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Star Fruit

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Slices of yellow star fruit laid side by side on a cloth, each piece a five-pointed star cut across the ridged fruit
Cut across the ridges and every slice is a five-pointed star — that is where the name comes from.

Anyone with kidney disease or on dialysis must avoid star fruit completely, in any amount.

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For people with healthy kidneys it's safe, low in sugar, and rich in vitamin C.

The sour and sweet varieties are used differently: sour for cooking, sweet for eating fresh.

Known to botanists as Averrhoa carambola.