Australian black plum

Vitex glabrata

fruit

Black fruits, an important food of many Aboriginal groups in the Kimberley.

Origin

Northern Australia (Kimberley)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The ripe fruit is rinsed and eaten raw, spitting out the seeds or stone; the skin is left if it is tough.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Anthocyanins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

At Riwi, in the Kimberley, they have been eaten for 7,000 years.