The African cherry

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HELLO HIVE

Its that time of the year in Nigeria when African cherry, also known as (Agbalumo) by the yorubas, (udara) by the igbos and the botanical name (chrysophyllum Africanum or chrysophyllum Albidum) begins to flood the market.

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Asides from the very appealing sweet taste it has there are also some health benefits.

How i enjoy this fruit

African cherry has 80 different species its fleshy pulp is eaten as a snack and it is very common in both urban and rural area

Health benefits

*it has little fat content

*superb snack because its high fiber content provides food bulb

*it has a surprisingly decent amount of ascorbic acid (vitamin c)

*natural source of antioxidant.

Any time you feel like having a delicious fruits try and grab an African cherry

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