Soursop

Annona muricata

fruit

A large green fruit 15 to 20 cm long, sometimes 30, from a small tree of northern South America, with white, fibrous, tart flesh; eaten fresh, as juice, ice cream or jam. 100 g provide 21 mg of vitamin C and 3 g of fibre.

Origin

Caribbean and tropical America

Season (United States)

imported · all year round

Preparation

Spit out the seeds, which are toxic; and keep it occasional, as fruit, juice or leaf tea alike: its acetogenins are suspected of causing neurological disorders in heavy consumers in the Caribbean.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Vitamin C

Did you know?

It is also called graviola or guanábana; it is a cousin of the cherimoya, of the same genus, Annona.