Know Your Fruits: Pitanga cherries or surinam cherry.🍒

 Know Your Fruits: Pitanga cherries or surinam cherry.🍒 

 

 

Are you familiar with this fruit and what do you call it in your Country? 

Pitanga cherries or surinam cherry.🍒 Eugenia uniflora, the pitanga , other common names are Suriname cherry, Brazilian cherry, Cayenne cherry, cerisier carré, monkimonki kersie or ñangapirí. 

Surinam cherry can range from sour to sweet to tangy in taste, depending on the variety. The taste ranges from sweet to sour, depending on the type and level of redness. 

There are many applications for pitanga and they are a versatile food. The fruit can be made into jams and jellies or eaten fresh, and unripe fruit can be used for chutney and relish. They make excellent pie filling and are ingredients in puddings, pies, and juices. The fruit can be fermented into wines. They are also used as toppings on ice cream and added to salads. 

Surinam Cherry is rich in antioxidants which help to prevent the free radicals that are the major cause for inflammation and diseases. It is low in calories, which makes it an ideal fruit for those on a weight loss diet. Pitanga is a tropical tree that does well in warm climates and can be grown in containers in colder climates. The plant thrives in full sunlight or partial shade and can be planted in soils that are alkaline, clay, sandy, acidic, or loamy. It needs a moderate amount of water and trees should be planted approximately five feet apart to create a hedge. They can produce fruit from two to ten years, depending on the environmental surroundings. 

 






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