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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px" align=center><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" face=Arial color=#0000ff>Custard Apple (Mang cau - Na)</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 10px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000099>In </FONT></SPAN><FONT color=#000099><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Vietnam</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, there are two kinds of custard apple: firm and soft. Both varieties can have various shapes, for example they can be round or oval. When a custard apples is ripe, it is easy to peel. The peel is thick, green, and covered with white or green pollen. The pulp is white or light yellow and contains many black seeds.</SPAN></FONT> </FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<TD align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>In the south, custard apples call <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">mang cau</I>, ripen in July, but not all at the same time. Firm custard apples are densely grown in the south, mainly in Ninh Thuan and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces. <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Xiem</I> custard apples are oval or heart shaped. Their peel is green with thorns, which turn black when the fruit is ripe. The fruits are generally big and can reach 1.5 kg. The pulp is white, hard, and a bit sour. </SPAN></P>
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