Bignay

Antidesma spp.

fruit

Clusters of small berries turning from white to red then black, tangy, as jam, juice or wine in the Philippines.

Origin

Philippines, Southeast Asia and northern Australia

Season (United States)

July to September

Preparation

The berries are picked one by one, black and ripe, and eaten raw, spitting out the small stone.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

On the same cluster, the berries ripen one by one: it carries every color at once.