How Healthy Are Durians, Really? | Talking Point | Full Episode

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  • Our love for durians is insatiable, but are we having too much of a good thing? Can durians actually be good for us? Host Steven Chia takes on the ultimate challenge by going on a durian diet to find out what it does to his body. And we send some of our most popular durians to be a lab to be tested for nutritional content, to find out, which type of durian is the healthiest.
    00:00 Introduction
    00:16 Our love affair with durian
    04:41 Health benefits of durian
    06:36 Varieties of durian
    09:42 I eat durian everyday for 2 weeks
    14:19 Durian myths, busted
    17:17 Which durian variety is the most nutritious?
    19:59 Steve's health report after durian diet
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 358

  • @tomato_jesus
    @tomato_jesus 9 місяців тому +570

    You already know the video is gonna be good if steven is the host.

  • @takanna
    @takanna 9 місяців тому +337

    steven deserves a pay raise for always putting his own health at risk. lol

    • @Steven.Chia.Singapore
      @Steven.Chia.Singapore 9 місяців тому +18

      steven thinks so too...🤣

    • @sdqsdq6274
      @sdqsdq6274 9 місяців тому +3

      wah lao foc durian , sign me up, haha

    • @NoyNumbre3636
      @NoyNumbre3636 8 місяців тому +3

      only 5seeds a day , complain so much ! ommmgggg

    • @oliviahardhian3825
      @oliviahardhian3825 7 місяців тому

      I ll the one who never think twice for this challenge, bring me in, loves durian.

    • @user-dx2hx7ng6y
      @user-dx2hx7ng6y 4 місяці тому

      Durian smells so bad

  • @hamidisaidi2879
    @hamidisaidi2879 9 місяців тому +13

    This is a really awesome content...many questions i had about durians have either been confirmed or answered.

  • @nhuphuong060688
    @nhuphuong060688 9 місяців тому +22

    Here's a durian lover from Vietnam. Good to know it's a healthy fruit. And I must say I have always enjoyed Talking Point episodes by Steve! Always so entertaining and educational!

  • @yunyung
    @yunyung 9 місяців тому +17

    "2.."
    "2 seeds?"
    "No, 2 fruits"
    That got me rolling

  • @BleckSaam-df8px
    @BleckSaam-df8px 4 місяці тому

    Great video, I really like it and thank you for providing the information

  • @JohnLee-gt3sr
    @JohnLee-gt3sr 9 місяців тому +13

    Another interesting and great episode! Enjoyed watching with a lot of envy. I wonder if the different nutrition results were due to the different fruit varieties? In other words, would different batches (of the same variety like msw, but from a different trees) also yield different results? If it does, this test may not be conclusive.

  • @MsLilac88
    @MsLilac88 9 місяців тому +6

    Hello, I always found your videos informative, I have been eating durians once in a while. 😊

  • @crosbyong
    @crosbyong 9 місяців тому +4

    Another interesting and fun episode. 👍👏

  • @rahmanshaik
    @rahmanshaik 9 місяців тому +1

    Have been waiting just for this :)

  • @yooyooba
    @yooyooba 9 місяців тому +91

    0:30: 🍈 Durian is a highly loved fruit in Singapore, with adults consuming 2-4 kilograms of it every year.
    5:00: 🍈 Durians are nutritious and good for our health, containing minerals and vitamins including B9 (folate) which is essential for red blood cell formation, genetic material production, and cell division.
    9:07: 🍈 Steve is tasked with eating one durian every day for two weeks to test its effects on his body.
    14:39: 🍈 Drinking from the husk of a durian may help cool you down and remove heatiness, but there is no scientific evidence to support this belief.
    18:55: ⭐ Durian D variety has the best nutrition with the highest amount of vitamin C and moderate calories.
    Recap by Tammy AI

    • @clarissaubawuike7429
      @clarissaubawuike7429 9 місяців тому +3

      Thanks Tammy Al ☺

    • @f4rensabri
      @f4rensabri 9 місяців тому +6

      Durian also is high and carb and sugar. Not good for diabetic people.

