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this is the third assignment of writing. It is about durian, i must make four
paragraph of report essay with durian as a topic.
DURIAN
Durian (Durio zibethinus) is the fruit of the
durian tree. It originated in Borneo Island and now it
is cultivated in many
Southeast Asia countries. It is commonly known in Southeast Asia as the
king of fruit that contains many nutritions and many people like it.
Durian tree
is a large size of tropical fruit tree. The tree can reach
35-45m height if grown from seeds. Trees that originate from seeds have
buttress at the lowest part of the bark. In clusters of 40-50 cm
on the strong main mature branches grow flower.
Generally, flowers appear only once a year. The trees do not provide any
fruit for 5-10 years after being planted. The leaf measures 6-12 cm in length and 2-4cm wide. The durian fruit is usually oval and it is 20-25
cm in length and 18-20 cm in diameter. It has weight from 1-4,5kg. Its skin
colour is usually green or yellowish green. The fruit has five sections. In each
section contains a few pips. This pips differ in aspects like colour,
thickness, texture, aroma, taste or flavour depending on the clone. Durian that
has fallen off the tree cannot be kept long.
In 100 gram
edible portion durian has 153 calories, 64,1 gram moisture,
2,6 gram protein, 3,4 gram fat, 27,9 gram
carbohydrates, 103,9 gram minerals, 140 gram beta carotene, 0,1 mg vitamin B1,
0,13 mg vitamin B2 and 23,3 mg vitamin C.
Many people like this tropical fruit because its flavours are rich and
complex, rather than acidic and refreshing. Its offers a very different taste
experience from market quality fruits that are probably a couple of days old.