Sea grape

Coccoloba uvifera

fruit

Clusters of purple berries tasting of grape, slightly astringent, picked on beaches, eaten raw or as jelly.

Origin

Coasts of the Caribbean, Florida and tropical America

Where to find it

On beaches and dunes, from Florida to Brazil; in Florida, it is protected and may only be trimmed with a permit.

Season (United States)

July to September · grows in your region

Preparation

The fully ripe berries, purple and soft, are eaten raw, spitting out the large stone; they are also cooked into jelly.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Anthocyanins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its large round leaves were once used as paper: people wrote on them with the tip of a pin.