The sudachi and kabosu both belong to the citrus family of fruits. Because of their fragrance and acidity, they are often eaten with raw foods like sashimi. Sudachi are explained on page 2 of this site.
Kabosu looks like sudachi in color and form, but it is one size bigger than a sudachi. They are around 100-120g. Kabosu is a citrus fruit which came over from China in the Edo Era. In those days, it was used as a cold medicine and as a medicine for the skin. In addition, kabosu was used to repel mosquitos and flies. There was an old saying that went mosquito boss → kabushi → kabosu. |
The green fruit of sudachi appears in about August or September, and shipments are at a peak in October. It is an important crop in Tokushima. Tokushima's national share of the sudachi crop is about 98%. The green fruit of the kabosu is shipped from August to October. When it is about November, it matures and turns yellow. Oita has about 98% of the national share of kabosu production. Autumn is the season for both. If you have a chance to eat them in the future, you will experience a delicious thing.
Both sudachi and kabosu are called "incense acid citrus fruits," but the acidity is stronger than in a normal mandarin orange. The acidity has a healthy effect. The real source of the sourness is "citric acid." When a person has enough citric acid, glucides from meals are convented to energy. When there is a lack of citric acid in the body, glucides are not changed to energy, and they accumulate in the body. As a result, you increase your body fat and you feel fatigue. Citric acid is present in kabosu and sudachi, as well as in other citrus ftuits. Compared to a lemon, 3g and a mandarin orange 1g, the kabosu has 6g and the sudachi has 4.5g of citric acid per 100g of fruit. In addition, citric acid has the effect of making the blood clean and it activates internal metabolism. Futhermore, a person who has poor digestion or a poor appetite can get benefits from the sourness.
Sudachi and kabosu both have vitamin C. The minimum quantity of vitamin C per day is 100mg. If you press juice from a sudachi or kabosu, you can get enough vitamin C for one day.
<Vitamin C is included in citrus fruits>
kabosu (fruit juice) 42mg
sudachi (rind) 110mg
sudachi (fruit juice) 40mg
citron (rind) 150mg
citron (fruit juice) 40mg
unshuu orange 32mg
iyokan 35mg
valencia orange 40mg
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<Vitamin C is included in citrus fruits>
kabosu (fruit juice) 42mg
sudachi (rind) 110mg
sudachi (fruit juice) 40mg
citron (rind) 150mg
citron (fruit juice) 40mg
unshuu orange 32mg
iyokan 35mg
valencia orange 40mg
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