Chalta
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Country of Origin: Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Class / Cat: 1 (Premium Quality)
Average Weight: 575 Grams
Introduction
The English name for this fruit is Elephant Apple, because it’s a massively popular food-choice amongst elephants! Chalta is the original Hindi name.
History
Chalta originated in India and Sri Lanka, and then made its way across Southeast Asia, Vietnam, and China. It’s thought that elephants helped to distribute Chalta seeds, since it’s one of their favourite foods.
Regions
Nowadays, Chalta grows throughout Asia and even some parts of Australia. It thrives in swamps and semi-tropical, highly humid forests.
Flavours & Texture
Chalta fruit has a gelatinous pulp that, when ripe, has a sour to sweet-sour flavour. Thanks to this flavour and its refreshing aroma, Chalta pulp is often used to make pickles, jams, jellies, and juices in traditional northeastern cuisine.
Preparation
The Chalta fruit can be eaten raw or cooked, depending on your preference. As mentioned above, Chalta pulp is often used in pickles, jams, jellies, and juices. They may also be mixed with coconut and spices to make delicious chutneys. You can use ripe or unripe Chalta in cooking.
Nutritional Value
Chalta is packed with B-vitamins, protein, and healthy fats.
|
Calories per 100 g |
59 |
|
Fat |
2 |
|
Carbohydrates |
13.4 |
|
Fibre |
2.3 |
|
Protein |
0.8 |
SHIPPING
All orders are dispatched within 1-4 business days on a next-day delivery service. Alternatively, choose your desired delivery date at the checkout – available delivery dates will be displayed in your cart. If no date is selected, your order will be dispatched at the next available date. We cannot guarantee delivery will be possible on the chosen date. You will receive an email notification with tracking details when your order is dispatched.
We offer FREE delivery on all orders over £75 including our selection boxes.
Our shipping rates are as follows:-
England - £6.95
Scotland - £11.95
Northern Ireland - Not currently available
Customers are responsible for being present at the shipping address on the delivery date. Exotic Fruits are not responsible for any missed or attempted deliveries that must be rearranged by the customer.
All orders are packed in cardboard boxes with a biodegradable packing pellets, straw, or hay to protect the fruit during transit.
RETURNS
Let's start by stating the obvious. Since our produce is perishable, we cannot accept returns.
That said, we want every customer to be happy, so we do offer vouchers, refunds and replacements at our sole discretion if your fruit has arrived inedible. If you would like to report an item which has become damaged or perished during transit, please:- All requests must contact us within 24 hours of order receipt. We are not responsible for products that spoil if there is not someone to receive your delivery on the date that you request it, full tracking is provided and can be requested anytime after dispatch.
