ABSTRACT
I.ACEROLA AcerolaorWestIndiancherry(WIC)originatedintropicalAmerica.Nutritionally,thisisavery importantfruit,mainlybecauseofitshighascorbicacidcontent.Acerolaisalsocalledcerezain PuertoRico,BarbadoscherryinFloridaandTexas,ceriseinHaiti,andSurinamcherryin Surinam(1).ItiswidelydistributedthroughouttropicalAmerica,Africa,andtheWestIndies. IthasalsobeenintroducedinHawaiiandIndia.
