Wonderfully sweet and tasty kumquat fruit or cumquat is a winter/spring season fruit delicacy. Although kumquats taste like citrus fruits, they are famous from them in a way that they can be eaten as a whole with the peel.
Health benefits of kumquat fruit
* Like citrus fruits, kumquats also low in calories. 100 g of fresh fruit provide only 71 calories. Nevertheless, they are wonderfully rich sources of health benefiting dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins, & pigment anti-oxidants that contribute immensely to our health & wellness.
* Like oranges, kumquats also very rich in vitamin C. 100 g fruit provide 47.9 or 73% of RDA (Recommended every day allowances). Furthermore, vitamin C felicitates iron absorption in the food by reducing it from ferrous to ferric form in the stomach.
* Cumquats contain lovely levels of B-complex group of vitamins such as thiamin, niacin, pyridoxine, folates and pantothenic acid. These vitamins function as co-factors for metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
* In addition, they are modest sources minerals like calcium, copper, potassium, manganese, iron, selenium & zinc. 100 g of dried figs contain 640 mg of potassium, 162 mg of calcium, & 2.03 mg of iron.
* Potassium is an important part of cell & body fluids that helps controlling heart rate & blood pressure. Copper is necessary in the production of red blood cells. Iron is necessary for red blood cell formation as well for cellular oxidation.