Blimbing
Fruit
Fruit bowl
The blimbing is related to the carambola (star fruit) and is also an exotic, star-shaped fruit. A blimbing is about 8 cm long, greenish-yellow in colour and translucent. It has a sour taste and smell. A big difference from the carambola which smells and tastes sweet. The fruit is sold in the Netherlands in a Surinamese toko under the name birambi.
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Preparation & storage
Storage
You can keep blimbing at room temperature for about 7 days.
Preparing
Wash the fruit and cut it into nice star-shaped slices. Remove any seeds.
Storage times
Fruit bowl: 7 days
Cleaning blimbing
See preparing.
Information
Cultivation and season
Tip
Blimbing flavour
Nutritional values
These nutritional values apply to the unprocessed product. View all for the full set of values and preparation methods.
View all| Type | Per 100gr |
|---|---|
| Energy | 156 kj (37 kcal) |
| Fat total | 0.3 gr |
| of which saturated | 0 gr |
| of which unsaturated | 0.3 gr |
| Carbohydrates | 7.2 gr |
| of which sugars | 7.1 gr |
| Dietary fibre | 1.7 gr |
| Protein | 0.5 gr |
| Salt | 0.01 mg |
| Retinol act. equivalent | 3 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.03 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.03 mg |
| Nicotinic acid | 0.4 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.02 mg |
| Folate equivalents | 12 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 31 mg |
| Vitamin E | 0.2 mg |
Availability
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