset stomach ,indigestion and other digestion problems .

10)Ginger also prevents common cold and other symptoms of cold & cough .

Fruits Which Will Cost Your Fortune

I have already written about expensive fruits before ( Here is the link — https://wordpress.com/post/eduindex.org/55706 .Please check it also .) but that was not enough . Apart from Buddha Shaped Pear ,Sembikiya Queen strawberries ,Square watermelons ,Sekai-ichi Apple ,Yubari melon ,Taiyo – No – Tamago Mango , there are some more fruits in the world which can be proudly placed in the list of expensive .Let’s talk about them .

1) Ruby Red Grapes or Ruby Roman : This comes under the species Vitis vinifera .Its color is beautiful ruby red that’s why it is called ruby red grapes .Every grape is as big as a ping pong ball & perfectly round in shape  .These types of grapes are very juicy & sweet in taste .You can only able to buy it from  Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan as it is grown & cultivated in this place . These grapes first appeared in 2008 in Japan . According to a 2019 report , One bunch of a ruby roman costs almost 750000 rupees & one grape costs almost 35000 rupees in Indian currency . The reason for this high price value is the low amount of production of these grapes as only 2400 bunches are harvested per year .

Ruby Roman or Ruby Red Grapes
Ruby Red Grapes in a Japanese store

2) Heligan Pineapple or British Pineapple : Pineapples usually grow in warm weather but the cold weather of Europe, especially the United Kingdom is not very suitable . But these heligan pineapples are exclusively cultivated only in a Victorian garden, The Lost Gardens of Heligan which has existed from the 18th century & situated in Cornwall in UK .This pineapples are grown in utmost care & in special condition .They cost more than $ 1500 or 100000 rupees . Still now the highest price of heligan pineapple is $ 16000 .

Heligan Pineapple
Heligan Pineapple cultivation in Lost Gardens of Heligan

3) Dekopon Orange : Dekopon orange is a hybrid citrus fruit of two citrus species Kiyomi & Ponkan .It was first developed in 1972 in Japan .It is a seedless orange with sweet juicy flesh .It is considered as one of the best & expensive citrus fruit & only sold in Japan . The price of a dekopon orange is $ 80 or 6000 rupees per pack which contains only 6 oranges .

Dekopon Orange
Dekopon Orange

4) Densuke Watermelon : It is one of the most costly watermelons in the world .This watermelon is perfectly round shaped with spotless deep green outer surface .The edible red flesh of this watermelon are much sweeter & juicier than other watermelons .Each piece of watermelon is weight of 11 kg or more than  11 kg . Densuke watermelon are only farmers in the Hokkaido island in Japan & only  can be brought from Sembikiya Flagship store situated in Tokyo , Japan . Only 10000 number of densuke watermelons are produced  per year .It costs almost $ 6000 or 4.4 lakh in Indian currency .

Densuke Watermelon

5) Black Diamond Apple : These apples have a very unique color .The outer shell is of the deep blackish red or purple color ,very different from any other types of apple. They are much sweeter & flavorful than the rest of the apples .It is a scarce breed ,which belongs to the Huaniu apple species . These apples are only produced in Nyingchi provinces in Tibet .It is believed that this unique color is due to the cultivation in high altitude (3500 m or above ) & ultraviolet ray .This apples are not available in Indian market for its low lifetime . It cost almost $ 7 or 500 rupees per piece .

Nutritive Tomatoes

Tomato is one of the common vegetables in our kitchen. Everywhere in the world You will be able to see tomato. Tomato is an edible berry type of vegetable and its binomial name is Solanumly copersicum. Its origin is western South America and Central America. Tomato is originally color in red but some types of tomato are color yellow, purple, green etc. It tastes sour or sweet or both in the sometime.

