STAR FRUIT

STAR FRUIT (KAMARAK)-Sweet type

 Scientific Name: Averrhoa carambola       

Variety: Kamarakshi–Sweet   

Price range: 250rs per plant            

Salient Features:

Woody plants with short trunk and best grows up to 6 to 9 m in height. Star-fruit is also known as Carambola. Fruits are usually small and dark green in colour when it is unripe, fruits turn yellow in colour when they are fully ripe. The entire fruit is edible, including the waxy skin. Unripe star fruits are firmer and sour, and taste like green apples. Ripe fruit are sweet, may be cooked as a vegetable, pickled, or made into jams Carombola is regarded as a fruit with high medicinal properties. It’s a small tree producing fruits many times a year in bunches.

Season: Almost year-round Fruiting

Uses and Heath benefits: 

  • Rich Vitamin A and minerals.  
  • Fruits are eaten fresh or made into juice, squash, cordial or made into pickles, chutney etc. 
  • Is anti-inflammatory, heart-friendly, promotes weight loss, regulates blood pressure, boosts digestion, diabetic friendly, and improve metabolism.