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Soursop

Large spiny tropical fruit with creamy tart flesh.

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About Soursop

Soursop is a large tropical fruit with a green, spiny skin and soft, creamy flesh. When ripe, it is eaten fresh or used in drinks, desserts, purées, ice creams, and other preparations. The flesh is separated from the skin and seeds before serving or processing.

Its flavour is usually sweet-tart and aromatic, with a creamy, fibrous texture. Ripeness affects sweetness, acidity, softness, and fragrance: underripe fruit is firmer and sharper, while ripe flesh becomes softer and easier to mash. Blending produces a thick purée, while straining gives a smoother juice or drink.

The whole fruit is oval or heart-shaped and covered with short, flexible spines. Inside are pale flesh, fibrous strands, and hard dark seeds that are removed rather than eaten. Soursop is sold whole, cut, frozen, or as prepared pulp and juice, with processing changing its texture and concentration.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

Soursop

English

soursop (raw)

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Soursop nutrition & diet

Soursop nutritional value

Soursop, edible fruit — C 22

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named food form.

Calories
44kcal
Protein
0.9g
Carbs
14.3g
Fat
0.2g

Per 100 g edible portion, as recorded in Tablas Peruanas de Composición de Alimentos 2017. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate (CHOCDF), not available carbohydrate. Values apply to this form, not prepared dishes, sauces or extracts.

Portions & preparation

Identify the soursop cultivar and use the edible pulp with peel and seeds removed. Fresh pulp, frozen pulp, strained puree, juice, nectar, and cooked preparations are not interchangeable. Added sugar, dairy, water, or other ingredients change the represented portion, especially in beverages and desserts.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to ripe soursop edible pulp, specifying cultivar and whether it is fresh, frozen, strained, pureed, juiced, or cooked.

Diet considerations

Soursop is plant-derived tropical fruit. Plain pulp differs from sweetened drinks, nectar, puree, ice cream, desserts, or mixed beverages, which may include dairy, eggs, gelatin, or other additions. Removing seeds and peel defines the edible portion; concentrating or sweetening the pulp changes the preparation’s carbohydrate pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Peruvian Food Composition Tables 2017 — C 22 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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