Mamey fruit is one of the most nutritious fruits belongs to Sapotaceae family. It has very soft as well as creamy texture and it is very tasty.  It is packed with various important nutrients that offer numerous health benefits. It has been traditionally used for various medicinal purposes.

Nutritional profile

• It contains desirable amount of carbohydrates
• It is packed with fibre as well
• It contains protein too and composed of various important amino acids
• It contains very lesser amount of fat
• It contains several important vitamins like Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin B complex such as Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6
• It is also packed with various important minerals and significantly rich in manganese, magnesium, copper, iron
• It contains numerous imperative phytonutrients as well that exert various nutraceutical activities

Biological activity

Antioxidant activity

• It is packed with antioxidants that help in protecting the body from the harmful effects of free radicals by nutralising them
• Its consumption is thus very useful for protecting the body from oxidative damages as a result minimises the risk of developing chronic diseases
• Oxidative stress reducing capacity is also very useful for reducing the risk of developing cancers as it helps in protecting the DNA from free radical induced oxidative damages, which plays imperative role in reducing the risk of developing cancers

Anti-inflammatory activity

• It contains various important micronutrients and phytonutrients that exert outstanding anti-inflammatory activity
• It plays important role in preventing long term inflammation
• It helps in delaying the onset of inflammatory events within body by decreasing the concentration of inflammatory markers as a result reduces the risk of develoing chronic inflammatory diseases
• It helps in preventing joint swelling as well thus individual suffer from arthritis should try it for improving their symptoms
• It helps in relieving pain too

Antimicrobial activity

• It exerts potent antimicrobial activity that helps in hindering the growth of microbes within host as a result reduces the susceptability of developing infectious diseases
• It exerts antiseptic property too, which significantly reduces the prevalence sepsis
• It is also associated with eliminating foreign pathogens from body thus helps an individual to stay away from chronic illness

Health benefits

Role on immunity

• It plays vital role in improving the immunological responses of the body as it contains various imperative nutrients that are responsible for strengthening the defense mechanism of body
• Consumption of mamey fruit is also related with promoting the synthesis of immune cells, which ultimately improve the functionality of immune system

• Vitamin C present in mamey fruit helps in making the body able to fight against infection
• Its consumption is also very effective for preventing common cold and cough
• It helps to keep infectious diseases at bay too

Role in digestive health

• Its consumption is very useful for improving the health and activity of digestive system
• Fibre present in mamey fruit plays imperative role in promoting regularity thus individual suffer from constipation may try this fruit for improving their symptoms
• It is also associated with improving colonic health and helps in reducing the prevalence of diverticular disease as well as colon cancer
• It helps to prevent hemorrhoids too
• It helps in improving gut health. Fibre present in mamey fruit helps in improving the growth as well as the number of intestinal benificial microbes, which is responsible for promoting gut health
• Its anti-inflammatory activity is closely related with protecting the gastrointestinal tract from inflammatory damages as a result reduces the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease

Role on skeletal system

• You can easily strengthen your bones with the support of mamey fruit thus this fruit is considered as one of the most important recommended fruits for athlets
• It helps to support the growth and development of skeletal system
• It is also associated with promoting bone mass and bone mineral density as a result help in reducing the prevalence bone thinning, which significantly reduces the risk of injuries

Role on cardiovascular health

• It is loaded with fibre, potassium and antioxidants that all are accountable for exertive powerful effects on heart
• Its fibre helps in reducing the concentration of cholesterol especially LDL and triglyceride in body that helps, which is considered as one of the most important risk factors of developing heart disease
• It helps in lowering the prevalence of fat deposition within blood vessels as a result prevents the harderning of arteries and thus helps in supporting smooth blood flow, which significantly reduces the chance of bnlockage as well as atherosclerosis
• Potassium is another important trace element of mamey fruit that plays vital role in regulating blood pressure as well as fluid balance of the body
• It helps to maintain healthy heart beat as well
• Its antioxidant activity is accountable for delaying the onset of cardio-inflammatory events within body, which is also rersponsible for preventing cardiovascular diseases
• It helps to protect the heart from oxidative damages as well that help in promoting overall cardiac functionality

Role on mental health

• Mamey fruits plays vital role in stabilising the mood
• It contains various imperative nutrients that help to provide a calmness to the body that help to improve the overal mental status of an individual

• It helps in preventing anxiety too
• Individual suffer from depression may try mamey fruit as it helps to improve the symptoms

Role on skin

• Its antioxidants, vitamins and minerals components play imperative role in making the skin smooth as well as glowing
• Vitamin E present in mamey fruit is considered as one of the most vital nutrients that help in nourishing the skin inside out
• Its Vitamin A component is also related with improving skin barrier functions
• It helps in improving skin elasticity too
• It helps in preventing aging as well
• It also plays vital role in protecting the skin from the harmful effects of UV radiatioins
• It helps to prevent acne, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis

Therapeutic uses

It has been extensively used for various therapeutic uses –

• It plays vital role in weight management. Its fibre content is responsible for delaying stomach emptying, which ultimately helps in hindering appetite as a result reduces calorie intake and facilitates weight reduction
• It helps in preventing anemia as well. Iron present in mamey fruit is associated with promoting the synthesis of hemoglobin that significantly reduces the prevalence of anemia especially iron deficiency anemia
• It is closely associated with making an individual active
• It helps to boost up the metabolism as well

• It also helps in preventing premenstrual symptoms
• Vitamin A present in mamey fruit is also very useful for promoting overall eye health. It helps in improving vision too

Culinary uses

• It can be used for preparing smoothie
• It can be consumed with almond milk
• It can be also used for prepareing jam, jelly and marmalade
• It can be used in salad dresing too

Risk factors

Though it is extremely nutritious but while consuming mamey fruit, it should be kept in mind that too much consumption of mamey fruit may cause digestive issues thus it is better to consume it in moderation

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