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Do you know how much arecanut India exports every year?

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:45:37 +0530

60%! That’s the proportion of the global arecanut production that is contributed by India alone! Thus, it stands to reason that India would export a part of its produce. India exports thousands of tons in value-added arecanut products to multiple countries, including those in the Middle East, the USA, and many European countries. It also exports to other areca producing countries like Malaysia. Are you a customer of Indian arecanut products?

Do you know how colorful an areca palm tree's fruits are?

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:43:26 +0530

Don’t we all love colorful fruits? The areca palm tree is no exception, bearing the fruits that yield the prized arecanuts. The areca palm tree’s fruit starts blooming around the 4^th year of the tree. It starts out green in color and by the time it ripens, it turns an orange-yellow shade. The average tree yields about 4 bunches annually, which is quite a bit for the farmer. Ultimately, the nut is harvested from the fruit and sent to the different stakeholders that make use of it. How many different uses of the arecanuts do you know?

Areca nut as a mouth freshener

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:42:03 +0530

Love mouth-fresheners? Try the areca nut in a betel leaf! The areca nut is a much-loved item, all over India. It is used as an after-meal mouth freshener for its strong flavour. It also helps prevent cavities in your teeth while preventing or curing digestion issues you may be going through. As if that isn’t enough, it can apparently help in improving your concentration too! It has very stimulating properties that give you that extra focus you need in tight situations. Do you love chewing the areca nut?

Products made from the areca fruit

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:40:05 +0530

Have you ever seen the fruit of an areca palm tree? Every part of the areca is useful, but the fruit is the main product. The areca nut fruit is yellow-green. It is smooth and shaped a bit like a lemon. The brown areca nut is found inside the fruit and is marked with reddish-brown lines. Traditionally, the areca nut has been combined with betel leaves as an after-meal mouth freshener and digestive stimulant. Perhaps you are a fan of this too? Many advocate its medicinal qualities, mostly to do with improving digestion. Paan masala companies, whose ads you see a million times during the IPL, also use the areca nut in their products. It is also useful to vets, to treat dogs and horses with intestinal issues.

Ever repainted your house? Next time, choose areca! While the areca nut has traditionally been used as a mouth freshener and digestive stimulant, the modern world that always finds alternate uses for everything has come up with other areas to use it in. Moreover, there’s no doubt that the areca nut is an eco-friendly and sustainable alternative to the methods already in place! The areca nut is now used in the paint industry. Tannin, a by-product from the processing of the nut, can be used in paints and provides another avenue of revenue to areca nut farmers. It is also used in dyes by the textile industry. Have you ever seen areca-based paint?