Showing Food White mulberry
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| Name | White mulberry | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Morus alba | ||||||||||
| Description | White mulberry, Morus alba, is a sweet aggregate fruit native to India and Central China, where it has been cultivated for over 4700 years. It is widely consumed in China, India, and other warm temperate regions. The fruit is eaten fresh or used in desserts like ice cream. When ripe, it has a sweet taste, a soft and juicy texture, and a sweet, slightly tart odor. White mulberry is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, providing various health benefits, including anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic properties (PMID: 36877269). The fruit is rich in anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants responsible for its color and health benefits (PMID: 35656460). The leaves of the mulberry tree have been used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments, including fever and sore throat. Interestingly, the fruit is poisonous when unripe, and only ripe fruits are edible. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00921 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Herbs and Spices | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Herbs | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Rosales | ||||||||||
| Family | Moraceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Morus | ||||||||||
| Species | alba | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| Wikipedia ID | Not Available | ||||||||||
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