Guyabano and Its Health Benefits

Guyabano, uncommonly called Soursop, is a small tropical fruit-bearing an uneven and unusual figure that sometimes comes across as heart-shaped. Its soft-pulpy, sweet, and refreshing white flesh makes up for its unappealing appearance of having an uneven shape and spiky spin.

According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), aside from being rich in carbohydrates dietary fiber, and Vitamins C, B1, and B2, the fruit provides high flavonoid content which is a phytonutrient that has beneficial anti-inflammatory effects while protecting our cells from oxidative damage leading to disease.

Guyabano is frequently consumed by individuals suffering from diabetes, to help lower blood sugar, and DOST’s research has shown that the fruit itself outperforms Metformin the most common maintenance drug for diabetics, in lowering blood glucose levels.

As a wide range of nutrient-dense fruits is available in today’s time, people tend to underappreciate the nutritional value of our natural medicines which are the nutrients we get from our fruits and even vegetables.

Fruits like Guyabano are there for a reason, not just to satisfy our hunger or sweet cravings but to mainly act as our reservoir for our body’s health and nutritional needs. (DMO II Gab Flores, RND)