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African locust bean is a deciduous tree with a dense, wide,spreading and umbrella-shaped crown consisting of heavy branches;it can grow from 7 - 20 metres, with exceptional specimens to 30metres.

The usually straight and cylindrical bole is often short, withbranches produced low down; it can be up to 130cm in diameter. Ataproot is often present, with lateral roots spreading up to 10metres, occasionally 20 metres, from the bole.

African locust bean is a very important, multi-purpose tree, itis commonly gathered from the wild for local use as food,medicine and to provide a wide range of commodities. The tree isoften planted in and around villages for its many uses, whilst ithas also become widely planted in Agroforestry systems throughoutthe tropics, where it provides shade and shelter for the othercrops.

Edible Uses:

The pods contain a sweet, yellow, farinaceous pulp surroundingthe seeds. This pulp can be eaten fresh or made into sweetmeatsand drinks. It contains up to 29% crude protein and up to 60%saccharose, is rich in vitamin C and high in oil content. Thepulp also yields a flour that is much used in parts of Africa.The pink brown to dark brown pods are about 45cm long and 2cmwide.

Seeds are fermented to make dawadawa, a black, strong-smelling,tasty food high in protein. Dried fermented seeds keep for morethan a year in traditional earthenware pots withoutrefrigeration, and small amounts are crumbled during cooking intotraditional soups and stews that are usually eaten with sorghum-or millet-based dumplings and porridges. Because of the savourytaste and the high protein and fat values of the seed, it issometimes described as a meat or cheese substitute, but it is notusually eaten in large amounts. Dawadawa is rich in protein,lipids and vitamin B2. Parinari curatellifolia is deficient inthe amino acids methionine, cystine and tryptophan, but fermentedbeans are rich in lysine. The fat in the beans is nutritionallyuseful (approximately 60% is unsaturated).

The seeds contain antinutritional factors and have to beprocessed before use as food. Boiled and fermented seeds contain35% proteins, 29% lipids, 16% carbohydrates and have goodorganoleptic properties and a positive effect on intestinalflora.

Propagation: The seed can germinate within 10 days without anypretreatment methods, however, pretreatment methods can be use tospeed up germination.

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SHIPPING DURATION: America and Europe take two weeks to deliverwhile Asia takes 3-4 weeks to deliver through Registered mail.

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NOTE: Shipping plants seeds from Ghana requires mandatory phytocertificate as primary requirement.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If your country is strict for import ofseed, please let me know the necessary requirements. I am notresponsible if your package is seized by the inspection of yourcountry.