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NARANJILLA [1 record]

Record 1 1995-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
CONT

Potential fruits for juice-making are the peach tomato or cocoña and especially the Quito orange (also known by the spanish name naranjilla, meaning little orange).

OBS

Sometimes called the "the golden fruit of the Andes," it is similar to the tomato, but with an orange-yellow color on the outside and green pulp inside.

OBS

The Solanaceae family.

OBS

The naranjilla has become established as a small-scale crop in Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala. It could become the basis for a new fruit drink flavor in North America.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)

Spanish

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