Akee has probably been mentioned. If I had the room I would plant two of them. I have peeled and cooked them a few times when a friend had an akee tree. Never had a problem with the harmful stuff in it
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121009/lead/lead92.htmlTHE BOTANICAL name of Jamaica's national fruit, the ackee is Blighia sapida.
According to Wikipedia, this scientific name honours Captain William Bligh, a famous English sailor who took the fruit from Jamaica to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England in 1793, where it was introduced to science.
It is originally from West Africa and is related to the lychee fruit. The common name is derived from the West African name, Akye fufo.
Although very popular and widely used, many misconceptions and fictions still surround the consumption of this fruit.
ACKEE - NUTRITION FACTS
Serving size 3.5 oz. (100g canned/drained)
Calories 151
Total fat 15.2g
Saturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0g
Total carbohydrates 2.7g
Dietary fibre 0.8g
Protein 2.9 g
Per cent of calories from:
Fat 90.2%
Carbs 2.1%
Protein 7.7%
Also contains vitamins A, C, B2, B3, folic acid, calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc.
Source, Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute
Good or bad fat?
Ackee is a high-fat food and a common misconception about it is that ackee contains lot of cholesterol and unhealthy fats. This is absolutely erroneous.
Research from the Department of Biochemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, found 51 to 58 per cent of the dry weight of ackee was lipid (fat), with linoleic, palmitic and stearic acids, very healthy fats, being the major fatty acids present.
According to The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), ackee is a good source of these beneficial fats and provides an excellent source of fatty acids in the traditional Jamaican diet.
I again remind readers of a basic fact: cholesterol is found only in foods of animal origin, as plants do not make this substance. There is, therefore, no cholesterol at all in ackees or, for that matter, in avocados, coconuts, peanuts or cashews.