Kiwano

The kiwano fruit resembles an oval melon with horns, with a length of 7 to 20cm and gold-orange to reddish colour. The firm skin with a thickness of 4-6mm, shows spiky or hornshaped protrusions or points. The interior of the fruit displays a thickened supporting wall in the centre, and honeycombed seed chambers filled with sea-green to dark green, juicy, jelly-like flesh, in which numerous seeds, strikingly familiar to pumpkin seeds, are embedded.

The fruit is harvested between January and June, when it loses its originally green colour and changes to yellow orange. The kiwano has an extraordinary long shelf life. Hence, kiwanos survive easily long shipping times in temperature controlled containers. This makes year round sales possible.