The sugar-apple, or sweetsop, is the fruit of
Annona squamosa, the most widely grown species of
Annona. The flesh is fragrant and sweet, creamy white through light yellow, and resembles and tastes like
custard. Sugar-apple is high in
energy, an excellent source of
vitamin C and manganese, a good source of thiamine and vitamin B
6, and provides vitamin B
2, B
3 B
5, B
9, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium in fair quantities