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Borojó
Alibertia patinoi | Familiy: Rubiaceae
img: www.off2colombia.com
Water: 85% humidity
Sun: In the shade of other trees
Challenge: Not much information about the plant
Substratum: Very rich soil, on river banks, acidic soil
Fertilisation:
Temp.: 28ºC, 85% humidity
Companion: -
Non-Companion: -
Spacing: Between row 1.5 m between plants 2.5 m
Description:
Borojoa patinoi Cuatrec. There is also Bo-
rojoa sorbilis Cuatrec. Both species are
similar, varying in the type of floor where
it grows.
Fruit:
It is one of the few of the Rubiaceae family
that has edible fruit. The fruit which is a
berry, is about 12 cm large with a round
shape and brown color and average weight
of 740-1000 grams. In its early stages the
fruit is light green and reddish brown
when it‘s ripe. The pulp represents 88% of
the total weight. Each fruit has 90 to 640
seeds. Borojo has high levels of protein, as-
corbic acid, calcium and iron and very high
levels of phosphorus. Borojo has a delici-
ous, sweet-tart flavor—imagine a plum
with hints of vanilla.
Medicine:
In traditional medicine it is used to treat
sexual impotence, bronchial diseases, mal-
nutrition, hypertension, cancer, erysipelas.
It is used as an energizer and hair treat-
ment.
Native:
To South America.
Cultivars:
Around 3,000 hectares are used to cultiva-
te borojo. Production plantations is 15 to
20 tons per hectare. Alibertia sorbilis is a
very similar species, also used with com-
mercial purposes. Borojó de la Amazonia
(Amazonas borojo), Duroia maguirei,
is a wild species in a different Rubiaceae
genus, which grows up to 8m and has a
smaller, edible fruit. Claes Persson (1999)
Planting time is in between October and
November. Spacing between row 1.5 m
between plants 2.5 m.
Sowing:
It is sown from seed in seed beds and
re-transplanted when seedling are 20 to
25 cm high. The species is dioecious, 5%
of the trees needs to be male to allow ade-
quate pollination. Trees can bare around
50 fruits per year.
Water:
Supplemental 3,000 m3 of water per hec-
tare per year.
Climate:
It growes in the rainy forests where the an-
nual average rain fall is more than 4,000
mm; The average temperature is 28ºC and
the relative humidity 85%. It grows in the
shade of other trees. Adapts well up to
1,200 m altitude. It can tolerate brief frosts
as well as floods. The Borojo tree needs a
lot of shade, and usually grows in the sha-
de of other trees.
Soil:
Grows in very rich soil, on river banks in
the jungles in acidic soil.
Fertilisation:
Plants require a dose of 80-40-70 NPK
manuring per hectare of crop.
Cut:
No necessary.
Harvesting:
After 5-6 years the tree will bear fruits. Bo-
rojo is considered ripe when it falls off the
tree. Most havesting time is between Ap-
ril and October. The fruit cannot be har-
vested green. At maturity the fruit turns
brown, and falls on the ground. Only then
the fruit can be harvested, and only then,
the fruit has all the legendary properties it
is known for.
Sexes:
The two genders are not phenotypically
distinguishable before flowering (3-4 years
after planting). Male Borojo plants have
clusters of fragrant white flowers. Fema-
les have a single white flower at the tips
of branches. