Limonia acidissima
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Limonia acidissima

Common name:
Wood Apple

Local name:
Diwul

Country:
Sri Lanka

Food Group(s):
Fruit

Part of plant/stage of process:
fruit flesh with seeds, raw

A tree that produces a berry that can be either sweet or sour and smells of aniseed. On the inside of its hard rind is a sticky brown pulp. It is eaten raw or made into jelly, jam, chutney, and ice cream.

Nutrition Data

Energy (Kcal) KJ
Water (g)71.61 ± 0.31
Protein (g)3.66 ± 0.08
Fat (g)3.16 ± 0.08
Available carbohydrates (g)13.09 ± 0.01
Dietary Fiber (g)7.10 ± 0.41
Ash (g)2.06 ± 0.06
Ca (mg)267.40 ± 0.96
Fe (mg)3.07 ± 0.11
Mg (mg)36.72 ± 0.29
P (mg)
K (mg)894.36 ± 6.55
Na (mg)8.17 ± 0.09
Zn (mg)4.43 ± 0.07
Vit A-RAE (mcg)25.17
ß-carotene (mcg)302
VitC (mg)23.51 ± 3.69
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