Sweet Skin Alomond (Terminalia catappa)

Sweet Skin Alomond (Terminalia catappa) is a tropical tree in the leadwood tree family."Sweet skin" likely refers to the soft, smooth, and thin edible skin of the fruit of the Indian Almond (Terminalia catappa), which is easily peeled when the fruit is ripe. The fruit has a thin, sweet and tangy flesh that tastes like a combination of Guava and unripe pear.
Seed - raw or cooked The almond-flavoured seeds can be eaten out of hand or roasted. They can be chopped and added to cookies, bread mixes, dessert fillings, sweets, soups and stews The seed contains about 50% oil  The seed is 3 - 4 cm long, 3 - 5 mm thick and enclosed in a thick shell that is difficult to crack,The seeds are a rich source of zinc