    • @sharonrizzi14
      @sharonrizzi14 9 місяців тому +3

      Using the honeydew emoji for the durian…..there should be a durian emoji 😅🥲

  • @Minty1888
    @Minty1888 9 місяців тому +8

    I'm from Scotland and I LOVE durian. My wife is from Sg and every time we visit Sg I eat durian as much as possible haha.

  • @CraftySalvager
    @CraftySalvager 9 місяців тому +113

    Omg Steven sacrificing his body and health again. Dude seriously needs to get hazard pay 😅

  • @fakhrimarzuqi7544
    @fakhrimarzuqi7544 8 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for making this video, without scientific research, we wouldn't know its nutrition and the health benefits to our body! I really appreciate it. Watching here from Brunei.

  • @maybulk
    @maybulk 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for the information and exciting documentary

  • @florencetan5591
    @florencetan5591 8 місяців тому +10

    We just simply love Steven more than the durians . 😂❤ Who wouldn't?! Thank you for this program

  • @xeenslayer
    @xeenslayer 9 місяців тому +26

    Probably one of the more enjoyable experiment episodes for Steve haha.

  • @rahulmaron
    @rahulmaron 8 місяців тому +3

    good job SG for conducting this scientific study.

  • @AYOGAgriVenture
    @AYOGAgriVenture 9 місяців тому

    nice! thanks for the info

  • @Banayaga
    @Banayaga 9 місяців тому +2

    Love the content when Steven is in it!

  • @dd-dd2co
    @dd-dd2co 9 місяців тому

    Been waiting for a new Steve episode for a long while!

  • @jenniferlow7273
    @jenniferlow7273 9 місяців тому +1

    Another good episode from Steven Chia! My idol 😊 saw u somewhere but too shy to ask u for a pic together...am happy enough to bump into u 😄

  • @nikkoosiones520
    @nikkoosiones520 9 місяців тому +1

    I am a fan of yours from the Philippines!

  • @sleepy_dobe
    @sleepy_dobe 9 місяців тому +10

    Steven, I would gladly be the guinea pig for this experiment. I can happily eat durians in place of my regular meals. I in fact do so every time I buy durians because that's how much I love durians. And to avoid the sore throat and heatiness, I always drink at least 2 cups of salt water after eating durians. But lucky for my overall health, I'm not a high-income earner so I don't buy durians too often.....lol....

    • @Notsurewhattoputlol
      @Notsurewhattoputlol 9 місяців тому

      the salt water wont make you thirsty?

    • @sleepy_dobe
      @sleepy_dobe 9 місяців тому

      @@Notsurewhattoputlol Nope. Of cos don't put spoonfuls of it in one glass of water.

    • @CNAInsider
      @CNAInsider  9 місяців тому +13

      Hey! We're looking for participants for our next durian taste test. If you're keen, please drop us an email at cnainsider@mediacorp.com.sg by 15 Sept, 1200.

  • @catthonglor5034
    @catthonglor5034 9 місяців тому +4

    Dive deeper into the subject by examining finer points, such as the precise application of chemical sprays in the soil and the methods employed by farmers who have successfully cultivated Durian trees without the use of any chemical sprays.

  • @tanteckh
    @tanteckh 9 місяців тому +12

    Steve seems more excited than reluctant when told to eat everyday for 2 weeks. 😅

  • @yiwenfoong304
    @yiwenfoong304 9 місяців тому +1

    Looks good!

  • @shoja2009
    @shoja2009 8 місяців тому

    Excellent video for someone like me trying it fir the 1st time

  • @Missy_Ai
    @Missy_Ai 8 місяців тому +7

    I bought snowskin (blackthorn) durian mooncakes recently and eating them sparingly because I feared it’ll be bad for health. After watching this, I must give myself a pat on the shoulders for my good purchase 😂
    Now no guilt in eating my durian mooncakes

  • @joelphow6314
    @joelphow6314 8 місяців тому

    Gratitude! Best wishes

  • @dufreversi42
    @dufreversi42 9 місяців тому +5

    His blood pressure reading is my envy, keep it up

  • @rahulmaron
    @rahulmaron 8 місяців тому +1

    Did they publish health articles related to this?

