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| Star Fruit |
Botanical Name; Averrhoa
carambola L.
Local Names; Kamaranga
; Sinhala
Recommended varieties;
- Local selections are sour taste
- Introduced varieties are sweet taste
Nutritional Value
- Rich in Potassium
Medicinal Value/Uses
- Rich Potassium source useful in the treatment of hypertension and hemorrhoids
Why are they unique?
Star fruit is highly adaptive to growing conditions in Sri
Lanka. It has watery white flesh which is very sweet with a distinct flavor and
aroma. Almost all the varieties of star fruit have special shape, texture,
flavor, aroma and special fragrant. Star fruit is either naturally grown or
cultivated in home gardens.
Potential for Star fruit processing industry
Star fruit processing industry in Sri Lanka is still not
properly developed. Star fruit can be used to produce different value added
products such as cordial, RTS, cream, juice, ice cream etc. These value added
products can be produced by either cottage level or large scale level. In
addition to that research and development activities should initiate to
identify maturity index for different types of star fruit, storage methods,
environmental and consumer friendly ripening methods, development of value
added products with enhanced shelf life and preserve nutritional quality etc.
Reference
- Tropical fruits of Sri Lanka, Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka
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