Cupua

Found in the tropical rainforests of Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, and northern Brazil, these Amazonian fruits are oblong and fuzzy. Their outer shells are very hard and thick, and one fruit generally weighs two to four pounds. The pulp inside smells like a mix of chocolate and pineapple only logical once you know this fruit is related to cacao. In fact, its pulp is similar enough to cocoa butter that its sometimes used in cosmetics. Meanwhile, the juice has been said to taste like a pear, with a hint of banana. Like the superfruit acai, cupua?u has so many great phytochemicals and nutrients that it is sometimes used in food supplements.