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Use: The content of the berries is eaten. It can be eaten raw or cooked. The layer just under the
skin can be bitter while the layer around the seeds is sweet. The seeds can be eaten, or strained
out. The outside skin is easily removed by immersing fruit in boiling water for one or two
minutes.
Sometimes the fruit is boiled to make a drink.
Food Value: Per 100 g edible portion
Edible
part
Fruit
Seed
Moisture
%
Energy
KJ
Protein
g
Calcium
mg
Iron
mg
proVit A
µg
proVit C
mg
Insects:
Bactrocera tryoni Frogg Tephritidae(DIPT) Queensland fruit fly
Diseases:
Leaf spot Fungus Ascochyta sp.
Very susceptible to root rot Fungus Phytophthora palmivora Butl.
And Pythium sp.
Leave and ripe fruit get anthracnose Fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporoides Penz.
Pests:
Importance: In Papua New Guinea it is quite often seen in the highlands and appears to be
increasing in importance.
Zinc
mg