Cherimoya Taste

After waiting for 3 days my cherimoyas are finally ripe. I'm very surprise of how sweet these fruits are. I got three varieties from Cherimoya.com. Now you probably want to ask which on is my favorite. Well, I have to say I like them all. They have a very slightly different taste to them.

Bays- Large, sweet, smooth, some chewiness, juicy. Flesh is white. Seed count is similar to Fino. (Bays can be crunchy when not ripen, but still sweet.)

Fino de Jete- Large-X large, stronger sweet than the Bays, smooth with grainy texture near the skin, a little of acidity, juicy. Flesh is cream color.

Lucida- Medium size, sweeter than Bays but not Fino, smooth, very chewy, juicy, slight acidity similar to Fino but more refreshing. Fewer seeds from Fino and Bays. Flesh is white like the Bays.


My family like the Lucida best because of it smooth, chewy, and sweet flesh even with that slight acidity. The acidity in the Lucida is actually refreshing. The second would be the Bays and then Fino. I think we didn't like Fino as much because it's more grainy. However, the fino is the sweetest of all and a softer fruit. I just placed another 3 orders of the cherimoya and 1 order of the white sapote.

Ok, ate the 3rd Fino and my mom now like the Fino better. So I conclude that each fruit is different even if they are the same variety and all of them are good.