Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) is a kind of perennial green tree from the tropics believed to originate from the Malay Peninsula and spread to the Archipelago Archipelago. It grows up to 7 to 25 meters. The fruit is also called mangosteen, red purplish when mature, although there are also variants of the skin is red. The mangosteen fruit in trade is known as the "fruit queen", as the durian couple, the "king of the fruit". This fruit contains anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. So that abroad the mangosteen fruit is known as the fruit that has the highest levels of antioxidants in the world.
Mangosteen is related to kokam, kandis acid and gelugur acid, spices from cooking spices of Indian and Sumatran culinary.