Cherimoya

Cherimoya (Annona cherimola, Cream apple, Ice cream tree, Graviola, Tzumux, Anona poshte, Atis, Sasalapa and a whole bunch of possible names …). Originally from the foothills of the South American Andes, it is actively grown in regions with suitable subtropical climates throughout the planet.

Cherimoya has many close relatives, so it’s sometimes easy to get confused, for example, Anno net is also called a cream apple, in addition there is a prickly Annona (Guanabana or Sour Cream), Annona scaly (Noina or Sugar Apple).

The fruit has a heart-shaped shape (up to 20 cm in length and up to 10 cm in width), covered with a green peel with characteristic irregularities. The pulp is white in color, fiber-creamy in texture, with a pleasant aroma and complex taste from a mixture of passion fruit, banana, pineapple, strawberry and cream. The bones are very hard and small, so cherimoyu should be eaten carefully.

Cherimoye has a lot of useful things: proteins and carbohydrates, B vitamins, ascorbic acid, calcium, iron, phosphorus, organic acids.