Health Benefits of Eating Unripe Plantain

Unripe plantain is one of the foods we see around but neglect due to the fact that its health importance apart from serving as food has not been common knowledge. People occasionally visit the market, but run away from unripe plantain as a whole. Sometimes we often look at a fruit and think, it is far too “ripe”, or that fruit is too “green”. But do you know that quite often different stages of a fruits maturity have different benefits. Some would rather have a sweet ripe plantain rather than the unripe one. While experts say it is okay to have your plantain ripe, they also remind us of the immense benefits that come with consuming unripe plantain.

As a matter of fact, aside being great foodstuff for diabetic patients, the nutritional value of unripe plantain makes it stand out as a very important addition to any healthy living diet plan. Some of the health benefits of eating unripe plantain include:

Builds and strengthens bones                                                                                            

 Plantains contain an impressive amount of calcium, an essential mineral needed for stronger bones, nails, teeth and muscles.

Boosts sexual performance
Experts have revealed that making unripe plantain part of your healthy meal plan will help you in improving sexual performance through increased libido, improved male fertility, thicker sperm and volume.

Enriches the heart                                                                                                       

 Its richness in potassium makes it heart friendly by preventing heart attack and hypertension through controlling heart rate and blood pressure in our body and cell. Also, its fibre content is great for reducing cholesterol levels which reduces the risk of developing any heart disease.

Helps to prevent stomach ulcer                                                                        

Practitioners of traditional medicine have long prized the starchy fruit for its medicinal properties, which reputedly include an ability to cure ulcer. Also, various studies conducted have shown that unripe plantain contains phytochemical properties such as leucocyanidin which can prevent ulcer.

Aids weight loss                                                                                                                                   

If you want to burn fat fast, replace your ripe plantain with unripe ones. Unripe plantain can help you during your weight loss journey. Unripe plantain helps burn lower tummy fat. Even after you must have stopped your rigorous diet, unripe plantain ensures that your body does not store excess fat. One medium unripe plantain contains 220 calories and 57g carbohydrate.

Good choice for diabetic patients                                                                                        

Unripe plantain is very low in sugar compared to ripe or over-ripe plantain and this makes it a good choice for diabetics especially when added with another fibre and protein-rich food such as green vegetables. Thus, it makes a great choice for preventing diabetes.

Boosts immune system and improves vision                                                                   

Unripe plantain contains vitamin A, B6 and C. The essential vitamins found in plantain improve vision health, boost immunity and improve skin complexion.

 Gabriel Ifinnwa 

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