Colorful Tomatoes

Tomatoes Diversity

Various type of tomato:

  1. Cherry tomatoes: They are size of a cherry. They are sweet juicy and tender and looks so beautiful. They are mostly used in salad and snacks. They test sour more than sweet. It can be red, yellow, purple and other colors.
  2. Grape tomatoes: They are much smaller than Cherry tomatoes and very tasty. It is also used in salads, grilling, roasting, snacking. They are crispy and juicy.
  3. Red Beefsteak tomatoes: They are mild in taste, juicy and in medium size. They are good to make sauces and salad, grill and Salsa.
  4. Roma tomatoes: They are quite larger than Cherry tomatoes. They are Tangy, have few seeds and meaty. It is good to make sauce and sandwich.
  5. Green beef steak tomato: They are colour in bright light green and in large size and very Meaty. It tastes tangy, tarty. It is eaten as sauce salsa pickling or by juice.
  6. Heirloom tomatoes: They are in various colour like light red dark brown red yellow etc. They are Meaty, firm, tangy or sweets and with good textures. It is used in soup, sandwich and roasting purpose. These are not the only variety of tomatoes. There is also Cocktail tomato, tomatoes on the vine, Green tomato, plum tomato, yellow tomato, pear tomato, Brandywine tomatoes, Cherokee purple tomatoes, black krim tomato, celebrity tomato and many more.

  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Red Grape Tomatoes
  • Red Beefsteak tomatoes
  • Roma tomatoes
  • Green beef steak tomato
  • Heirloom tomatoes
  • Pear tomatoes
    Black Krim Tomato
    Plum Tomato
    Tomato on vines
    Yellow Tomatoes
    Tomato as Snakes

    How to eat: Tomato is a vegetable which can be eaten in both cooked and uncooked way. Tomato is a very important ingredient in salad. Tomato soup are very tasty and healthy. There is also other type of dishes are available and you all know about tomato sauce /ketch up which are very common and popular and it taste sweet and sour.

    Tomato soup
    Tomato Salad

    Nutrition value: According to USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) the nutrients present in 100-gram raw tomato is –

    1. Fat 0.2g with 0% daily value.
    2. No saturated fat is present.
    3. No cholesterol 5 mg sodium with 0% daily value.
    4.  237mg potassium with 6% daily value.
    5. 3.9 g carbohydrates with 1% daily value.
    6. 1.2g dietary fiber with 4% daily value.
    7. 2.6 gm of sugar.
    8.  0.9 gm of protein with 1% Daily value.
    9. 22% daily value of Vitamin C.
    10. 5% daily value of Vitamin B6.
    11. 1% daily value of calcium.
    12.  2% daily value of magnesium.
    13. 1% daily value of iron.
    14. Tomato does not contain any cholesterol, fat, vitamin D.
    15. Tomato contains 95% water.
    16. It gives away almost 18 Cal energy.
    17. Tomato is a very good source of vitamin C, fiber, Vitamin A.
    18. Tomato also contains folate(or vitamin B9),Vitamin K, and some antioxidants (Lycopene, beta carotene, chlorogenic acid, Naringenin) etc.
    Tomato for Health

    Health benefits:

    1. lycopene is an antioxidant which prevents the growth of Cancer cells in our body. Tomato contains good amount of lycopene. So, tomato fight against Cancer. Research says that risk chances of prostate cancer can be reduced by consuming tomato.
    2. Tomato is a very good source of vitamin C wards off the Common health disease like common cold, flu. So, tomato is very good vegetable for preventing these common health problems.
    3. Tomato is a healthy diet vegetable as it has very low amount of fat and cholesterol and helps to lose the body weight.
    4. As I have said before, Tomato has lots of Vitamin A. Vitamin A specially zeaxanthin and lutein (a form of Vitamin A) are important for our retina. So, tomato is very good for our eyesight.
    5. Tomato contains many antioxidants which improves our skin health and make our skin much glowing and protects from Sunburn.
    6. Lycopene, Vitamin A, Vitamin E and Vitamin C are good nutrients for our heart. Lycopene helps to reduce the bad LDL cholesterol in blood and thus it protects our heart from various heart health issue including heart attack.

    Nutritious Mango:

    Mango is the king of all fruits. It is widely famous fruit in world. It is a very mouth watering ,flavorful and nutritious fruit. Mangifera indica is the scientific species name of mango. Its origin was initially southern east Asia, but now mango is available in every corner of world.

