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Seasonal Fruits

Jamun

The Monsoon Medicine

Two months of the year, stained fingers, purple tongues, and a seed powder that Ayurveda has recommended for blood sugar for several centuries.

history_edu Origin & Heritage

Wild-standing jamun trees along the farm pond, fruiting through the July and August rains exactly as they have for decades.

grass What It Eats

Wild-standing trees by the pond. Entirely rain-fed, entirely unsprayed.

agriculture How It Is Raised

Shaken down onto cloth and sorted by hand the same morning, because jamun bruises if you look at it wrong.

favorite Why It Is Worth It

Jamboline and jambosine in the seed slow starch conversion to sugar, which is why Ayurveda has used it for diabetes for centuries.

monitor_heart Nutrition

local_fire_department About 62 kcal per 100 g.

18 mg / 100 g

Vitamin C

62 kcal / 100 g

Calories

Very low

Glycaemic index

July-August

Season

checklist At a Glance

  • check_circle Very low glycaemic index
  • check_circle Traditionally used for blood sugar support
  • check_circle High in anthocyanins and vitamin C
  • check_circle Season: July to August only

skillet Recipes

Jamun Sherbet

schedule 20 min group Makes 1 litre

Ingredients

  • 500 g jamun
  • 4 tbsp sugar or to taste
  • 1 tsp black salt
  • 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • Ice and cold water

Method

  1. 1 Rub the jamun with salt, rinse, and squeeze the pulp off the seeds by hand.
  2. 2 Do not throw the seeds away - dry them, powder them, and keep the powder in a jar.
  3. 3 Blend the pulp with sugar and a little water, then strain.
  4. 4 Stir in black salt and cumin, top up with cold water and ice.
  5. 5 The seed powder is what Ayurveda actually prescribes for blood sugar; the sherbet is just why you bought the fruit.

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