Nutrition And Efficacy Soursop Fruit

Soursop fruit, the fruit is believed to have originated from different parts of the southern United States.

Fruit that has characteristics spiked fruit leather, dark green, slightly fibrous flesh and white and have black seeds contained in the fruit. Soursop is also believed to cure various kinds of diseases, such as cancer, immune, and many others.


This article will review the nutrition and efficacy soursop fruit , soursop fruit both nutrient content in the fruit and what benefits will we get to consume soursop fruit, especially in the health world. Soursop fruit will generally appear on the trunk, branches, and twigs of the tree section, The characteristics of soursop fruit is ripe is the distance between loose leaves, fruit stalks turn yellow, and the fruit begins to secrete fragrant aroma and piercing.

Soursop Fruit - Nutrition and Benefits

To find out various kinds of benefits contained in soursop let us look together, what are the benefits that we get when we consume soursop fruit.

Soursop fruit nutrient content

In the soursop fruit contained a number of vitamins and fiber, fruit composition is 67.5% soursop fruit that can be eaten meat, 20% fruit skin, seeds 8.5%, and 4% liver or empelur.

In addition to containing vitamins A, B, and C, soursop fruit also contains sucrose 2.54%, 5.05% dextrose and levulose 0:04%.

The content of vitamin C in fresh soursop fruit present in high enough quantities which is about 20 mg / 100g of fruit flesh. Soursop fruit pulp has a good aroma and flavor that once, so it is often used as fragrances ice cream. In addition, some also contained hydrocyanic acid compounds such as caffeine, alcohol myricy, and sterols.

Efficacy of soursop fruit for body

Judging from the composition of the nutrient contained in soursop fruit, soursop fruit is not wrong when it can also be classified as one of the traditional medicine because it provides very good benefits for the health of the body.

A number of research conducted by healthcare practitioners and educational institutions and the government, finding that the substance or substances contained in soursop fruit can give a very good effect on the body, especially those related to health.

• Journal of Natural Products published a result of research conducted by the Catholic of South Korea, which in the study mentioned that one of the compounds in soursop fruit can kill cancer cells in the colon. Strength even believed to 10,000 times greater than the chemotherapy drug adriamycin. In this study also found that the extract of soursop has a great ability to effectively attack the cancer as well as safe for the body. The compounds can also provide protection against immune system and avoid deadly infections in the body. 

• vine-uk.com launched about 20 laboratory tests stating that the content of the compounds in soursop fruit is effective in killing cancer cells that attack the colon, lung, breast, prostate, pancreas, and cervix. In the tests mentioned also that the compounds in soursop fruit is not damaging healthy cells, it can even boost the immune system and can prevent infection.

• Ketua Umum Perhimpunan Dokter Herbal Medik Indonesia (PDHMI) is Dr.Hardhi stated that the soursop fruit contains compounds called polyphenols, saponins, and bioflavonoids, which these compounds act as antioxidants. Interestingly, not like other herbs, soursop does not harm the cells that are still healthy, but the compounds in soursop only kill the abnormal cells that are as destructive as cancer cells. 

• The fact that the soursop fruit has medicinal properties, has been done by the Indians of the Americas. They've been using the plant parts including fruit soursop as a traditional medicine to treat a number of diseases. 

Other benefits of soursop fruit, among others:

1. The content of riboflavin or vitamin B2 in soursop fruit can relieve headaches such as migraine.
2. Iron in soursop fruit believed to be effective in relieving symptoms of anemia.
3. In addition to phosphorus and calcium, another mineral content in the copper soursop fruit can help the absorption of calcium into the bones so that bones need nutrients can be met.
4. In addition to the fresh aroma is owned fruit soursop, also contained thiamin, where these substances are beneficial in increasing the energy in the body.