Overview:
The cherimoya is a small tree native to the highland valleys of Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. While not native to Chile, the cherimoya ahs naturalized there. It is also can be found growing throughout the Americas, Hawaii and in the Mediterranean region of Europe.
A small deciduous tree, the cherimoya reaches a height of 22 feet. The flowers are produced in small cluster and are a yellow-brown with a purple base. The fruit of the cherimoya is oval and 4 to 8 inches long and about 4 inches in diameter. The fruit has a sweet white flesh that has the consistence of custard. It tastes like a blend of pineapple, mango and strawberry. The fruit contains many small brown seeds that are easily removed. These seeds are poisonous when crushed and eaten.
Active Ingredients:
Cherimoyas contain these nutrients per 100gm of fruit.
To see a complete breakdown of the nutrition in cherimoya please refer to the nutritional analysis from the USDA at the end of this monograph.
Traditional uses:
The native people use the cherimoya for:
Clinical uses:
Cherimoya is used for its nutritional value and for the free radical scavenging of its antioxidants.
Contra-indications:
None
Drug interactions
Complete nutritional analysis from the US Department of Agriculture Cherimoya, raw Refuse: 21% (Seeds and skin) Scientific Name: Annona cherimola NDB No: 09062 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)