  • @ianchungchuanhin9501
    @ianchungchuanhin9501 9 місяців тому +5

    Try eating durian only and nothing else. I’ve done durian only meal for a week. At one point after a durian lunch, I tested my blood sugar after 2 hours, it came out at 5.2 milimoles/liter. And I don’t feel heaty or all those nonsense. The problem is that we eat other foods that causes interaction with durian.

  • @NellLiuNini
    @NellLiuNini 9 місяців тому

    You already know the vid’s gonna be good since Steven is the hosttt

  • @Maricalo87
    @Maricalo87 8 місяців тому +1

    I am so curious to try the herble soup and the fried rice.

  • @breetai78
    @breetai78 9 місяців тому +56

    Freshly harvested durians (within 3 hours from the time it drops naturally) is not heaty. The heatiness is caused by our immune response to the fermentation by-products in the durians.

    • @leon4175
      @leon4175 9 місяців тому +8

      cool to know that!

    • @omairaleon4015
      @omairaleon4015 9 місяців тому +3

      Best flavour too. Can't eat old durian. Freshness is the most delicious!

    • @MelvinSimKH
      @MelvinSimKH 9 місяців тому +8

      Is there any scientific study done on this? Would be good to find out though it’s almost impossible to find durians which are freshly fallen in Singapore.

    • @elite861
      @elite861 9 місяців тому +5

      Would love to go to durian plantation to eat freshly harvested durians.

    • @pogan4916
      @pogan4916 9 місяців тому +4

      ​@@MelvinSimKHit's just common sense bro coz naturally organic matter decays. Thus, u get the growth of microbes trying to decompose the organic matter, durian

  • @dufreversi42
    @dufreversi42 9 місяців тому +13

    Looks like he enjoyed the durian fest. One of his best assignment.

  • @raindropraindrop
    @raindropraindrop 9 місяців тому +2

    I used to love anything durian and for a substantial period of time, I gotta smell durian on a daily basis. Since then, I haven't been able to eat nor go near one... Hope Steven doesn't 'suffer' like I do.

    • @ThePeacePlant
      @ThePeacePlant 9 місяців тому

      Why don't you like it anymore?

  • @ermuajo
    @ermuajo 9 місяців тому

    pls consider doing one on nutritional immunology food products. I saw Steven's interview of scientist Dr Chen Jau Fei years ago, may be it is good for a followup video?

  • @jacksonjackson3561
    @jacksonjackson3561 9 місяців тому +3

    I'm craving durian now........

  • @nightinspire
    @nightinspire 5 місяців тому

    Hello Steve & CNA, please do a video on formaldehyde absorber gel for newly renovated homes!! Each tub can cost up to $20! Whether it really works to remove formaldehyde from new furnitures!
    It’ll be an interesting topic for many home owners!!!

  • @rickyliow
    @rickyliow 9 місяців тому +6

    "We import20 million kilograms of durians every year"
    And how many kilograms of it are ACTUALLY eaten?

  • @julesgoh
    @julesgoh 9 місяців тому +23

    Hi Steven - would you have taken up this assignment if you hated durians? 😂 Thanks for another fantastic Talking Point episode ❤ You are amazing! 🎉

    • @Steven.Chia.Singapore
      @Steven.Chia.Singapore 9 місяців тому +8

      probably not...would be hard to eat something you dislike every day!

    • @julesgoh
      @julesgoh 9 місяців тому +2

      @@Steven.Chia.Singapore Esp something that smells like that 😉

    • @warrendarable
      @warrendarable 8 місяців тому

      Lol, why not ask yourself the same dumb Q to self-torture for a living?