    Some famous variety of mango:

    In India:

    i.             Alphonso Hapoos mangoes from Maharashtra.

    Alphonso Hapoos mangoes

    ii.            Kesar mangoes from Gujarat.

    iii.           Himsagar from West Bengal.

    Himsagar Mangoes

    iv.           Badami mangoes from Karnataka.

    v.            Bombay green mangoes from Punjab.

    vi.           Bangnapalli from Andhra Pradesh.

    Bangnapalli Mangoes

    In the Whole World:

    i.             Alphonso from Maharashtra, India.

    ii.            Carabao or Manila mangoes from Philippines.

    Carabao or Manila mangoes

    iii.           Diamond Solitaire mango from Myanmar.

    iv.           Hayden from USA.

    Hayden or Haden Mango

    v.            Julie from cab bean.

    ‘Julie’ mango

    vi.           Kensington Pride from Australia.

    they are not the only variety in the world. There are many more.

    How to eat Mango: Mango can be eaten raw and ripe. Raw mango is originally sour and crunchy but some types of raw mango  can be sweet. Ripe mango can be sweet sour, creamy and soft. Ripe Mango juice is very good for our health apart from juice, various dishes like chutney, desert, sweets and other dishes can be made from raw and ripe mango.

    Raw mango & Chutney
    Mango Pickle

    Nutrition value: Mango is one of the nutritious fruits. Let’s see the nutritional value of mango

    a)            100-gram mango contains –

    i.             13.7 gm of Sugars.

    ii.            1.6 G of dietary fibre.

    iii.           0.82 gram of protein.

    iv.           0.38 gram of Fat.

    v.            mango contains various vitamins –

    a.    54 micrograms of Vitamin A.

    b.    640 microgram of Beta carotene.

    c.    0.02 mg of Vitamin B10 thiamine.

    d.    0.03 mg of Vitamin B2 or riboflavin.

    e.    0.67 mg of vitamin B3 or niacin.

    f.     0.2 mg of vitamin B5 or pantothenic acid.

    g.    0.12 mg of Vitamin B6.

    h.    43 microgram of Vitamin B9 or folate.

    i.     4.2 microgram of vitamin K.

    j.     7.6 mg of choline.

    k.    0.9 mg of Vitamin E.

    l.     36 mg of Vitamin C

    vi.           various minerals are also present –

    a.    11 mg of calcium (Ca).

    b.    0.1 mg of copper (Cu).

    c.    1 mg of sodium (Na).

    d.    14 mg of phosphorus (P).

    e.    10 mg of magnesium (Mg).

    f.     168 mg of potassium(K).

    g.    0.06 mg of manganese (Mn).

    h.    0.09 mg of zinc (Zn).

    vii.          Mango contains lot of water. Almost 83.5 gm water is available from 100 gm mango.

    viii.         We can get almost 250 kilojoule or 60 kcal energy from 100-gram Mango.

    ix.           Mango contains high number of polyphenols which is an antioxidant.

    x.            Amylases and some digestive enzymes.

    Mango Juice

    Health benefit:

    i.  Mango contains various types of antioxidants or polyphenol specially mangiferin (which is also called super antioxidant). These antioxidants prevent the free radical from damaging our body cell which fight against aging and chronical disease

    ii. By a research of 2014 in Japan mango can reduce the risk chance of colon cancer as mango contain lot of amount beta carotenoid, beta carotene also prevents skin cancer.

    iii. Magnesium (Mg) and potassium (K) are important minerals for blood vessels pulse and blood pressure level and these two minerals present in mango. Mangiferin is also supervise the heart health. Mango helps to decrease the high blood pressure level.

    iv. According to research study in 2014 and the mouse study in 2019 frozen dried mango helps to reduce blood sugar level for obesity and diabetic patients.

    v. Vitamin A is important for body tissue growth in Skin, hair and in other part of our body. Vitamin C provide to develop collagen, which is important for hair and skin. Vitamin A and Vitamin C are present in mango in huge amount.

    vi. Mango contains amylases and some other digestive enzymes which improves the digestive system of our body by breaking down the large molecules.

    vii. Vitamin A which is exist mango fends off the infection risk. Vitamin K, some of Vitamin B also helps to boost immunity.

    viii. Mango have lutein and zeaxanthin antioxidants, which is important for our retina and macula. So, mango is very good for our vision health and eyes.

