Khaki Chia Pudding

GOOD TO KNOW

Khakis – the sweet tomatoes
Khakis are orange-coloured fruits about the size of a tomato that originally come from Asia. They are mainly in season here in winter.
Ripe khakis taste deliciously sweet and are reminiscent of a mixture of apricot and tomato. Unripe fruits, on the other hand, are rather tart. This is due to their relatively high tannin content. The riper the fruit, the lower its tannin content.
They provide a lot of vitamins, although they contain less vitamin C than some other fruits, they can score points with vitamin A. 100 grams contain about 270 micrograms of provitamin A (beta-carotene). Vitamin A is especially important for our eyes, but also for healthy skin and mucous membrane cells. In addition, more than 30 carotenoids have been identified in khakis!
Since they contain quite a lot of carbohydrates, they are also somewhat higher in calories than some other fruits. They consist of 80% water and contain about 2-3% dietary fibres, which is why they also have a positive effect on our digestion.
Khakis have an antioxidant effect and thus protect our cell membrane from attacks by “dangerous” oxygen radicals and block possible skin cancer caused by strong sunlight. They are also very rich in various polyphenols. These secondary plant compounds are considered to be beneficial to health because they have a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect and reduce the risk of many diseases.
Khakis are especially recommended for athletes because they contain a lot of fructose. This means that empty glucose stores can be quickly replenished after training.
They are good eaten raw. If it is very soft, you can also spoon it out like a kiwi. The skin (organic quality!) can also be eaten.

Nice To Know:
There are certain cultivated forms of the khaki that you have probably heard of: sharon fruit and persimmon. They are closely related, but differ mainly in shape: While khakis are rather round, persimmons have a more oval shape and sharon fruits are rather flat. In addition, sharon fruits and persimmons have a yellowish colour, while khakis are orange. They also differ in their origin. Most khakis come from China, Japan and Korea, while sharons are grown in Israel, Spain, Italy and South America.