
Colombia
Arazá
An Amazonian fruit native to Colombia, with yellow skin and tart, aromatic yellow flesh. Used in juices, jams, and desserts, high in vitamin C.
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Colombia
An Amazonian fruit native to Colombia, with yellow skin and tart, aromatic yellow flesh. Used in juices, jams, and desserts, high in vitamin C.

Colombia
A tropical fruit native to the Colombian Pacific Chocó region, with brown skin and brown, aromatic pulp. Used in juices, jams, and aphrodisiac drinks.

Brazil
Amazonian wild fruit, an exceptional natural source of vitamin C, far exceeding oranges. Used in drinks, dairy, and nutraceuticals.

Amazonas, Brazil
An Amazonian palm fruit native to Colombia, with purple skin and oily, orange flesh. Used in juices, ice cream, and oil, a staple of the Amazon diet.

Oriente (Amazonian Ecuador), Brazil
A palm fruit native to the Colombian Pacific and Amazon, with orange-red skin and starchy yellow flesh. Eaten with salt or honey, a staple of Pacific cuisine. On Cali streets the boiled fruit is sold in paper bags with salt and lime (chontaduro con sal).

Colombia
Aguaymanto
A Colombian cape gooseberry, a small, orange fruit in a papery husk, tart and sweet. Eaten fresh or in jams and desserts, a highland export crop.

Colombia
A Caribbean-coast palm fruit with red-purple skin and tart, fibrous flesh, used in juices and chicha. A coastal specialty, sweet-tart and refreshing.

Brazil
Copoazú
An Amazonian fruit with a tart, fragrant pulp used in juices, ice creams, mousses, and desserts, with a flavor likened to cocoa and pineapple.

Colombia
Taxo
A Colombian banana-passion fruit, with yellow-green skin and orange, seedy pulp. Used in juices and desserts, a highland specialty, tart and aromatic.

Guadeloupe
Guanábana
A Panamanian tropical soursop fruit, eaten fresh or in juices and desserts

Colombia
Naranjilla
A Colombian tropical fruit (naranjilla) with orange, fuzzy skin and green, tart pulp. Used in juices, champús, and desserts, a national favorite.

Brazil
Maracudja
Passion fruit, the seedy aromatic fruit of a climbing vine native to South America, ubiquitous in Brazilian juices, mousses and desserts.

Colombia
Tomate de árbol
A red-orange Andean tamarillo with tart seed-filled flesh, used for juices, ají, and desserts in Colombia and Ecuador.