    Some Healthy Vegetables

    Everyone wants to live a healthy life & to live like that you have to know the ways for being healthy .Food takes a great role in this case .As you know vegetables are very nutritious & it keeps us healthy .Some vegetables have much nutrition value than other vegetables .Come & take a look at them .

    Spinach

    1.SPINACH : Spinach is a greeny & leafy vegetable .It’s origin is Persia .

    Scientific Name — Spinacia  oleracea is its scientific name .

    This vegetable is very nutritious & it often is eaten as salads or juice .It can be eaten in both ways, raw & cooked .

    Spinach salad

    Nutrients — 100 gm of raw spinach contain 3.6 gm Carbohydrates ,2.9 gm Proteins ,2.2 gm Dietary  Fibers ,0.4 gm sugars (as the form of Glucose & Fructose) ,0.4 gm Fat ,0.18 mg Vitamin B2 ,0.73 mg Vitamin B3 ,0.19 mg Vitamin B6 , 99 mg Calcium ,2.7 mg Iron ,79 mg Magnesium ,79 mg sodium , 558 mg potassium , 49 mg phosphorus .  It also contains Folate ,Vitamin E ,vitamin K , Vitamin A ,Vitamin B1 ,Vitamin B2 ,Zinc , Manganese ,zeaxanthin, lutein  etc. Spinach Also contains 91.4 mg water . It gives away 97 kilo joule energy .

    Benefits — 1)It prevents ageing effect by preventing the free radicals from oxidation  of our body cells . 2)The carotenoids in spinach improves our retina, that’s why it is good for our eye health . 3)Vitamin K  which is present in spinach , helps in  blood clotting . 4) The nitrates of spinach keep the marginal level of blood pressure and prevent heart diseases . 5)Some research shows that spinach also fights against cancer .

    Bell peppers

    2.BELL PEPPER : It Is a very crunchy and tasty vegetable and full of Nutrition . It comes with various colours like green red yellow orange and also in purple . 

    4 Common Color of Bell Pepper

    Scientific Name —  Capsicum  annuum  is its biological species name .

    some other colors of Bell peppers

    It Is eaten in a cooked manner but it also can be eaten raw in salad .

    Bell pepper salad
    Bell pepper recipe

    Nutrients —  red ,yellow, green, purple, orange And other various colored bell peppers have the same nutrients .100 gram bell pepper have 6 gram carbohydrate , 42 grams sugar ,1 gram protein ,2.1 g Fibers , 0.3 gram fat ,0.05 mg Vitamin B1, 0.48 mg vitamin B3 , 80 mg Vitamin C , 0.2 mg Vitamin B6 , 10 mg calcium,10 mg magnesium , 20 mg phosphorus , Free mg zinc ,0.3 mg iron ,175 mg Potassium etc. It also contains some amounts of vitamin B2 , Folate , phosphorus , Vitamin K ,Vitamin B9 , vitamin E ,many antioxidants(zeaxanthin, lutein) .Yellow and Orange wallpaper contains carotenoids & many other nutrients . It contains 92% water .It gives us 84 kilo joule energy.  Benefits — 1) zeaxanthin, lutein ,Vitamin A, Vitamin K , Vitamin C  work as antioxidants for our body . 2) Bell peppers help to prevent anemia Due to the presence of Vitamin C & iron . 3) The continents of bell peppers are good for our eye health . 4)Bell peppers help in metabolism by raising up the body temperature and kick out the toxins from our body . 5)Bell peppers are also good for our respiratory system like lungs & other parts .

    Sea weed

    3.SEA WEEDS : Seaweeds are produced from algae (green algae or Chlorophyta ,Brown algae or Phaeophyceae ,Red algae or Rhodophyta etc) which are found in the sea . It is eaten cooked in salad & soup .Various types of seaweeds are available based on from which algae it is produced .

