Rose apple

+Description

The rose apple does not at all resemble an ordinary apple. The rose apple is native to East India and Malaysia. The fruit has the shape and size of a small pear.Unripe rose apples have a bright green color. If ripe, the skin is rose-pink and waxy. The fruit is crispy, has a wooly texture and tastes like an apple. The liquid to flesh ratio of the wax apple is comparable to a watermelon. It's remarkably refreshing and juicy.

+Availability

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Rose apples are available from Thailand

Rose apple

Rose apples are low in calories and rich in antioxidants. In India, the fruit is regarded as a tonic for the brain and liver
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Wash the fruit and remove the core. Now the fruit is ready for consumption.

Consumption

Rose apple is commonly eaten out-of-hand. The fruit is also delicious in salads, pies and made into juice. The skin is edible, but the seeds are not.

When to eat

When the skin is bright red, the fruit is ripe. Keep ripe rose apples in the refrigerator.

Rose apple is also called ‘ Plum rose’ and ‘Malabar plum’.
It was a falling apple that led Sir Isaac Newton to discover the law of gravity.
The rose apple was introduced into Jamaica in 1762 and became well distributed in the West Indies, and at low elevations, from southern Mexico to Peru.