name: Sugar Apple

flavor_db_name_variants: sugar apple

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Sugar apple

id: 485

name_scientific: Annona squamosa

description: Sugar-apple is the fruit of Annona squamosa, the most widely grown species of Annona and a native of the tropical Americas and West Indies. The fruit is round to conical, 5?10 cm (2.0?3.9 in) in diameter and 6?10 cm (2.4?3.9 in) long, and weighing 100?240 g (3.5?8.5 oz), with a thick rind composed of knobby segments. The color is typically pale green to blue-green, with a deep pink blush in certain varieties, and typically has a bloom. It is unique among Annona fruits in being segmented, and the segments tend to separate when ripe, exposing the interior. The flesh is fragrant and sweet, creamy white to light yellow, and resembles and tastes like custard. It is found adhering to 13?16 mm (0.51?0.63 in) long seeds to form individual segments arranged in a single layer around the conical core. It is soft, slightly grainy, and slippery. The hard, shiny seeds may number 20-38 or more per fruit, and have a brown to black coat, although varieties exist that are almost seedless.

itis_id: 18100

wikipedia_id: Sugar_apple

picture_file_name: 496.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 8760

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:32:15.000Z

legacy_id: 523

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Tropical fruits

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:45.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:26.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 301693

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00485