Peach palm (pupunha)

Bactris gasipaes

fruit

Small orange palm fruits, cooked in salted water: their floury, oily flesh tastes of chestnut.

Origin

Amazonia

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Always cooked: raw, they are acrid and irritating.

Molecules

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

Did you know?

In Colombia they are sold on the street with salt, honey and lime.