Star Apples (Jamaican) - (800 - 900g Approx)

• Please note that Star Apples will come in a variation of sizes, weights and colours.
• What is picked and packed is purely based on availability at that time.
• 800 - 900g is approx 4 star apples (estimated - depends on weight per apple).

Caimite (pronounced kah-eye-mit) or star apple is a sweet local fruit in the Caribbean and Latin America.

It is a perfectly round fruit with very smooth skin and sweet, jelly-like flesh.

There are a few varieties of caimite: green, yellow and purple. Green and yellow skinned caimites have pale to white flesh. Purple skinned caimite has a deep purple rind and flesh, but the center is often pale to white in colour - sometimes purple.

Star apple is part of the Sapodilla family and has similarities to mamey sapote and others. Its botanical name is Chrysophyllum caimito. And it is sometimes called:

• caimito
• star apple
• star plum
• milk apple
• cainito

They differ in their skin color and pulp color. But all star apples are edible and contain jelly-like pulp with a runny, milky latex.

The latex is most prevalent in the skin and the thick layer underneath the skin of the fruit (the rind). It is best to avoid eating those parts of the fruit since the latex can stick onto your skin and lips and dry them out.

WHAT DO STAR APPLES TASTE LIKE?

Ripe star apples have a very sweet, pear-like taste with a mushy, jelly-like texture. When green, the pulp is firmer and sour.

The fruit is best enjoyed when ripe – when its skin is wrinkled, less shiny and soft to the touch.

HOW TO EAT STAR APPLES?

Wash and cut the fruit in half. Spoon out the pulp in the center and enjoy cold.

Discard the seeds, rind and skin.