Oiti

Moquilea tomentosa

fruit

An orange, sweet, well-liked fruit; a street tree also planted for its fruits.

Origin

Northeastern Brazil

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The ripe fruit is rinsed and eaten raw, spitting out the seeds or stone; the skin is left if it is tough.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It shades the streets of many Brazilian cities.