The mangaba is a berry-shaped, yellow or greenish, fruit from the Brazilian Cerrado. When ripe it presents a soft, slightly gelatinous and fibrous, flesh. It is an excellent source of vitamin C and folates and a good source of carotenoids and vitamin E. Due to its sweetness, fruits can be made into juice that combined with cachaça to make an appetizing caipifruta cocktail. Can also be processed into icecream, jams and used to make pastries, preserves, distillates, wines and syrups.