Description
THE FRUIT IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS VERY SWEET AND LIGHT SOUR IN TASTE, AND IS HIGH IN TARTARIC ACID, SUGAR, B VITAMINS, AND, UNUSUALLY FOR A FRUIT, CALCIUM.
IT IS OFTEN USED AS INGREDIENT IN SALADS, VEGETABLES, LIKE JUICE OR OTHER MORE MODERN DESSERTS, SHERBET, OR ICE-CREAM.
THAI TAMARIND FULLY RIPE HAS A VERY LONG SHELF-LIFE, AND THEREFORE IS SHIPPED VERY OFTEN VIA SEA-FREIGHT.
THE FRUIT IS PACKED ON TRAYS, SMALL BAGS OR SMALL PAPER CARTONS.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: TAMARINDUS INDICA