{"id":6535,"date":"2018-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/story\/gac-fruit-a-remarkably-nutritious-disease-fighting-and-health-boosting-fruit\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T22:36:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:36:12","slug":"gac-fruit-a-remarkably-nutritious-disease-fighting-and-health-boosting-fruit","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/story\/gac-fruit-a-remarkably-nutritious-disease-fighting-and-health-boosting-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Gac fruit: A remarkably nutritious, disease-fighting and health-boosting fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to older people, Gac fruit is a wild fruit that we can find them in the forest.\u00a0During the war time people lived in caves and it was difficult for them to find enough food to eat. So, being aware of its health benefits, one food that parents would try to give their children whenever available was steamed Gac fruit with sticky rice.<\/p>\n<p>Gac fruit grows in the north of Laos. It\u2019s shaped like a thorny ball. Young, raw fruits are greenish-yellow in color but they will turn bright orangey red when ripe. The sizes of ripe fruits vary between 200g and one kilogram.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u0edd\u0eb2\u0e81\u0ec0\u0e82\u0ebb\u0ec9\u0eb2\u0eaa\u0eb8\u0e81\u0e94\u0eb5\u0eaa\u0eb5\u0ec1\u0e94\u0e87 \u0e97\u0eb5\u0ec8\u0ec4\u0e94\u0ec9\u0e88\u0eb2\u0e81\u0eaa\u0ea7\u0e99\u0eab\u0ebc\u0eb1\u0e87\u0e9a\u0ec9\u0eb2\u0e99\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"2e5c1e13-1037-42a9-9ee6-d208ebc9a73b\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/public\/inline-images\/IMG_25610722_164651.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>A bright orangey red Gac fruit is ripe and ready to be used for cookingThere are many ways to use a Gac fruit, you can:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mix and steam it with sticky rice<br \/>\n2. \u00a0 \u00a0Wrap it in a banana leaf and grill it at low heat<br \/>\n3. \u00a0 \u00a0Steam a raw, green Gac fruit and eat it like any other vegetable\u00a0<br \/>\n4. \u00a0 \u00a0Turn it into a juice, or<br \/>\n5. \u00a0 \u00a0Make Gac fruit tea out of it<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steaming rice with Gac fruit \" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"bbd10bc8-d6f6-41cc-96b8-e997c811e2dd\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/public\/inline-images\/38085958_1769730856474363_5464198986158047232_n%20%281%29_1.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"539\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>Steaming rice with Gac fruit turns the rice orange in color, \u00a0making it softer and a little oily while also filling the air with a delicious aroma.Gac fruit has the following nutritional and health benefits:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a040 times vitamin C of oranges<br \/>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a010 times beta-carotene of carrots<br \/>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a012 times lycopene of tomatoes<br \/>\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Promotes eye health<br \/>\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Has anti-bacterial properties<br \/>\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Good for the skin (fights ageing)\u00a0<br \/>\n7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease<br \/>\n8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Helps to destroy cancer cells and can fight prostate, lung, liver and stomach cancers.<\/p>\n<p>Gac fruit is grown both for both domestic consumption as well as a cash crop. These days, consumers are more aware of the benefits of nutritious foods, which has made Gac fruit popular again. Usually, the price of a Gac fruit is 5,000-15,000 kip. Some markets sell it for 15,000 kip\/kg. Gac fruit juice sells for 5,000 kip per 250 ml bottle and 10,000 kip per 600 ml bottle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","format":"standard","story-type":[116,124],"class_list":["post-6535","story","type-story","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","story-type-farming","story-type-health"],"acf":{"pkl_story_headline":"Gac fruit has almost magical powers. It is said to prevent cancer. It is nutrient-dense and rich in  a variety of vitamins that help keep our bodies healthy.","pkl_story_authors":"\u0e88\u0eb4\u0e99\u0e95\u0eb0\u0e99\u0eb2\u0e9e\u0ead\u0e99 \u0ec1\u0e81\u0ec9\u0ea7\u0ea7\u0eb4\u0e88\u0eb4\u0e94","pkl_story_image":6549,"pkl_story_video":"","pkl_story_image_credits":"Chintanaphone","pkl_story_file":null,"pkl_story_story_types":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story\/6535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/story"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"story-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story-type?post=6535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}