Produtos

Jocote

Know as: Used for making juice, ice cream and sweet cream or consumed raw

Scientific Name: Spondias purpurea

Jocote is native from Central America, found sparsely in Mexico, Caribbean Islands and many other countries in South America.

The fruit pit is the size of a big olive. The peel is very thin and the pulp has an original creamy taste. The consumption of jocote is really varied, used for making juice, ice cream and sweet cream or consumed raw.

The pulp has its properties, being rich in carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron an vitamins A, B and C. Jocote is extensively used against anemia, ineptness and diminish on white globules