cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/34570090
I think my camera is busted (or it's just my lack of photography prowess), they are looking pinkish in the photo, but it should be red
It is a Malpighia genus, but I don't know the exact species to be honest
Studies show it has around 1,000–4,500 mg, of vitamin C, per 100 grams of fresh fruit, which is around 50–100 times than that of orange or lemon
As far as I know, this is a wood-sorrel, aka Oxalis, perhaps an oxalis articulata in this case? I think I might have needed to wait for the flower to bloom to know for sure. If anyone can id them properly, let us know
Lawn owners usually hate them around here, as they only want to see grass in their lawns, which means I only pick them where I know herbicides/pesticides aren't used (and hope there isn't runoff from somewhere else)
I think my camera is busted (or it's just my lack of photography prowess), they are looking pinkish in the photo, but it should be red
It is a Malpighia genus, but I don't know the exact species to be honest
Studies show it has around 1,000–4,500 mg, of vitamin C, per 100 grams of fresh fruit, which is around 50–100 times than that of orange or lemon
Fruit from Moquilea tomentosa
I can barely finish a couple of these and I already feel satiated. At least for me, this is not the kind of fruit that I can eat a pound in the blink of an eye
Those Ingas are huge, I've only ever seen the smaller ones.
For those unaware, they are also known as ice cream beans in English, so a while ago, I filled an ice cream tub with them and announced to the kids: "Who wants ice cream?" and gave it to them. Seeing their faces was priceless, going from pure joy to math lady meme in a split second as they lifted the lid, lol
They don't really like cold weather, and as you mentioned, they are quite finicky early on
If you haven't tried it yet, see if you can:
I'm closer to the equator, so you might need to adjust if you are in a different latitude
Not at all honestly, I've never seen anyone pooping their pants off after eating them. I actually got curious about it, but I was unable to find the scientific evidence of laxative effects from Malpighias
If I were to guess, all the fiber and food matrix helps slow down the absorption rate of the vit C, which prevents the laxative effects that you might have when you ingest those pills from the store