http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:26:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-134515 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:33:05 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-134515 Hi, just want to share something about Balimbing. I jsut received this email saying that star fruit or balimbing can be fatal for those with kidney problems. At Universiti Malaya Medical Centre consultant nephrologist said that star fruits contain a neurotoxin which is not present in other fruits. It affects the brain and nerves. In healthy persons, the kidneys filter it out. But for those with kidney problems, this potent toxin cannot be removed and will worsen the consumers' conditions. Read more at http://jennycuevas.blogspot.com. Hi, just want to share something about Balimbing. I jsut received this email saying that star fruit or balimbing can be fatal for those with kidney problems. At Universiti Malaya Medical Centre consultant nephrologist said that star fruits contain a neurotoxin which is not present in other fruits. It affects the brain and nerves. In healthy persons, the kidneys filter it out. But for those with kidney problems, this potent toxin cannot be removed and will worsen the consumers’ conditions. Read more at http://jennycuevas.blogspot.com.

]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-107843 Sun, 18 May 2008 15:29:45 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-107843 oops. im sorry. i was just told it was kamias pala. tee-hee oops. im sorry. i was just told it was kamias pala. tee-hee

]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-107836 Sun, 18 May 2008 14:25:31 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-107836 they served us balimbing shake at t house in tagaytay. it was so good and refreshing. before then, i never even thought about using it to make shakes. they served us balimbing shake at t house in tagaytay. it was so good and refreshing. before then, i never even thought about using it to make shakes.

]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-102214 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:44:36 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-102214 I used to eat those with bagoong. I used to eat those with bagoong.

]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-99676 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:18:42 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/balimbing-carambola-star-fruit#comment-99676 i never tasted a sweet balimbing! i never tasted a sweet balimbing!

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