Health benefits of Tamarind

Health benefits of Tamarind

1.Tamarind fruit contains certain health benefiting essential volatile chemical compounds,
minerals, vitamins and dietary fiber.

2.In addition, dietary fibers in the pulp bind to bile salts (produced from cholesterol) and
decrease their re-absorption in the colon; thereby help in expulsion of “bad” or LDL cholesterol
levels from the body.

3.While lemon composes of citric acid, tamarind is rich in tartaric acid. Tartaric acid gives sour
taste to food besides its inherent activity as a powerful antioxidant. It, thus, helps human body
protect from harmful free radicals.

4.Tamarind fruit contains many volatile phytochemicals such as limonene, geraniol, safrole, cinnamic
acid, methyl salicylate, pyrazine and alkyl­thiazoles. Together these compounds account for the
medicinal properties of tamarind.

5.In addition, it is also rich in many vital vitamins, including thiamin (36% of daily required levels),
vitamin-A, folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin-C. Much of these vitamins plays antioxidant as
well as co-factor functions for enzyme metabolism inside the body.