Monkey kola

Cola lepidota, C. pachycarpa

fruit

A fruit with sweet, melting orange or white pulp, sucked around the seeds, sold in piles at markets during the rainy season.

Origin

Forests of southern Nigeria and Cameroon

Season (United States)

July to October

Preparation

The husk is broken open by hand and the pulp around each seed sucked off; the seeds and husk are discarded.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

It is a cousin of the kola nut, but its flesh is eaten, not its seed.