Byrsonima verbascifolia
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Byrsonima verbascifolia

Common name:
Savanna Serret

Local name:
Murici

Country:
Brazil

Food Group(s):
Fruit

Part of plant/stage of process:
pulp, with peel, raw

This sweet and sour fruit is used to flavour regional drinks, to make cakes, juices, liqueurs, jams, puddings and sorbets. When eaten raw with sugar, the fruits are mildly laxative and are also used to treat cough and bronchitis. Oil is extracted from the seeds and used for cooking and pharmaceutical purposes. 

Nutrition Data

Energy (Kcal) KJ(66) 272
Water (g)80.59999999999999
Protein (g)0.72
Fat (g)2.19
Available carbohydrates (g)5.95
Dietary Fiber (g)9.699999999999999
Ash (g)0.78
Ca (mg)78
Fe (mg)1.29
Mg (mg)
P (mg)
K (mg)
Na (mg)
Zn (mg)0.64
Vit A-RAE (mcg)
ß-carotene (mcg)
VitC (mg)
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