Spanish lime (quenepa)

Melicoccus spp.

fruit

Small green fruits with a brittle shell: the salmon-colored, sweet-and-tangy pulp stuck to the large pit is sucked.

Origin

Caribbean and northern South America

Season (United States)

June to September

Preparation

For children, under supervision: the large slippery pit can choke.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

In the Caribbean, they are sold in bunches of branches by the roadside.