yummy fresh durians or THE REAL FRUITS OF SUMMER?!

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Hi,

 

I thought I'd try reposting my tables on Durian and other food

nutrients, since the tables were condensed upon posting and hard to

read. Hopefully this works. My comments on Durian, other raw food, or

life matters are for the purpose of analysis, discussion and sensible

conclusion gathering. I rarely eat Durian, even as I love it. When/if

I'm rich, I'll have it more often.

 

In 100 grams (g) weight of average durian flesh, 164 Calories (Cals):

 

nutrient (g) ... % of weight .... Cals/g ..... Cals .... % of Cals

 

water ... 66 ........ 66 ........ 0 C/g ........0 ..........0

carbs ... 27 ........ 27 ........ 4 C/g ..... 109 ........ 66.5

fat ...... 5.3 ....... 5.3 ...... 9 C/g ...... 48 ........ 29

protein... 1.7 ....... 1.7 ...... 4 C/g ....... 7 ......... 4.5

.......... ____ ...... _____ ................. ___ ........ _____

.......... 100 ........ 100 ................. 164 ......... 100

 

Here is the second table, comparing other food's calorie content

expressed as a percentage of the food's total calories.

 

Food ..............% Calories (of total Calories in food)

.........

Vege/nut/seed:

........

Avocados ...............77

Olives .................72

Pecans .................88

Brazil nuts ............85

Walnuts ................84

Almond .................78

Cashews ................70

Sunflower seeds ........70

Sesame seeds ...........73

.......

Animal product:

.......

Cheddar Cheese .........72

Whole Yoghurt ..........50

Farmed/Wild Salmon .....54/40

Lean, trimmed Beef .....48

.......

Fruits:

.......

Durian ................ 27

Rowal ................. 15

Feijoa ................ 14

Sapodilla ............. 11

Raspberries ........... 11

Prickly pears ......... 10

Blackberries .......... 10

Kumquats ............... 9

Strawberres ............ 8

Rhubarb ................ 8

Apricots ............... 7

Watermelon ............. 5

Apple .................. 4

 

The tables speak for themselves. Durian is 66% water, a bit less than

an average fruit, but still high. 67% of the energy in durian comes

from its sugars. It's calories from fat, at 27% of its total calories,

is the highest of fruit, but very low compared to other foods that are

commonly labled high fat. Durian could be called a high fat fruit,

likely leading to some misunderstandings, but to call it a high fat

food is not accurate and is definitely misleading.

 

My comments in my previous post on these tables provide sensible

analysis and are adequate.

 

Nutrition data, as I pointed out in my previous post and for those

interested in doing research, is readily available at many sites,

including:

 

www.durian.timtyler.org.

www.nutritiondata.com/index.html

 

Robert