Cauchao (luma berry)

Amomyrtus luma

fruit

Black or purple berries of a tree in the myrtle family, made into jam.

Origin

Temperate forests of Chile and Argentina

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The berries are stripped from their stalks, rinsed and cooked with sugar into jam; fully ripe, they are also eaten raw.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

In Chile it is also made into chicha.