Hello Victoria,
Could you reattach the picture (s) for me to hava a look at it? I worked
on some underutilised fruits (*in Ghana though)* and may be able to help.
Abena
On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 3:47 AM, Chenard, Catherine A <
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> Hi, Victoria -
>
> I am not an expert but the pictures look like star fruit that I've seen in
> stores in the US.
>
> Here are a few links that popped up when I searched for star fruit:
> http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/star-fruit
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carambola
> http://thaifood.about.com/od/introtothaicooking/ss/starfruithowto.htm
> http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/star-fruit.html
> http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA400592/Is-Eating-Star-Fruit-Dangerous.html
>
> Cathy
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> Subject: IDENTIFICATION OF FRUIT SAMPLE
>
> Dear Ruth
> please can you help me to identify the real name of the fruit attached to
> this mail. Its an underutilized fruit in Nigeria and a friend through which
> I got the sample claimed it is highly nutritious and that it is called
> Africa Star Apple but I found out that the name is used for Cherry known
> as agbalumo in Nigeria.
> Also, I have taken a sample of the fruit to botany department in my
> institution but they seem not to know the fruit. Infact I can only get the
> fruit sample just from a source because its not common. I intend analysing
> the fruit to determine the nutrients composition.
> Please kindly help with any useful information.
>
> Thanks
>
> Victoria O Ojo
> Phd student
> Department of Human Nutrition
> University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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