  • @caramel3407
    @caramel3407 9 місяців тому +4

    Now I'm itching to experiment Durian on desserts

    • @CNAInsider
      @CNAInsider  9 місяців тому +4

      Hey! We're looking for participants for our next durian taste test. If you're keen, please drop us an email at cnainsider@mediacorp.com.sg by 15 Sept, 1200.

  • @bchpls24
    @bchpls24 9 місяців тому +9

    Moderation is key?

  • @gloriagloria5377
    @gloriagloria5377 9 місяців тому +4

    Drinking lots of water is best to get out the heat.

  • @user-cj7yq2ur5w
    @user-cj7yq2ur5w 8 місяців тому

    I love his job

  • @lindamarzuki2938
    @lindamarzuki2938 9 місяців тому

    I am 63 loveddddd durian ..i being eating it since young n there never a problem. ..until i reached this age..after 2 mths medical check up..i became PREDIABETIC😭 my sugar increased and now my pancreas are sensitive to sugar or carb. 😔 i have to be careful n diet so that i don’t become diabetic..at least 5 or 7 yrs..or can reversed it to normal😔 now i just watched my favourite fruit. So the lesson is..don’t take too much as u grow old..just 3 or 4 seed for one week ok kot..or it will spike and raise yr sugar level. Btw he is young..still his sugar level raised.

  • @ramilherrera4781
    @ramilherrera4781 9 місяців тому +1

    Hello! Can you do in grapes? Like in your durian test.

  • @phkyt9800
    @phkyt9800 9 місяців тому

    fire video

  • @MiloMontang
    @MiloMontang 9 місяців тому +5

    Interesting Video! Actually, Steven will be just fine because he ate 5 seeds only for each day. Plus, maybe if other people suffer some effect from eating durians, well.. should look at their lifestyle thoroughly: what they eat in a day, what are their activities, etc.

    • @yenchu1237
      @yenchu1237 8 місяців тому

      5 seeds a day wouldn't cause him any harm at all la. I've eaten durians only for a few days without any issues.

    • @imanmanimanman7667
      @imanmanimanman7667 8 місяців тому

      Sehari lima biji banyak boss😮😮😮

  • @yorkiesweetpea23
    @yorkiesweetpea23 9 місяців тому +2

    I love Durian, but I would only eat it as a fruit, or ice cream at most. I don't like it hot, cooked in foods. 😝

  • @tanyamarie987
    @tanyamarie987 9 місяців тому

    i can't stop smilin', cna fam.
    💗😁🤭😍🤩😘💟

  • @angbidatv1083
    @angbidatv1083 9 місяців тому

    Wow 👏 amazing 👏 😍 yummy 😋

  • @ReviewMedic
    @ReviewMedic 9 місяців тому +1

    I'm curious about the sample size for the nutritional statistics given for the durian. I see a lot of factors that are not really factored in into this study which is supposed to be educational?

  • @SonnyDarvishzadeh
    @SonnyDarvishzadeh 9 місяців тому

    I miss durian so much!

  • @shakespace4711
    @shakespace4711 9 місяців тому +1

    Eating durian while watching this episode is so satisfying.

  • @kevhall4802
    @kevhall4802 7 місяців тому

    Love that old Benz
    Looks like a 70's model?
    I am curious how you manage to get a COE for it and keep it licenced?
    My understanding is that cars in Singapore need to be scrapped after ten years and this Benz is clearly quite an old vintage?

  • @sofiawzf
    @sofiawzf 9 місяців тому +1

    love Steve's plant collection😆

  • @airic21
    @airic21 5 місяців тому

    How do I get that dinner? which restaurant is this?

  • @josephyeo6966
    @josephyeo6966 9 місяців тому +3

    Everything in moderation -simple but effective philosphy. Outside of Asia, we get D24 and Musang King frozen and it will set you back USD50-60 per 500gm.

