Fruit
Cherimoya
Cherimoya (Annona cherimola) is a green, scale-skinned subtropical fruit with creamy white flesh tasting of banana, pineapple, and vanilla custard. Eat spooned from the skin when yielding soft; large black seeds are inedible and must be discarded. Serve plain, in fruit salads, ice creams, or smoothies—heat dulls the perfume. Handle gently; skin bruises easily. Grown in Andean valleys, Spain, California, and other cool subtropical highlands.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.32 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.09 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.01 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 12.6 g
- Dietary Fibre 1.98 g
- Total Sugars 10.6 g
- Complex / starch 0.94 g
- Protein 0.76 g
- Water 90.6 g
- Energy 52.4 kcal
- Water 90.6 g
- Carbohydrates 12.6 g
- Sugars 10.6 g
- Monosaccharides 7.42 g
- Disaccharides 3.18 g
- Starch 0.94 g
- Amylose 0.24 g
- Amylopectin 0.71 g
- Digestible Starch 0.8 g
- Resistant Starch 0.09 g
- Fibre 1.98 g
- Soluble Fibre 0.69 g
- Insoluble Fibre 1.29 g
- Protein 0.76 g
- Plant Protein 0.72 g
- Fat 0.32 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.09 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 63 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.36 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13 µg
- Vitamin C 24 mg
- Vitamin E 0.25 mg
- Vitamin K 4.2 µg
- Minerals 430 mg
- Major Minerals 423 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.8 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 24 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.36 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.18 · vitamin-b6: 0.07 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13 · vitamin-e: 0.25 · vitamin-k: 4.2 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 5.01 · Potassium: 379 · Calcium: 39 · Iron: 1.4 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Fruit energy is mostly natural sugars with fibre and vitamin C varying by species.
History
Andean peoples domesticated cherimoya in cool highland valleys.
Spanish cultivation established cherimoya in Mediterranean climates.
California growers planted cherimoya for specialty fruit markets.
Gourmet fruit trade spotlighted cherimoya as a premium tropical dessert fruit.