Walking around the fruit market these days, consumers can easily find stalls overflowing with fresh, delicious, and visually appealing custard apples. This specialty fruit is popular with consumers thanks to its rich, sweet flavor, soft, smooth, and chewy flesh, and high nutritional content. In addition, custard apples offer many practical health benefits and can be easily purchased from famous specialty regions, local markets, supermarkets, and online marketplaces when in season.
Custard apple is one of the fruits that receives a lot of attention from consumers.
According to many vendors, custard apples are typically in season during summer and autumn, from July to September (approximately May to July in the lunar calendar). The peak season for ripe and delicious custard apples is usually in August. Depending on size and quality, the price of custard apples varies. Currently, custard apples are being sold for 25,000 – 150,000 VND/kg (for firm custard apples) and 130,000 – 250,000 VND/kg (for soft custard apples).