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Title: Starfruit! :(
Post by: Mohini on March 03, 2013, 08:00:11 AM
Post by: Mohini on March 03, 2013, 08:00:11 AM
I haven't had starfruit in the longest time, so I tried it a month ago. I began feeling super dizzy and headache-y, and read on Google that starfruit has a high potassium concentration, and has caused death for those who are potassium sensitive! :-\ I suppose that grabbing my head and needing to sit down probably wasn't healthy.
Coconut water... my most favourite drink in the past, also makes me dizzy. :(
I've eaten bananas and tomatoes, and had no problems.
How about y'all? Have you had big potassium problems?
Coconut water... my most favourite drink in the past, also makes me dizzy. :(
I've eaten bananas and tomatoes, and had no problems.
How about y'all? Have you had big potassium problems?
Title: Re: Starfruit! :(
Post by: Jeepgirl90 on March 03, 2013, 11:53:03 AM
Post by: Jeepgirl90 on March 03, 2013, 11:53:03 AM
i haven't I eat bananas but nowhere near what I used to ... but haven't had any issues. Sucks about star fruit being that high in Potassium, I love star fruit but haven't had it in a while.
Title: Re: Starfruit! :(
Post by: Maegan on March 04, 2013, 01:36:26 PM
Post by: Maegan on March 04, 2013, 01:36:26 PM
What is star fruit? We don't get it here in South Africa, but it sounds very nice.
Luckily, I had no problems eating bananas.
Huggs
Maegan
Luckily, I had no problems eating bananas.
Huggs
Maegan
Title: Re: Starfruit! :(
Post by: jfong on March 05, 2013, 12:07:30 AM
Post by: jfong on March 05, 2013, 12:07:30 AM
Starfruit is actually way lower than banana in potassium content. I just had durian the other day and feels fine, but try to avoid it since durian contains way more potassium than banana.
For comparison here's the potassium content of 100g of each fruit
Durian 436
Banana 358
Jackfruit 303
Papaya 257
Honeydew 228
Grape 191
Oranges 180
Mango 156
Star fruit 133
Watermelon 112
For comparison here's the potassium content of 100g of each fruit
Durian 436
Banana 358
Jackfruit 303
Papaya 257
Honeydew 228
Grape 191
Oranges 180
Mango 156
Star fruit 133
Watermelon 112
Title: Re: Starfruit! :(
Post by: Mohini on March 05, 2013, 01:23:55 AM
Post by: Mohini on March 05, 2013, 01:23:55 AM
Wow... I suppose that perhaps it may be something else, that I am probably not able to digest starfruit like other people. Apparently online information tells me that any person who has potassium problems will receive many problems with starfruit, but I have no idea!
I still eat tomatoes, potatoes and bananas, and I never had problems with them!
I still eat tomatoes, potatoes and bananas, and I never had problems with them!
Title: Re: Starfruit! :(
Post by: Mohini on March 05, 2013, 01:28:24 AM
Post by: Mohini on March 05, 2013, 01:28:24 AM
Quote from: Maegan on March 04, 2013, 01:36:26 PM
What is star fruit? We don't get it here in South Africa, but it sounds very nice.
Luckily, I had no problems eating bananas.
Huggs
Maegan
It's a beautiful fruit that grows in tropical climates. It has a light citrus taste and a crisp texture, and slicing it will reveal the shape of a star!
They are also called carambolas!
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftowness.co.in%2Fxcart44%2Fimages%2FD%2Fstar-fruit.jpg&hash=2f86583c3c7f4cc2fdef5cc6000bb51cb80380a0)
Title: Re: Starfruit! :(
Post by: Maegan on March 05, 2013, 02:49:55 AM
Post by: Maegan on March 05, 2013, 02:49:55 AM
Thanks Mohini,
It looks delicious! I must confess, I have never seen anything like that.
Thanks for the pic. ;)
Huggs
Maegan
It looks delicious! I must confess, I have never seen anything like that.
Thanks for the pic. ;)
Huggs
Maegan
Title: Re: Starfruit! :(
Post by: Jamie D on March 06, 2013, 04:53:00 AM
Post by: Jamie D on March 06, 2013, 04:53:00 AM
Quote from: Maegan on March 04, 2013, 01:36:26 PM
What is star fruit? We don't get it here in South Africa, but it sounds very nice.
Luckily, I had no problems eating bananas.
Huggs
Maegan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfruit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfruit)
They look pretty in a vegetable or fruit salad, but they don't have much taste.