Alasa traders in Accra are making huge profits due to the popularity of the fruit.
A survey conducted by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Kaneshie and Odorkor on Wednesday indicated that a basket of the fruit cost USD $23.
Speaking to the GNA in an interview on Wednesday, Mrs Mercy Osei, a trader at Odorkor market said, the Alasa was a seasonal fruit that flooded the market every year from January to March.
“If the fruit is well ripened, it is sweet and attracts a lot of consumers.
If it is well presented to make it attractive for buyers,” she said.
Mrs Selina Sowah a seller at Kaneshie market noted that, Alasa attracted pregnant women who bought it to reduce nausea.
Miss lsabella Dapaah a student at Accra Technical University said: ”I eat a lot of the fruit because I learnt that, frequent consumption of the fruit can help lower blood sugar and cholesterol thereby preventing or managing heart diseases. It gives your body a better chance of fighting and avoiding heart diseases and cancer,” she added.
According to research, Alasa is a good source of vitamin C and has other nutritive values, despite its bitter after taste.
source: ghanaweb.com
