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baobab

a bombacaceous tree, Adansonia digitata, native to Africa, that has a very thick trunk, large white flowers, and a gourdlike fruit with an edible pulp called monkey bread
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The three baobab trees in Savanur are protected by a Hindu ascetic who has appointed himself as their guardian; he has built an iron fence around them and keeps the gate locked to prevent vandalism.
Skim milk powder (SMP), sugar and baobab fruit pulp were purchased from a Spar retail outlet in Harare.
Africans eat the fruit pulp and seeds of certain species of baobab, and the Japanese have used it to flavour the soft drink Pepsi Baobab.
Commenting today, Ben James, Baobab's Managing Director, said: 'The RC results to date offer particular encouragement as they point towards the potential for higher head grades at Monte Tenge.
CNR International Ltd's Baobab field is located in West Africa's Block CI-40.
The objective of this work is to produce and evaluate the quality of jam prepared from baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) family Malvaceae and hogplum fruit (Spondias mombin L.).
The amount of ascorbic acid found in the baobab fruit pulp under investigation was 264.3 mg/100g.
Named after the baobab tree (aka adansonia digitata), the BaoBaB Psychedelic Music Festival was organized by the Psyleb community, which set up camp at the Baisour Country Club (some 5 km south of Aley) and kindly invited fellow psytrance aficionados to join in and camp out -- for cover charge of $85 at the door, or less during the pre-sale and late-bird periods.
Q: Is baobab fruit something I should add to my diet?
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