Genipap

Genipa americana

fruit

A brown fruit with soft, sweet-and-sour flesh, eaten very ripe, as jam or as jenipapo liqueur in Brazil.

Origin

Tropical America

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

It is picked fallen or very soft, almost overripe; it is peeled, the pulp eaten raw and the many seeds spat out.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

The colorless juice of the green fruit blackens the skin within hours: Amazonian peoples paint their bodies with it for two weeks.