Ackee fruit

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fruit
Edible plant
Tropical fruit
gptkbp:bannedIn gptkb:United_States_(fresh_fruit)
gptkbp:color green (when unripe)
red (when ripe)
gptkbp:contains gptkb:protein
gptkb:Hypoglycin_A
gptkb:Hypoglycin_B
vitamin C
fat
carbohydrates
gptkbp:cookingMethod must be cleaned and boiled before eating
gptkbp:cultivatedIn gptkb:Barbados
gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Haiti
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:family gptkb:Sapindaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:William_Bligh
gptkbp:floweringSeason Spring to early summer
gptkbp:harvestSeason January to March (Jamaica)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ackee fruit
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Caribbean
Jamaica (18th century)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Captain_William_Bligh
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:obtainedFrom gptkb:Blighia_sapida
gptkbp:partEaten aril
gptkbp:permittedIn United States (canned, regulated)
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:U.S._Food_and_Drug_Administration
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Longan
Lychee
gptkbp:riskFactor gptkb:Jamaican_vomiting_sickness
gptkbp:safeToEatWhen fully ripe and arils are yellow
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Blighia_sapida
gptkbp:seedColor black
gptkbp:seedToxicity toxic
gptkbp:shape pear-shaped
gptkbp:species evergreen
gptkbp:stateFruit gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:toxicity potentially fatal if unripe
gptkbp:toxicWhen unripe
gptkbp:treeHeight 10–12 meters
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:food
ornamental purposes
gptkbp:usedInCuisine gptkb:Jamaican
gptkb:Ackee_and_saltfish
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:hypoglycin_A
gptkb:hypoglycin_B
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6