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The name is obvious once you see a starfruit for the first time.
This waxy, four-ridged fruit is one of the best thirst quenchers around, and it is available almost
anywhere in Malaysia. Its flesh is watery, crunchy, and sweet.Star fruits are ovate to ellipsoid in shape.
They are 6 to 13 cm long and the fruits have 5 (sometimes 4 or 6) longitudinal ribs. The fruit has a
golden-yellow to green color. When cut across it shows a 5-pointed star shape, which is why it is also
called "star fruit". The crunchy fruits have a slightly tart, acidic, sweet taste. The fruit starts out
with a green color. As it ripens the color turns to yellow. The fruit cab be eaten in both the green
and yellow stages.
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