Fruit Benefits Bisbul (tomato)

Bisbul (Diospyros blancoi A. DC)
is known also sebgai Velvet
Apple (UK) or fruit butter. He is
a wild fruit that originally lived in
the forests of the Philippines, but
now has spread in many tropical
countries, including Indonesia,
especially in Bogor, West Java.
Spherical shape is flattened, with
large approximately 5-12 cm x
8-10 cm and fluffy like velvet.
The fruit is included in the ebony
family (Ebenaceae tribe) and
allied with the fruit of
persimmon and ebony. No
wonder if in his native country
he was called Fruit or Fruit Hairy
Mabolo.
Fruit bisbul rather unique color.
Initially reddish brown and then
turn into bright red and finally
becomes a bit dull when ripe. As
for his own flesh whitish, dry,
slightly hard, and dense. It was
sweet and somewhat Sepat
berbaus hard, almost like the
smell of cheese and durian. Each
fruit contains up to 10 grains of
seed grain wedge-shaped and
sized up to 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm.
Bisbul commonly eaten fruits in
fresh condition if it is ripe. The
pulp can also diris-sliced ​​and
mixed with other fruits to be
used as salad.
Bisbul tree has a varied
appearance, from the shape of
leaves and feathers and the
shape and flavor of fruit.
Pohonna can reach a height of
30 meters, straight-trunked with
pepagan colored black with a
diameter of up to 50 cm or more
inthe base of the stem. The
wood is smooth and durable,
black and more utilized in the
Philippines for the manufacture
of handicrafts. While the leaves
are glossy dark green above and
silvery downy underneath.
Every 100 grams of fruit bisbul
contains 2.8 grams of protein,
0.2 grams fat, 11.8 grams
carbohydrates, 1.8 grams fiber,
46 mg calcium, 18 mg
phosphorus, 0.6 mg of iron,
vitamin A, vitamin C , thiamine,
roblavin, and energy. With a high
fibercontent, then bisbul
beneficial to increase endurance,
improve the digestive tract, the
skin, maintaining eye health, and
prevent constipation .