Starfruit

When starfruit is cut, every slice is shaped like a star.

I don’t remember the first time I ate starfruit, but I do remember helping a friend harvest the starfruit to take to a local market. The fruit had to be placed standing upright so the starfruit could be packed carefully and securely.

Starfruit has five ridges that run down the length of the fruit. Cutting across the fruit, the way you would slice a cucumber, makes each slice star-shaped.

Starfruit is sweet and ripe when the fruit is yellow, especially with a little browning along the edges of the ridges. Green starfruit is firmer and more sour. The skin of a starfruit is waxy, and the skin can be eaten too.

Starfruit is native to Southeast Asia and now grows across the tropics, including Hawaii.

Starfruit is mostly water and gives the body vitamin C and fiber.

Starfruit contains a compound that healthy kidneys remove from the body without trouble. For people whose kidneys do not work well, that compound can build up and become harmful, even from a small amount of starfruit. If you share food with someone who has kidney disease, starfruit is a fruit to leave off the plate.

You are welcome to experience starfruit.

Stacy 🌺

Information in this post comes from my learning and research.

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