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Sr. Picture Food Stuff Element & its Proportion Taste Light / Heavy Oily / Dry Hot / Cold Effect on Constitution Some Facts
1 Grapes Grapes (Big) Water (3)
Fire (2)
Air (1)
Sweet, Sour,  Astringent Heavy Oily Cold Increases Kapha, Vatta  Decreases Pitta         
3 Black Grapes Grapes (Black) Earth (2)
Water (2)
Air (1)
Sweet,  Sour Heavy Oily Cold Decreases   Vatta ,Kapha,  Pitta   
4 Dates Dates Earth (3)
Air (2)
Water (2)
Sweet, Astringent Heavy Oily Cold Increases Vatta, Decreases Pitta, Kapha  
5 Figs Figs Earth (3)
Water (2)
Air (1)
Sweet, Astringent Heavy Dry Cold Decreases Pitta, Kapha  
6 Amla Gooseberry Indian  (Amla) Earth (2)
Fire (2)
Water (1)
Ether (1)
Sweet, Pungent, Bitter, Astringent Light Dry Hot Decreases Pitta, Vatta, Kapha  
7 Banana Banana Water (3)
Air (2)
Earth (2)
Sweet, Astringent Heavy Oily Cold Increases Kapha, Decreases Pitta  check
8 Guava Guava Earth (3)
Air (2)
Water (1)
Sweet, Sour,  Astringent Heavy Oily Cold Increases Kapha, Decreases Pitta, Vatta   
9 Custard Apple Custard apple  (Seetaphal) Water (2)
Earth (2)
Air (2)
Sweet Heavy Oily Cold Decreases Pitta, Increases Kapha, Vatta         
10 Zizyphus (Bade Ber) Air (2)
Earth (1)
Fire (1)
Sweet, Sour,  Astringent Heavy     Oily Hot Decreases  Vatta, Pitta, Increases Kapha  
11 Moong Jambu fruit  (Jamun) Earth (2)
Water (1)
Air (1)
Sweet, Sour,  Astringent Heavy Dry Cold (In excess) Increases Vatta, Decreases Pitta, Kapha  
12 Kidnet bean Rayan (Khirni ) Earth (3)
Fire (2)
Water (2)
Sweet, Astringent Heavy Oily Cold Decreases Pitta, Vatta, Kapha  
13 Water Chestnut Water chestnut Air (2)
Water (1)
Ether (1)
Astringent, Sweet Heavy Oily Cold Decreases Pitta  Increases Vatta, Kapha  
14 Sapota (Chiku) Water  (2)
Earth  (2)
Sweet Heavy Oily  Cold Decreases  Pitta, Increases Kapha, Vatta  
15 Apple Apple Water  (2)
Earth  (2)
Sweet Heavy Oily  Cold Decreases Vatta, Pitta, Increases  Kapha  
16 Pears Pears (Nashpati) Water (2)
Ether  (2) 
Sweet Light Oily Hot Decreases Pitta,  Kapha, Vatta   
17 Orange Orange Water (2)
Ether (1)
Sweet Heavy Dry Hot Decreases Vatta, Increases Pitta, Kapha  
18 Orange Lime Sweet (Mausambi) Water (3)
Earth (2)
Sweet Heavy Oily Cold Decreases Vatta, Pitta, Increases  Kapha  
19 Orange Pomegranate (Anar) Fire (3)
Air (2)
Water (1)
Sweet, Sour,  Astringent Light Oily Hot Decreases  Kapha, Pitta, Vatta  
20 Mango Ripe Mango Water (3)
Earth (2)
Air (2)
Fire (2)
Sweet, Astringent Heavy Oily Cold Increases Pitta  Decreases Vatta, Kapha  
21 Raw Mango Raw Mango (Raw) Water (2)
Earth (2)
Fire (2)
Pungent, Sour,  Astringent Heavy Dry Hot Increases  Kapha, Pitta, vatta  
22 Phalsa Phalsa  (Falsa) Fire (3)
Earth (2)
Water (1)
Sour, Sweet Light Dry Cold Decreases Vatta, Kapha, Increases Pitta  
23 Mulberry Mulberry (Shahtoot) Earth (2)
Water (2)
Sweet, Sour,  Astringent Heavy Oily Hot Decreases Pitta ,Vatta,          Kapha  
24 Pine Apple Pine apple (Ananas) Earth  (2)
Water (2)
Sweet  Heavy Oily Cold   Increases Pitta, Kapha  
25 Jack Fruit Jack Fruit (Phanas) Earth (3)
Water (2)
Air (1)
Sweet, Astringent Light Oily Hot Decreases  Pitta  Increases             Vatta, Kapha  
26 Papaya Ripe Papaya Water (3)
Earth  (1)
Sweet Heavy Oily Cold Decreases Pitta Increases Vatta, Kapha  
27 Musk Melon Musk Melon  (Kharbooja) Water (3)
Earth (2)
Fire (1)
Sweet Heavy Oily Cold Decreases Pitta, Vatta, Increases Kapha  
28 Watermelon Water Melon  (Tarbuj) Water (3)
Earth (1)
Sweet Heavy Oily Cold Decreases Pitta,  Increases  Kapha             
29 Papaya Sugar cane Water (3)
Earth (2)
Sweet Heavy Oily Cold Decreases Vatta, Pitta, Increases  Kapha             
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