For the fruit-bearing tree known as ackee in several Eastern Caribbean islands, see Melicoccus bijugatus.
Ackee
Fruit
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Sapindaceae
Genus:
Blighia
Species:
B. sapida
Binomial name
Blighia sapida
K.D.Koenig
Synonyms
Cupania sapida Voigt
Ackee[2]
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Carbohydrates
9.55 g
Dietary fiber
3.45 g
Fat
18.78 g
Protein
8.75 g
Vitamins
Quantity
%DV†
Thiamine (B1)
8%
0.10 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
14%
0.18 mg
Niacin (B3)
23%
3.74 mg
Vitamin C
72%
65 mg
Minerals
Quantity
%DV†
Calcium
6%
83 mg
Iron
31%
5.52 mg
Phosphorus
8%
98 mg
Raw arils after pods allowed to open naturally. Seeds removed
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[3] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[4]
The ackee (Blighia sapida), also known as acki, akee, or ackee apple, is a fruit of the Sapindaceae (soapberry) family, as are the lychee and the longan. It is native to tropical West Africa.[2][5] The scientific name honours Captain William Bligh who took the fruit from Jamaica to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England, in 1793.[2] The English common name is derived from the West African Akan akye fufo.[6]
Although having a long-held reputation as being poisonous with potential fatalities,[7] the fruit arils are renowned as delicious when ripe, prepared properly, and cooked[8] and are a feature of various Caribbean cuisines.[2] Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica and is considered a delicacy.[8]
^IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2019). "Blighia sapida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146420481A156104704. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ abcdMorton, JF (1987). "Ackee; Blighia sapida K. Konig". Fruits of warm climates. Miami, FL: The Center for New Crops and Plant Products, at Purdue University. pp. 269–271. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 28 March 2024.
^National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154.
^"Blighia sapida". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
^Metcalf, Allan (1999). The World in So Many Words. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-95920-9.
^Isenberg, Samantha L.; Carter, Melissa D.; Hayes, Shelby R.; Graham, Leigh Ann; Johnson, Darryl; Mathews, Thomas P.; Harden, Leslie A.; Takeoka, Gary R.; Thomas, Jerry D.; Pirkle, James L.; Johnson, Rudolph C. (13 July 2016). "Quantification of toxins in soapberry (Sapindaceae) arils: Hypoglycin A and methylenecyclopropylglycine". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 64 (27): 5607–5613. doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02478. ISSN 0021-8561. PMC 5098216. PMID 27367968.
^ ab"Ackee". Jamaican Information Service. 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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