Avocados are pear-shaped fruits that grow on tropical evergreen trees. They genersssally have a rough, green outer skin, buttery flesh, and large seed in the middle. The various types available for exports are: - Hass, Fuerte, Pinkerton and Jumbo.
The original wild mangoes pro- duce small fruits with scant, Fibrous flesh and it is believed that natural hybridization has taken place and through selection of the hybrids. The mango fruits are eaten fresh and also produce flavored juice that ranges from sweet to sub-acid in taste. The fruits are also processed into fresh juice, frozen concentrates, mango pulp, sliced, dried, and also bottled as pickles.
Snow peas is a legume crop. It is a variety of pea eaten whole in its pod while still unripe. Snow peas have the thinner walls of two edible pods variants. This is the major difference between them and closed related garden peas which lacks edible pods. They are sources of vitamin A and C and is eaten as raw, lightly boiled, steamed or as stir-fries.
French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) belong to the Fabaceae family and are bred and cultivated for their pods and seeds. Although the crop has a low consumption rate in the country, it is one of the dominating crops in the export market.
Snap peas, also known as sugar snap peas, are a hybrid of snow peas and garden peas. Unlike Flat-podded snow peas, snap peas have plump, round pods with a crisp texture and a naturally sweet flavor. They can be enjoyed raw or cooked, and the entire pod is edible. How- ever, some pods may have tough “strings” along the seams, which should be removed before eating.
