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FRUIT :
Sugar
Apple , Sweet Tamarind
, Young Coconut , Pineapple
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Sugar
Apple
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Common name: Sugar apple
Thai name: Noi-na
Scientific name: Annona squamosa Linn.
Varieties:
1 Fai
Shape: heart-shaped
Color: rind mature fruit rind green; flesh
white
Rind: does not come off easily
Taste: sweet and fragrant
2 Nang
Shape: heart-shaped
Color: rind mature fruit rind green; flesh
white
Rind: comes off easily.
Taste: sweet and fragrant
Nutritional value: High in calcium and phosphorus
Fruiting season: June - September
Storage: The fresh fruit can be kept for
a week at room temperature. |
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| Sweet
Tamarind |
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Common name: Sweet tamarind
Thai name: Makham Wan
Scientific name: Tamarindus indica Linn.
Varieties:
1 Si Thong
Shape: elongated pod, rather big, round and
curved
Color: ripe fruit rind light brown, pulp
light brown
Taste: sweet.
2 Si Chomphu
Shape: flat and elongated pod
Color: ripe fruit rind golden brown
Taste: sweet and fragrant.
3 Muen Chong
Shape: elongated pod, rather big, round and
curved
Color: ripe fruit rind dark grey, pulp yellowish
brown.
Taste: sweet.
Nutritional value: High earbohydrate, calcium
and phosphorus
Fruiting season: January - April
Storage: Dry fruit can be stored at room
temperature for several months. |
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| Young
Coconut |
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Common name: Young coconut
Thai name: Maphrao On
Scientific name: Cocos nucifera Linn.
Varieties:
1 Nam Hom (Aromatic water)
Shape: globular
Color: husk green, flesh white
Taste: flesh tender and sweet, water sweet
and aromatic.
2 Nam Wan (Sweet water)
Shape: globular
Color: husk green, flesh white
Taste: flesh tender and sweet, water sweet
without aroma.
Nutritional value: High in calcium and phosphorus
Fruiting season: All year round
Storage: The fruit can be stored for two
weeks at room temperature if the husk is not trimmed
off, or one week if dehusked. |
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| Pineapple |
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Common name: Pineapple
Thai name: Sapparot
Scientific name: Ananas comosus Merr.
Varieties:
1 Pattawia
Shape: Cylindrical and shallow seed sections
Color: greenish dark or yellowish orange
skin; mild yellow flesh
Taste: sweet and slightly sour
2 Phuket
Shape: cylindrical, and bulging seedy sections
Color: brownish yellow skin; bright yellow
flesh
Taste: sweet with mild aroma
3 Nang Lae
Shape: Cylindrical
Color: greenish dark or yellowish orange
skin.
Taste: sweet and slightly sour
Nutritional value: High in vitamins A and
C, calcium and phosphorus
Fruiting season: April - Jund and December
- January |
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