Mararay

Aiphanes horrida

fruit · nuts & seeds

Corozo or mararay: a small palm fruit whose orange pulp is eaten and whose seed is nibbled raw.

Origin

Colombia and Venezuela

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The orange pulp is eaten raw by sucking the seed, which is then cracked to eat the kernel; the hard skin is left.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Beta-carotene (vitamin A) · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

The palm's trunk bristles with long black spines.