Rose apple

Syzygium jambos

fruit

Pale yellow, hollow, crunchy fruits with a rose scent, eaten raw or candied.

Origin

Southeast Asia, naturalized in the tropics

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Its one or two seeds, in the hollow center, are not eaten: they are toxic.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It smells so much of roses that rose water was once distilled from it.