    Dried sea weed

    Nutrients — Seaweeds are a very good source of vitamins and minerals . It contains proteins, iron , and copper carbohydrate fibre in high amounts . It has very low calories . As for vitamins riboflavin , vitamin A ,Vitamin C ,vitamin E, vitamin K and many essential amino acids are present in Seaweeds .It also has many antioxidants . various seaweed units contain various amounts of nutrients ,carbohydrates ,fibers ,polyunsaturated fatty acids etc.

    Sea weed recipe

    Benefits —  1) sea weeds are very good for our gut health . 2) It is a diet vegetable which helps to to lose weight . 3) It controls the blood sugar level in our blood . 4) It also helps to prevent heart diseases and protect our cardiovascular system . 5)Seaweed also has a very important role in our body’s thyroid function .

    Brussels sprouts

    4.BRUSSELS SPROUTS : It is a green vegetable & it looks like a small ball of cabbage .

    Vegetable Brussels Sprouts

    Scientific Name — Brassica oleracea  is its species name . 

    It can’t be eaten raw . 

    Nutrients — 100 grams of brussel sprout contains 8.9 gram carbohydrate ,3.8 gm dietary fibers ,3.48 gram of protein , 0.1 mg of Vitamin B1, 0.7 mg of vitamin B3 , 0.3 mg of Vitamin B5 , 0.2 mg of Vitamin B6 , 85 mg of Vitamin C , 19 mg of choline , 42 mg calcium , 1 mg iron , 23 mg magnesium ,25 mg sodium ,389 mg potassium , 69 mg phosphorus 7 many other  nutrients and antioxidants .It gives 179 KJ energy & contain 86 gm water .

    Cooked Brussels sprouts

    Benefits — 1) Brussels sprouts fight against cancer & prevent it in our body . 2)It also helped by working on the reduction of inflammation in our body . 3) Brussel sprouts maintain the blood sugar level in our blood  and it is good for diabetes patients . 4) It helps to lose weight so it is a very good diet vegetable . 5) Brussels sprouts are good for blood clotting to lose more blood .

    Some Expensive Fruits in The World

    Everyone loves to savor me. Fruit are very nutritious to our help and a very important diet. But do you know that there is some fruits exist in the world which will cost you a fortune?  Yeah! you will definitely be awestruck to know about their price. Then come and let’s talk a look about them –—

    1. Buddha Shaped Pear: You can easily understand from the name that the pear is of a unique shape and the shape is of mini Buddha. It is an expensive fruit in world and it cost almost rupees 665 per one piece in Indian currency or 9 $ per piece in world market. This unique shaped pear was first invented by Xianzhang  Hao in his farm of Hebei province in China. Now, it is under China’s fruit mould company. Obviously, this Pear need special treatment, cultivation and Technology for achieving this unique safe.
    2. Sekai-ichi Apple: It is known that Apple are the most nutritious fruit to ‘keep away a doctor’. “Sekai-ichi” is a Japanese word, which means ‘world’s number one’ and indeed it is number one  Apple above the Other apple ,in not only test but also in cost. It is actually cultivated in Japan. It cost almost $ 21 per piece of Apple or rupees 1588 per 907 gm apple in Indian currency. It has a very beautiful color shape and delicious in taste.
  • Sekai-ichi Appl
  • 3. Sembikiya Queen strawberries: As its name ,these strawberries are indeed queen of strawberries in not only in cost, but also in the taste, texture, color and size. It cost almost 85 $ per a box or rupees 6427 per a box ,where the box contains 12 pieces of strawberries. These strawberries are formed only in Japan.

    Sembikiya Queen strawberries

    4. Square watermelons: As its name, these watermelons are really a in the shape of a square box. These watermelons are cultivated in Japan in a special weather and various technology. This square shaped are given by the square glass cases where the watermelons are kept during their growth. These watermelons are almost 5 kg and about cost? They dollar 800 rupees or rupees 60000 per one watermelon.