    • @patrickwilliamson29
      @patrickwilliamson29 9 місяців тому

      They should be far more as the environmental impact of durian plantations is not factored into the cost in asia. I hope that they go extinct due to the amount of forest destroyed by these disgusting fruits is immense yet durian actually require high quality forest for pollination

    • @josephyeo6966
      @josephyeo6966 9 місяців тому

      @@patrickwilliamson29 The greatest environment impact comes from over population. That is the root of the problem.
      Yet people will complain and condemn certain industrial or agricultural products and then go home to make babies.

  • @temasek65
    @temasek65 9 місяців тому

    Ah yes my hero! Hope you can do research on the “oxygen water” sold here especially by Giant and Cold Storage.

  • @yukisnoww
    @yukisnoww 9 місяців тому +1

    Bro living the dream

  • @OrgKgTV
    @OrgKgTV 9 місяців тому

    Is the merc for sale...now bro..😊

  • @MrLittleSmall3
    @MrLittleSmall3 9 місяців тому +1

    I see durian I click like.

  • @paparoti4006
    @paparoti4006 9 місяців тому +2

    Can make video of our local Indian Runner Shanti pereira ?

  • @easypitsy
    @easypitsy 9 місяців тому +1

    Ikan keli masak gulai tempoyak is the best

  • @chyu89
    @chyu89 9 місяців тому +1

    Thomas Shelby once said Durian has no limitation.

  • @rudyalfonsus686
    @rudyalfonsus686 9 місяців тому +3

    i don't care it is healthy or not. i love it because the taste

    • @CNAInsider
      @CNAInsider  9 місяців тому

      Hey! We're looking for participants for our next durian taste test. If you're keen, please drop us an email at cnainsider@mediacorp.com.sg by 15 Sept, 1200.

  • @xfool
    @xfool 9 місяців тому +1

    so will lower the price of MSW?

  • @dianamsw245
    @dianamsw245 9 місяців тому

    Yummy 😊

  • @susanhanstock6879
    @susanhanstock6879 8 місяців тому

    It is true what she says. That is why eating a little Durian is better for you, than eating a lot.
    Plus, eating Durian just as it is starting to ripen will give a firmer fruit, than ripe, which will be soft or even mushy (over ripe). So it depends how you like to eat it. Firm, soft, or very ripe. I always choose firm.
    And do not give Durian to the elderly, they may end up in hospital with a fever.

    • @davidlamb7524
      @davidlamb7524 7 місяців тому

      I agree but most Malaysians and Singaporeans eat it quite soft. They are wrong ! 😂 The outside almost as crisp as an apple with the inside soft and creamy is perfection imho.
      I am elderly but find durian ok if eaten in moderation.

  • @JayJay-st1jj
    @JayJay-st1jj 9 місяців тому +2

    thanks to this video im ordering durian hahaha

  • @selendrithtiras8659
    @selendrithtiras8659 9 місяців тому

    Drink from the husk you need to also add some salt.

  • @Elaboratory
    @Elaboratory 3 місяці тому

    You should have done comparative measurements for the fat levels in different varieties of durian.

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak 9 місяців тому +3

    Really heaty

  • @unitelephone
    @unitelephone 9 місяців тому

    I like Dr Peng!

  • @zylanfu7217
    @zylanfu7217 9 місяців тому +9

    Durian is considered a healthy fruit packed with multi-nutrients provided the person who eats it doesn't have any chronic conditions like diabetes and cardio-vescular diseases. Moderate among of durian is good, same goes to other foods. Too much or too little will not do any good to the body. Last but not least, Banana is no longer the representative of Potassium but Durian. Even the doctor said potassium level in urine is high after having durian.

    • @davidlamb7524
      @davidlamb7524 7 місяців тому

      Also people with kidney problems should avoid it or eat small portions and rarely.

  • @Branch7ShuZhi
    @Branch7ShuZhi 9 місяців тому +2

    Always eat durian with mangosteen to balance out the heat .....

