Pepino or pepino dulce (Solanum muricatum), Dr.Abhay Kumar Pati, CEO, Bestnutrition, Hayward, USA

June 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Pepino or pepino dulce (Solanum muricatum), is an exotic fruit that is produced from the pepino plant, which is a small bush that resembles a tomato vine and which grows to approximately three feet in height. Although it is native to South America, is it also grown in Australia, New Zealand, and in the United States, in California.
The pepino has a taste that is similar to a cucumber, cantaloupe, and a honeydew melon. Because of this, other common names for the pepino include melon shrub, tree melon, mellowfruit, pear melon, and the sweet cucumber. You can identify a pepino by its smooth round or oval shape and its colorful skin, which is light yellow with purple lines throughout. Depending on the type of pepino available, sizes of this fruit vary from small to large.
Therapeutic use: Pepino is a good source of vitamin C, it contains a fair amount of vitamin A and is low in calories.Dr.Abhay Kumar Pati, Best Nutrition Products, Inc.Hayward, California, USA and Biotechayur, Odisha, India manufacturer of  a large number of vitamins, minerals, Chinese and Ayurvedic herbal,   nutritional supplements, raw materials of standardized molecules of plants and fruit extracts. Dr. Abhay Kumar Pati, is a physician, author, entrepreneur and industrialist based in the United States, having ventures across the globe. Dr.Pati states that many of our health problems and diseases can be prevented, treated well with lifestyle, food habits and nutritional supplements. Most of the fruit contain ascorbic acid, enzymes, bioflavonoids, rich in minerals like chromium, potassium, and magnesium etc as well as B vitamins to amino acids.

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Best Nutrition Products, Inc.Hayward, California, USA and Biotechayur, Odisha, India manufacture a large number of vitamins, minerals, Chinese and Ayurvedic herbal and nutritional supplements and raw materials of standardized herbal extracts.