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Palm Fruit Juice
Palm fruit juice or Tal er Rosh, ( bn, তালের রস) is sweet sap extracted from the fruit of Arecaceae, palm trees in summer. It contains vitamins Vitamin A, A, B vitamins, B, Vitamin C, C, and the elements zinc, calcium, potassium, and iron. It also contains antioxidants.Mohanty, Soberly, Sabyasachi Mishra, Rama Chandra Pradhan ''Enzymatic extraction and value addition of palm juice'', Department of Food Process Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha-769008 This is a symbolic and well-known food in Bengal in the summer. Numbers of popular Bengali foods are made using this palm fruit juice such as palm candy, pitha, Pays (food), pays, kheer, and taller boora ( bn, তালের বড়া). Age and quality Only the female palm tree gives the fruits. The age of the tree to starting to give fruits is normally 12 to 13 years. The taste of palm juice or pulp is mainly two types, bitter or sweet. The bitterness or sweetness of the juice depen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arecaceae
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees. Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts. Palms are among the best known and most extensively cultivated plant families. They have been important to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods are derived from palms. In contemporary times, palms are also widely used in landscaping. In many historical cultures, because of their importance as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
