Wild eugenias

Eugenia spp., Syzygium spp. …

fruit

Small Atlantic Forest fruits, red or yellow, sweet and tangy: Rio Grande cherry, woodland peach, eaten raw or as jam.

Origin

Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina

Season (United States)

September to December

Preparation

The fruits are rinsed and eaten raw, fully ripe, spitting out the stone or stones; they are also pressed into juice or cooked into jam.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

They are cousins of pitanga and rose apple, in the great myrtle family.