The Yellow Mombin is an exotic fruit.Soft and juicy it is often used to make exotic jam and jellies. The Yellow Mombin is also used in medecine as it has a lot of benefits for the health www.carib-gourmet.com

1. Yellow Mombin
Scientific name : Spondias Mombin
Family : Anacardia
Other names : Hog plum, Jobo, Caja

2. Where Does It Come From?
It is native to the tropical
Americas, including the West
Indies. The yellow mombin is fairly
adaptable to both dry and wet
tropical zones but will not grow
successfully in areas that are
frozen.
The tree is about 20 metres high
and has been naturalized in parts of
Africa, India, Sri Lanka and
Indonesia. It is rarely cultivated.
The leaves are 8 to 12 inches long.
The method of propagation is the
same as that used for the red
mombin, by cuttings of mature
wood.

3. What Does It Look Like?
The fruit is ovoid, commonly 2.5 cm
length, bright yellow, with thin
skin, and an oblong seed of
relatively large size. The flesh is
yellow, very soft and juicy, with a
rather pungent flavour.
The mature fruit has a leathery skin
and a thin layer of pulp. The seed
has an oil content of 31.5%.

4. How To Use Yellow Mombin?
• Fruits are juicy so they are often eaten fresh
as thirst quenchers. The taste is sweet and
sour.
• Occasionally the yellow mombin is used to
make juice, concentrate and jellies.
• Yellow mombin can also be used in
medecine as a febrifuge and diuretic.
Yellow mombin jam

5. Recipe Idea : Yellow Mombin Ice
• INGREDIENTS:
 4 cups of yellow mombin juice
 2 cups of sugar
 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix all of the ingredients until the sugar has dissolved.
2. Freeze mixture in an ice cube tray for easy serving.
3. Once frozen, allow to slightly soften and release cubes into
blender to crush. When crushed empty into martini glasses or
small dessert bowls.
4. For pretty presentation garnish with edible flowers such as
orchids

6. Yellow Mombins Benefits
• Results indicated that the yellow mombin pulp contained an
important amount of potassium and copper. The antioxidant activity
and total phenolic values are higher than those reported for other
fruits.
• A 100 g portion of yellow mombin pulp can provide more than
37% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A.