Fruits & Vegetables Week: Ziziphus mauritiana, Indian Jujube

[Gurcharan Singh]

Ziziphus mauritiana, Indian Jujube, Common jujube, fruits are eaten fresh, dried, candied or stewed.

 

Local names:

Hindi: Baer, ber

Beng: Kool, ber, borol

Mar: Bor, bera

Guj: Bor, bordi

Tel: Reegu, gangareegu

Tam: Elandai

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[Pankaj Kumar]

Thanks for sharing. Just out of curiosity. What is the bigger oval one
avaialble in the market called?
Pankaj

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[Na Bha]

I think in Marathi they are called "Damaru" ????
There is another variety of Bor, and the fruits are much smaller and round.
Nalini