Wild custard apple

Annona senegalensis

fruit

Small yellow-orange fruits with fragrant, sweet white pulp, picked from savanna shrubs.

Origin

Savannas of tropical Africa

Where to find it

Its fruits are sold in season at bush markets, from Senegal to Burkina Faso and Nigeria.

Season (United States)

June to September

Preparation

The seeds are spat out, like those of all annonas: they are toxic.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It grows in savannas burned every year, and springs back from its stump after the fire.