    Square watermelons

    5. Taiyo – No – Tamago Mango: Now, let’s talk about the king of ‘The kings of fruits’, mango Which is Taiyo – No -Tamago mango. These mangoes are also farmed in Japan. It cost $ 3.66 for per box and rupees 226837 in Indian currency per box and the box contains only two pieces of mango. It has a very ablaze and bold color of red orange and yellow that will surely make you drool and about test?  it is sweet tangy and must delicious.

    Taiyo – No – Tamago Mango

    Yubari melon: It is not only The King of Melon but also king of every fruit in the view of cost. It is the most expensive melon in the world. It is a cultivated in the region of Yubari in Japan do you want to know the price? then don’t faint ! The record price of this melon is $ 45000 or 33 lakhs in Indian rupees per piece. It has execution test and it is big in size.

    Yubari melon

    Health Effectiveness of Mushroom

    Mushrooms are one of the most used vegetables .It is very delicious & nutritious .Mushrooms are also called toadstools . A mushroom is a body of fungus which is able to bear spores . Here we are talking about some edible mushrooms .Mushrooms are usually born above the soil or rotten dead waste & Their growth rate is very rapid .

    Mushrooms are from the kingdom of ‘Fungi’ & Under ‘Basidiomycota’ phylum . Mushrooms are divided into 3 body parts — 1) Stem or, Stipe ; 2) Cap or, Pileus ; 3) Gills or Lamellae (It generates microspore & stores them) .The most popular & edible mushroom is Agaricus bisporus .Mushrooms can be edible and non-edible. Non-edibles are poisonous & it harms our body . Some well known edible mushroom species are —  Portobello ,Button ,Shiitake(It is also called as “King of Mushrooms”) ,Oyster ,Maitake ,Enoki ,white mushroom & many others .Now, let’s talk about their nutritional value  .

    Agaricus bisporus
    Enoki Mushroom
    Shiitake Mushroom

    Nutritional value : nutritional value per 100g raw and uncooked mushrooms are given below —– 

    1) 4.3 gram carbohydrate 

    2) 0.1 gram fat

    3) 2.5 gram protein

    4) Many types of Vitamin B are available ~~ a) 0.1 milligram of Vitamin B1 ;b) 0.5 mg of vitamin B2 ; c) 3.8 mg of vitamin B3 ; d) 1.5 mg of vitamin B5 ; e) 0.11 mg of Vitamin B6 ; f) 25 microgram of Vitamin B9 , g) no amount of Vitamin C .Vitamin  B2 ,vitamin B5 and vitamin B3 are in a lots of amount in a mushroom .

    5)Various minerals are also presents ~~ a) 18 mg of calcium ;b) 0.4 mg of iron ;c) 9 mg of magnesium ;d) 0.14 mg of Manganese ;e) 120 mg of phosphorus ;f) 448 mg of potassium ; g) 6 mg of sodium ;h) 1.1 mg of zinc .

    6) Mushroom body contains 92% water 

    7) Mushrooms contain a very high amount of 2 important antioxidants — Ergothioneine & Glutathione .

    8) It also has lots of folate .

    9) Mushrooms give away 94 KJ or 22 Kcal energy .

    Effect on Health : 

    1) Mushrooms contain a lot of calcium which is a main component of our bones . That’s why mushrooms are beneficial for our bone health. It prevents osteoporosis and joint pain problems . 

    2) It also fights against cancer as mushrooms have Vitamin D and antioxidants .Folate which is also present in mushrooms, helps in the synthesis process of DNA .

    3) Mushrooms have a lot of fibre. fibre helps to control the Glucose level of blood. In that way the blood sugar level remains at a safe margin .

    4) Potassium, Vitamin C and fibre are good for the cardiovascular system, especially for the heart .Mushrooms have all these elements so it also prevents the risk of heart diseases .

    5) Selenium, which is available in mushrooms, increases the immune power of our body and helps to prevent flu and common cold .

    6) Mushrooms are a very good diet vegetable .

    7) Mushrooms give a lot of energy to our body as it has lots of protein .

    8)  Folate is present in mushrooms and It helps in the fetal health for any pregnant women .

    9) Mushrooms contain two important antioxidants (Ergothioneine & Glutathione) that work against aging of our skin and body .

    10) Mushrooms prevent the aging of our brain .