Ice-cream bean (inga)

Inga spp.

fruit

Long pods whose white pulp is sucked, fluffy and sweet like cotton candy.

Origin

Amazonia and Central America

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The pod is split open lengthwise, the pulp sucked off and the seeds spat out; the pod is not eaten.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

In English it is called “ice cream bean”.