Fruits
Carambola
Averrhoa carambola
Star-shaped slices with a crisp, juicy, mildly sweet taste — a winter–spring fruit.
- Variety Soft-branch, Malaysian and other varieties
- Origin district Changhua; Zhuolan (Miaoli); Tainan
- HS code 0810.90
Product data sheet
Basic identity
- Product name
- Carambola
- Variety
- Soft-branch, Malaysian and other varieties
- Scientific name
- Averrhoa carambola
- HS code
- 0810.90
Origin
- Origin district
- Changhua; Zhuolan (Miaoli); Tainan
About this product
Carambola is an important export crop for Taiwan, with roughly 10–30% of production shipped to Hong Kong and North America in recent years. The five-ribbed fruit cuts into star-shaped slices with crisp, juicy, sweet-tart flesh; the main season is January to April.
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