Mangosteen is grown mainly in the Asian and Pacific tropics, but is not related to the mango fruit. The two primary mangosteen components-pericarp and flesh-have different purposes in the functional food industry. The purple pericarp, not considered edible, is a rich source of antioxidant phytochemicals, whereas the interior flesh is valued as a juice or pulp product. A few of the benefits for this "Queen of Fruits" are:

• Anti-bacterial, anti-carcinoma & anti-viral indications
• Allergy treatment (inhibitions of histamine release and prostaglandin E2 synthesis
• Mangosteen as a whole fruit ranks among those with the highest anti-oxidant levels found, primarily from the Xanthones.
• Beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, vitamin C, trace B vitamins, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc and potassium