The mangosteen is an elusive tropical fruit. It's round, purple, and smooth, about the size of a clementine, and its firm skin looks impenetrable—much like a jewel box, that skin protects a treasure ...

Hometown gal Juliet Feibel found herself spending a big chunk of time in Thailand and Vietnam, from 1999 to 2002, while her husband Ken MacLean, an anthropology grad student (now a professor), worked ...

Two types of fruit to look out for in August at farmers markets, Chinatown markets and supermarkets: mangosteens and dragon fruit, both grown mostly on Big Island farms. Mangosteens have nothing to do ...

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SINGAPORE — A natural compound found in mangosteens could be the answer to provide a new drug in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), according to a study by researchers from National University of ...

Non-irradiated mangosteens, arguably the world’s most delicious tropical fruit, will be sold locally this weekend for the first time in many decades, at 10 Whole Foods markets in Los Angeles and ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- Nearly 100 customers eagerly lined up at a Carrefour store in Taipei on Sunday (Sept. 8) to be the first to buy mangosteens (山竹) imported from Thailand in 16 years. With the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Inspectors on Friday (September 6) rejected the first batch of 1,000 kilograms of mangosteens to arrive from Thailand in 16 years due to a packaging issue. The load of tropical ...