The baobab, a healthy African fruit to hit UK supermarkets
The baobab, and unusual fruit from Africa has been approved by the EU is to be available in the UK. The fruit is said to contain more vitamin C than oranges and twice as much calcium as milk.
The baobab tree grows throughout Africa and has many different uses.
The leaves can be eaten as relish and the fruit dissolved in milk or water and used as a drink. The seeds also yield an edible oil and can be eaten raw or roasted.
The fruit, bark and leaves of the tree are used to treat medical problems including fevers and kidney disease.
The baobab tree can live for 1,000 years. Its trunk can grow up to 50ft (15m) in circumference and reach a height of 98ft (30m).
Some baobabs, which are 80% water, are hollow and have been used as bars, shops and even prisons.
However, for Europeans, the most likely use for the baobab fruit is as an ingredient in products such as cereal bars.
[via bbc]
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1:37 am on October 6th, 2008
Baobab is coming to the US, too. To learn more, visit http://www.Baobab-Fruit.com .