Mangaba

Hancornia speciosa

fruit

A small yellow fruit speckled with red, with melting white flesh, sweet and tangy, in sorbets and juices in the Northeast.

Origin

Brazil (Northeast, Cerrado)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Fully ripe, it is eaten raw, sucking the flesh from around the seeds. Only fully ripe: green, it contains an irritating latex.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Vitamin C · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its Tupi name is said to mean “good thing to eat”.