Nutritional Characteristics of the Pulp of the Fruit Annona cherimola Mill. and its Related Ethnomedicinal Properties

Annona cherimola (to be pronounced as cherimoya) is a fruit normally found in Latin American countries like Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. It normally grows on certain altitude and hence found on the slopes of Andes [1]. However, later on it was grown in most tropical regions like parts of South Eastern Asia including India [1]. The other species of Annona like A. squamosa and A. reticulata are already present and commonly gown in these regions. Cherimoya is a sweet fruit and much larger than A. squamosa or A. reticulata. Abstract