Chirimoya
| Cherimoya | |
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| Chirimuya – Annona cherimola | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Annona |
| Species: | A. cherimola |
| Binomial name | |
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Annona cherimola Mill. |
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| Current range of uncultivated A. cherimola | |
| Synonyms | |
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Annona pubescens Salisb. |
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 313 kJ (75 kcal) |
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17.71 g
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| Sugars | 12.87 |
| Dietary fiber | 3 g |
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0.68 g
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1.57 g
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| Vitamins | |
| Thiamine (B1) |
(9%)
0.101 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(11%)
0.131 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(4%)
0.644 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
(7%)
0.345 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
(20%)
0.257 mg |
| Folate (B9) |
(6%)
23 μg |
| Vitamin C |
(15%)
12.6 mg |
| Vitamin E |
(2%)
0.27 mg |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium |
(1%)
10 mg |
| Iron |
(2%)
0.27 mg |
| Magnesium |
(5%)
17 mg |
| Manganese |
(4%)
0.093 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(4%)
26 mg |
| Potassium |
(6%)
287 mg |
| Sodium |
(0%)
7 mg |
| Zinc |
(2%)
0.16 mg |
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
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Annona pubescens Salisb.
Annona tripetala Aiton
The cherimoya (Annona cherimola), also spelled chirimoya and called Chirimuya by the Inca people, is an edible fruit-bearing species of the genus Annona from the family Annonaceae, which generally is thought to be native to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia then transported to the Andes and Central America. Today, cherimoya is grown in tropical regions throughout the world.
Mark Twain called the cherimoya "the most delicious fruit known to men". The creamy texture of the flesh gives the fruit its secondary name, custard apple.
Annona cherimola is a fairly dense, fast-growing, woody, briefly deciduous but mostly evergreen low branched, spreading tree or shrub 5 metres (16 ft) to 9 metres (30 ft) tall.
The name originates from the Quechua word chirimuya, which means "cold seeds", because the plant grows at high altitudes and the seeds will germinate at higher altitudes. In Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia the fruit is commonly known as chirimoya (spelled accordingly with the Spanish language rules).
The Moche culture of Peru had a fascination with agriculture and represented fruits and vegetables in their art. Cherimoyas were often depicted in their ceramics.
The flowers are hermaphroditic and have a mechanism to avoid self-pollination. The short-lived flowers open as female, then progress to a later, male stage in a matter of hours. This requires a separate pollinator that not only can collect the pollen from flowers in the male stage, but also deposit it in flowers in the female stage.
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