Food:

GENERAL INFORMATION

Name:
Acerola
Scientific Name:
Malpighia glabra
Occurrence:
Acerola has been used as an ingredient in jams, jellies, ice cream and fruit juices.

Allergy Information:

There is only one case of a patient who developed a skin rash after drinking a glass of apple juice supplemented with acerola, who also had latex allergy. The allergy was associated with oral allergy syndrome to other plant foods.

 

Other Information:
Taxonomic Information:
www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/barbados_cherry.html

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This record was last modified on 18-Oct-2006
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