Palmyra Fruit

Also Known As : Sugar palm fruit,Tadgola,Ice-apple

Technical Name : Borassus flabellifer

Descriptions
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Vegetarian

Taste Profile

It has a sweet taste and a mild coconut flavour.

Usage Tips

Palmyra fruit can be eaten raw, boiled or roasted.
It is also used to make palm jaggery.

Common names and forms

Borassus Flabellifer
Iced Apple/munjalo
Palm Crystals
Tadgola

Description

Palmyra fruit grows on tall palm trees during the summer season and has black outer hard skin and white jelly-like flesh from inside which looks like litchi but without the seed.The jelly part has a yellow to cream coloured outer skin which needs to be peeled before eating.The jelly is quite fleshy and juicy. These palm trees grow on waste lands and sea coasts.

Health benefits

Palmyra fruit is effective to get relief from sun heat in summers.⁽¹⁾
It is also helpful for treating skin inflammation problems such as redness of the skin during the intense heat of summer.⁽¹⁾
It can also reduce the symptoms of chicken pox and helps in healing.⁽¹⁾
It is helpful to treat burning sensation in the stomach and thus gives relief.⁽¹⁾

Selection Guide

Choose palmyra fruit with firm skin without any mold growth.It is best to consume them when the yellow/cream coloured casing is unripe,to ensure the jelly is tender and juicy.

Resource & Links

(1) https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/www.medindia.net/amp/patients/lifestyleandwellness/top-4-health-benefits-of-palmyra-fruit.htm

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