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Soursop: Spiny Green Skin, Custardy White Flesh
Soursop · ทุเรียนเทศ · Annona muricata
Soursop — ทุเรียนเทศ (thu-rian-thet) — Annona muricata.
Under soursop's soft green spines, the flesh is white and custardy. It tastes sweet-tart, like pineapple folded into banana, and you spoon it straight from the shell. The pulp carries vitamin C, fiber, and potassium; the hard black seeds get spat out. The part on your plate is the ripe white pulp.
One thing to know before you dig in: soursop's leaves and seeds hold annonacin, a natural nerve poison that, eaten heavily for years, has been tied to a Parkinson's-like illness. So it's the ripe white pulp you want, and only now and then — spooned fresh, blended into juice, or churned into sorbet.
Nam Thurian Thet — น้ำทุเรียนเทศ (nam-thurian-thet)
Soursop Sorbet — ซอร์เบต์ทุเรียนเทศ (sor-bet-thu-rian-thet)
Source: Champy P et al. (2005). Quantification of acetogenins in Annona muricata linked to atypical parkinsonism in Guadeloupe. Movement Disorders. PMID 16078200. Leaf-extract blood glucose in diabetic rats: J Ethnopharmacol (2014). PMID 24076471. Leaf-extract MCF-7 breast cancer cells in vitro: Biomarkers (2020). PMID 33048613.
Educational content, not medical advice! Consult your doctor before changing diet or medication.
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Food and nutrients
Rich in: Vitamin C, fiber, potassium
Research context
A sweet-tart fruit with vitamin C and fiber — its anticancer reputation rests only on leaf-extract cells in a lab dish (see warning) — Biomarkers, 2020