Babaco
(Carica pentagona)Fruit similar to cucumber, but thicker, 20 to 30 cm long. The skin is smooth and green, although it becomes yellow when ripening. The flesh is of a yellowish white colour and doesn’t have seeds.
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- Outdoor growing
- Forced growing in greenhouses
- Preservation in cooling chambers
- Product from several sources
- Contrasting product (from the southern hemisphere)
Translation of the name
Catalan: Babaco
Spanish: Babaco
English: Babaco
Category
Fruit
Family
Commercial: Tropical fruit
Scientific: Caricàcia
Nutritional value
23 calories per cada 100 grams
The tree it grows on and its curiosities
Babaco
The main growing countries are Ecuador, Brazil , Peru, New Zealand, Italy, Israel, Greece, Spain (Málaga).