Benefits of mangosteen  Lanny Neel brought me a bag of lemon-
drop mangosteen, Garinia Madruno or intermedia, to “play” with.
They are yellow-orange and about 1 inch in diameter, much
smaller than the purple mangosteen, Garcina mangostana.L. I ate
some and it did remind me of lemonade — sweet, yet tart. I then
placed them in a large pot to extract the juice to make jam.
Since there is not much juice to the fruit, a large bag only
yielded about 7 cups of lemon-drop mangosteen juice. The trees
produce up to three times a year and each tree can produce about
10 to 15 pounds of fruit. They grow well along the Hamakua
coastline as the weather conditions are ideal for this tree.
What I found interesting was that it does not attract the red-
eyed fruit flies, or drosophila, as does other fruits. Lanny
said he can leave the fruit out for 10 days and there will be no
fruit flies hovering around. Many people are aware of the health
benefits of the purple mangosteen as it has gained much
popularity in recent years. There