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Refreshing drinks/juices
S. quitoense is cultivated and commercialized for its fruit, which is used mainly for preparing refreshing drinks. The ripe fruit is usually placed in boiling water for a short time to soften the pulp, after which it is split into two by cutting at the equatorial line and squeezed so that only the peel remains. The balance is blended with chilled water and sugar, strained to eliminate the seeds and served.
The juice oxidizes readily and turns brown.
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