    • @Onion_Knights
      @Onion_Knights 4 місяці тому

      or pineapple, coconut water and watermelon

  • @TANHT75
    @TANHT75 9 місяців тому

    Sometimes there were subtitles and sometimes not - why? Could you just add subtitles throughout the video?

  • @deschai7071
    @deschai7071 9 місяців тому

    Enjoy the host experiment!!

  • @owl77
    @owl77 9 місяців тому +1

    I would love to take your place of taking the durian. 😋
    It looks like MSW is not as healthy as others durian. Black thorny it is.😁

    • @CNAInsider
      @CNAInsider  9 місяців тому +1

      Hey! We're looking for participants for our next durian taste test. If you're keen, please drop us an email at cnainsider@mediacorp.com.sg by 15 Sept, 1200.

  • @user-jl3ny9zj2z
    @user-jl3ny9zj2z 8 місяців тому

    Love durian..............

  • @leongyet9896
    @leongyet9896 9 місяців тому +1

    Durians price gonna sky rocket after this episode ........

  • @shuigao
    @shuigao 8 місяців тому

    Wow I saw my hero appear at 1:20 mark 💯

  • @gerrykomalaysia2
    @gerrykomalaysia2 9 місяців тому +1

    Eat it once a year. No problem

  • @tunqihua
    @tunqihua 9 місяців тому +6

    Which type of durians did you eat in 2 weeks? Mixed or same kind?

  • @1stfiller696
    @1stfiller696 9 місяців тому +2

    I used to do the same . Eating only durian and water for 5 days and it was awesome for my gut but not for my throat 😂 lips also get dry

    • @PP-vf1kx
      @PP-vf1kx 9 місяців тому

      🤔 durian pulp is like a regurgitated mess in your belly…imagine if there is a sizeable amount 😬…drinking water is all in your head 🤭

  • @SunilKumar-sl2bu
    @SunilKumar-sl2bu 9 місяців тому +2

    does it smell a lot? I use to hear this when I was in Singapore for 2 yrs

    • @patrickwilliamson29
      @patrickwilliamson29 9 місяців тому +1

      Yes its absolutely foul, hotels don't allow consumption in their buildings and for good reason

    • @annenelson5656
      @annenelson5656 9 місяців тому

      @@patrickwilliamson29 Yeah! Have you seen those “No Durian” signs that are a black silhouette of a pointy durian with a red circle and a slash? They crack me up.

    • @markzzzzberg1312
      @markzzzzberg1312 9 місяців тому

      but not as bad and funky as lndian people B.O

  • @erth2877
    @erth2877 7 місяців тому

    Den I shall order black thorn flavour from now on..

  • @Dominus_Potatus
    @Dominus_Potatus 9 місяців тому +3

    at this point, I think you people want to see him to eat what's consider bad stuffs XD

  • @coolxuan
    @coolxuan 9 місяців тому

    as a durian lover myself, you sure got "durianed"

  • @tankgod888
    @tankgod888 9 місяців тому

    Try Guinness Stout + Durian combo

  • @debernard1910
    @debernard1910 9 місяців тому +1

    Try Rinse you mouth with the seed, and when wash your fingers, rubbing seed at same time.

  • @MrKevinliow88
    @MrKevinliow88 9 місяців тому

    Actually have any discomfort even if I eat lots of durian everyday because I exercise and fast every morning, which will lower my blood sugar level

  • @setho7496
    @setho7496 9 місяців тому

    is ice cream "liang"....? it might be cold but that's not the same as "cooling" i think.... LOL

  • @fishygal53
    @fishygal53 9 місяців тому

    Maybe i don’t eat enough at 1 sitting because I have never gotten sore throat from eating durian.

  • @StorybookProduction
    @StorybookProduction 9 місяців тому +1

    21:01 "How sweet am I" HAHAHA

  • @MelTe
    @MelTe 9 місяців тому

    What was the amount of durian used in the lab tests?

  • @damienjombek4207
    @damienjombek4207 9 місяців тому +5

    if you come to Sarawak and try the "Tempoyak Goreng"...You will never talk bad about anything durian