carambola

1. a tree, Averrhoa carambola, probably native to Brazil but cultivated in the tropics, esp SE Asia, for its edible fruit

2. the smooth-skinned yellow fruit of this tree, which is star-shaped on cross section

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Carambola fruit was harvested and processed as previously indicated.

Short UV-C Treatment Prevents Browning and Extends the Shelf-Life of Fresh-Cut Carambola

carambola juice at ambient temperature generally led to colored complexes as shown in Table 2.

Synthesis and Characterization of CuO, Ti[O.sub.2], and CuO-Ti[O.sub.2] Mixed Oxide by a Modified Oxalate Route

A carambola e consumida como fruta fresca, mas a polpa tambem e utilizada para preparar geleias, molhos, compotas e picles.

Antioxidant compounds in fruits of Averrhoa carambola accessions under different environments in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil/Compostos antioxidantes em frutos de acessos de caramboleira em diferentes ambientes de Pernambuco

Gently press a carambola slice into the filling until the top of the filling and the top of the slice are level.

Delray Beach's Sundy House Features Property-Grown Star Fruit in Seasonal Martinis and Desserts

Se evaluaron algunas caracteristicas fisicoquimicas y propiedades funcionales de los residuos de la fermentacion alcoholica del tamarindo chino (Averrhoa carambola L.), como posible fuente bioproteica de utilidad alimentaria.

Physicochemical characteristics and functional properties of residual biomass from carambola (Averrhoa carambola L.) alcoholic fermentation/ Caracteristicas fisicoquimicas y propiedades funcionales de la biomasa residual de la fermentacion alcoholica de tamarindo chino (Averrhoa carambola L.)/Caracteristicas fisico-quimicas e propriedades funcionais da biomassa residual da fermentacao alcoolica de carambola (Averrhoa carambola L.)

Trichopria anastrephae, neste trabalho, foi obtida de pupas de Anastrephafraterculus em goiaba, mas ja havia sido constatada tambem em caja-manga (Spondias dulcis Forst F.) por LIMA (1940), em carambola (Averrhoa carambola L.) por SILVA et al.

First record of Trichopria anastrephae, parasitoid of fruit flies, in the Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil/Primeiro registro de Trichopria anastrephae, parasitoide de moscas-das-frutas, no Rio Grande do Sul

What name is given to the ten-sided yellow fruit of the carambola tree?

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