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Sugar Apple Flesh Is Edible; Its Seeds Are Toxic
Sugar Apple / Custard Apple · น้อยหน่า · Annona squamosa
Sugar Apple / Custard Apple — น้อยหน่า (noi-na) — Annona squamosa.
Eat only the ripe flesh; the seeds and bark contain neurotoxic annonaceous acetogenins and must be discarded. The flesh provides vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and fiber. A warm coconut-milk dessert pairs the ripe flesh with toasted mung beans, while frozen custard-apple and butterfly-pea pops make a cooling snack. The fruit ripens quickly and bruises easily. Follow Longevity Biome for a new Thai plant every day.
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Source: Champy P et al. (2005). Quantification of acetogenins in Annona linked to atypical parkinsonism. Mov Disord 20(12):1629-33. DOI:10.1002/mds.20632 (PMID 16078200). A. squamosa-specific: Smith RE et al. (2016) Austin Neurol Neurosci 1(1):1005
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Food and nutrients
Rich in: vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, fiber
Research context
Custard apple SEEDS & BARK contain neurotoxic acetogenins (linked to atypical Parkinsonism) — never eat them; only the ripe flesh is edible. — Movement Disorders, 2005