babaco

(ˈbæbəˌkəʊ; bəˈbɑːkəʊ)

n, pl -cos

1. (Plants) a subtropical parthenocarpic tree, Carica pentagona, originating in South America, cultivated for its fruit: family Caricaceae

2. (Plants) the greenish-yellow egg-shaped fruit of this tree, having a delicate fragrance and no pips

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Composition of babaco, feijoa, passion-fruit and tamarillo produced in Galicia (NW Spain).

Passiflora foetida yielding and nutritional composition/Composicao nutricional e produtividade de Passiflora foetida

& Costabile, P.: Flow properties of Babaco (CaricaPentagona) purees and concentrates.

Modelacion reologica del suero de leche en funcion de la velocidad de corte, temperatura y concentracion de solidos totales

Composition of Babaco, Feijoa, Passion Fruit and Tamarillo Produced in Galicia (North-West Spain), Food Chem.49:23

DETERMINATION OF MACRO-MICRO NUTRIENT CONTENTS IN DRIED FRUIT AND LEAVES AND SOME POMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED FEIJOA GENOTYPES (Feijoa sellowiana Berg.) FROM SAKARYA PROVINCES IN TURKEY

(FDI), headquartered in South Plainfield, NJ, boasts a roster of 13 different superfruit flavors, including not only already popular acai, goji berry and mangosteen, but such lesser known varieties as feijoa, yum-berry, jostaberry, cherimoya, babaco, dragon fruit (and its cousin pitahaya or yellow dragon fruit), jackfruit, maqui berry and carambola.

Antioxidants today! They're more exotic, more condition-specific, and more important than ever

>> Sensient Flavors (popular flavors developed by Melchers, which Sensient acquired in 2002)--Passion Fruit, Kiwi, Jackfruit, Mango, Guava, Babaco and Guava.

Impact of flavors on the beverage industry: whether shaken, infused, dabbled or mixed, it's clear that flavor ingredients have broadened the beverage category. Innovation is a key factor for the growing beverage category, and flavorings deliver exciting new opportunities

Regeneration of babaco (Canica pentagona) from ovular callus.

El viroide de la mancha del sol (ASBVd) es persistente en cultivos nucelares de aguacate (Persea americana Mill)

Babaco Alarm Systems (www.babacoalarm.com): Digital Seals

Better strong than smart? "Smart" electronics security seals are now on the market, but most shippers still favor traditonal mechanical versions. Here's why

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