Healthy fruits that are filled with phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, water, and other constituents that are of nutritional value
Black velvet tamarind, or African velvet tamarind (botanical name: Dialium guineense) from the family, Fabaceae, and subfamily – Caesalpinioideae, is a fruit from a tree that grows well in the Savannah forests, canyons, and gallery forests. Other English names of the plant are Africa velvet tamarind, black velvet, tumble tree, Sierra Leone tamarind, velvet tamarind. … Read more
African star apple fruit, popularly called agbalumo in Yoruba, udara in Igbo, or cherry is from a forest fruit tree that grows in tropical African countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda. Other names of the plant are alasa (Ghana), ehya (Igala), agwaluma (Hausa), azongogwe, azonbobwe, fon or goun in Benin Republic. Other species are Chrysophyllum africanum, … Read more
Lime, Citrus aurantifolia is one of the fruit in the citrus family. It is also called acid lime and belongs to the citrus family, Rutaceae. This family also contains mandarins, tangerines, grapefruits, lemons, and citrons. The lime is a round, smooth, greenish-yellow citrus that turns yellow on ripening. It has a flat base, a small … Read more
Kola nut is one of the oldest stimulant chewed by mostly Africans for years. The plant tree, which can grow up to 40 to 60 feet, produces a star-shaped fruits. Fruit of the kola grows in pods, that produce about 2 to 5 nuts. The nut is about the size of walnut, or chestnut, and … Read more
Chia plant, Salvia hispanica L. is a desert plant, and the source of chia seeds. It is one of the ancient staple of the Aztec and Mayan diets. It is an annual plant from the Lamiaceae family. The plant can grow to 1 m in height, and the seed is smooth, shiny, comes in brown … Read more
Tangerine is a citrus fruit that is orange or red. They are considered varieties of mandarin oranges mainly cultivated in tropical forest, especially in Southeast Asia, with China being the main producer. The scientific name of the fruit is Citrus reticulata. Tangerines have a sweet flavor. There is a citrus flavonoid called tangeretin found in … Read more
Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus lativum), also called Yellow Nutsedge, is a tuber of the family Cyperaceae. They grow and consume the nut in most West and East Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and Europe, especially in Spain. It is popularly called Chufa in Spanish. Arab traders introduced the tuber to Valencia in Spain. Young tiger nut … Read more
Date palm fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) has an ancient origin in North Africa and South West Asia. It is popularly called Dabino in the Hausa language in Nigeria and other West African countries. Date palm belongs to the family, Arecaceae. They are grown in tropical Africa such as Nigeria, South and North Africa, Mexico, US … Read more
Azanza garckeana, popularly called Goron Tula fruit (kola of Tula), or Snot Apple, is available in abundance in the Tula village of Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State. It is a deciduous shrub and a valuable edible fruit tree belonging to the family, Malvaceae. It is called the miracle fruit because of the various … Read more
There are numerous bitter kola health benefits, especially the seed. Garcinia kola has been consumed for years in Africa for various purposes. This plant, called the “wonder plant” has various economic and health benefits. Though bitter kola has leaves, bark and other morphological parts, the seed is the most used part due to its higher … Read more