The document is a PowerPoint presentation created by Mary Dian Rose M. Fabela for a class on Computer Concepts and Fundamentals. The presentation discusses several fruits that are native to or commonly grown in the Philippines, including mango, rambutan, avocado, lanzones, durian, jackfruit, sugar apple, watermelon, santol, banana, and pineapple. For each fruit, it provides details on where it grows, its appearance and taste. It also briefly covers other crops in the Philippines like bayabas, cacao, and tamarind.
2. TAGOLOAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Baluarte, Tagoloan Misamis Oriental
IT 101: Computer Concepts and Fundamentals
POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION
Submitted By:
Mary Dian Rose M. Fabela
Submitted To:
Mr. Hernono B. Lopez Jr.
3.
4. Mango
The mango is the
national fruit of the
Philippines and is
considered the apple of
the tropics. It is known
worldwide and is a major
export product. Ripe ones
have yellow skin and
flesh. This is when
mangoes are at their
sweetest. Two varieties
are commonly grown, the
sweeter manggang piko
and the fleshier manggang
kalabaw. Those from
Guimaras is said to be the
sweetest in the world.
Other regions in the
Philippines which produce
large quantities of
mangoes for export are
Zambales, Davao and
Cebu.
5. Rambutan
R ambutan is native to
Southeast Asia and the
Malay Archipelago and
grown in Laguna, parts of
Mindanao, Panay
Island, Mindoro and
Batangas. The name is a
Malay word
“rambut”, which means
hair. The egg-size fruit
has claret skin that
resembles scaly leather
covered with soft red-
green spines. Rambutan
has translucent, pearly-
white meat covering
brown seeds.
6. Avocado
The avocado is a
pear-shaped fruit with
dark, shiny purple or
green skin. The
soft, creamy, thick
flesh covers a single
ovoid to round seed.
The custard-like flesh
tastes almost bland
and said to lower
cholesterol levels.
Avocadoes are used in
cooking, salads, ice
cream and other
desserts.
7. Lanzones
Lanzones grows in
bunches resembling pale
blonde grapes with bitter
seeds. It is native to
Western Malaysia. The
tartly-sweet firm fruit
has about five sections
covered in cream-colored
skin with white sap that
can discolor your fingers.
Lanzones from Camiguin
in Mindanao is said to be
the sweetest and holds
an annual harvest
festival. It also grows in
Laguna, parts of
Quezon, Batangas, Cagay
an de Oro and Butuan.
8. Durian
Durian is the “king of all
tropical fruits”, native to
Brunei, Indonesia and
Malaysia and grown in
Mindanao. It has dark khaki
or dull green skin with
thick, short, pointed spines
and a very pungent odor. Its
flesh is golden, sweet and
butter-soft. Some consider
this an aphrodisiac. Durian
is made into candied
sweets, ice cream and
cakes. Local eaters wash
off the taste by placing
some water in the husk and
drinking it. They also wash
their hands on water-filled
husks.
9. Langka
Langka or jackfruit
comes from
Southwestern India, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh and
the Philippines and also
in Australia. It is the
largest tree-born fruit in
the world, growing up to
20 inches in diameter
and weigh up to 40 kilos.
The yellow flesh
consists of sweet bulbs
covering oblong seeds
that are edible when
boiled. It can be eaten
raw or sliced and added
to turon, guinatan and
made into jam and added
to halo-halo.
10. Atis
Atis or sugar apple or
custard apple was
introduced by the
Spaniards around 1590.
The round fruit is small
with lumpy dull-green
scales. Atis has
sweet, creamy flesh with
numerous black seeds. It
has a very short shelf life
and should be eaten as
soon as it ripens but is
sweeter when left to
ripen on the tree.
11. Watermelon
Watermelons are
juicy, sweet and
crunchy, with plenty of
pits. Watermelon
grows on ground-
crawling vines, its fruit
round or oblong, with
green skin and with or
without dark green
wavy stripes. The flesh
is either red or yellow.
They can be eaten
fresh or scooped into
balls and added to
summer fruit compote.
12. Santol
Santol is a popular
summer fruit in the
Philippines but is
native to Malaysia.
This yellowish
fuzzy round fruits
has five to six
white juicy pulps
covering big seeds.
It can be eaten
raw or made into
marmalade.
13. Banana
High vitamin and
mineral
content, particularl
y potassium, easily
digested, increases
fat
burning, research
suggests they
lower risk of
colorectal and
kidney
cancer, B6, vitamin
C, B5, B2, folate, m
anganese, potassiu
m, copper, magnesi
15. Bayabas
The plant is
somewhat hairy
reaches a height of 8
inches. Ripe fruit is
eaten as vegetable
and used as seasoning
for sinigang and also
used in the
manufacture of jellies.
Leaves in the form of
decoction for washing
ulcers and wounds
and also
antidiarrhetic.
16. Cacao
Cultivated for its
seeds which are
used in the
manufacture of
cacao, chocolate, c
acao butter. Cacao
butter is used in
the manufacture of
confections, toilet
preparations and
cosmetic ointments
or coating pills and
preparing
suppositories.
17. Sampalok
The tree is cultivated for
its many uses. Leaves
are used in dyeing.
Tamarind pulp obtained
citric acid, 9.40, tartaric
acid 1.55, malic acid
0.45, bitartrate of potash
3.25, sugar 12.5, gum 4.7
vegetable jelly
6.25, parenchyma
34.35, and water 27.55.
Seeds contain
tannin, fixed oil, and
insoluble matter. and
bark of old trees contains
7% tannin.
