yellow mombin


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Related to yellow mombin: Purple Mombin, Spanish plum
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Noun1.yellow mombin - tropical American tree having edible yellow fruityellow mombin - tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit
yellow mombin, hog plum - yellow oval tropical fruit
fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
genus Spondias, Spondias - tropical trees having one-seeded fruit
2.yellow mombin - yellow oval tropical fruit
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
hog plum, Spondias mombin, yellow mombin, yellow mombin tree - tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit
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Additionally, yellow mombin fruits have an excellent flavor and aroma in addition to being a good producer of pulp, this being the reason of their use in preparation of refreshments, ice creams, jellies, and liquors (CARVALHO; ALVES, 2008).
This result was similar to those found by Oliveira, Costa, and Afonso (2014) who obtained 8.51% for the lyophilized yellow mombin (Spondias mombin L.) pulp powder; and Fontes, Silva, Sampaio-Neta, Costa, and Rodrigues (2014), which obtained 7.48, 5.17 and 5.26% of hygroscopicity for powders of prebiotic juice of pineapple, melon and orange, respectively.
Yellow mombin (Spondias mombin L.) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family and produces fruits that are grown in tropical areas of America, being known as 'tapereba', 'cajamirim' or 'cajazinho'.
Brito, ""Volatile compounds in passion fruit (Passiflora edulis forma Flavicarpa) and yellow mombin (Spondias mombin L.) fruits obtained by dynamic headspace technique," Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos, vol.
The site is a fragment of tropical subdeciduous forest with Brosimum alicastrum (Maya nut), Bursera simaruba (gumbo-limbo), Cedrela odorata (red cedar), and Spondias mombin (yellow mombin) as dominant trees.
YELLOW MOMBIN (also known as Hog Plum or Spanish Plum) WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Yellow mombin has sensory characteristics appreciated for fresh consumption and processed as ice creams, jellies and candies, thus adding economic and social importance.
(2014) obtained hygroscopicity of 12.53% for whole lyophilized yellow mombin and 8.51% when maltodextrin was added.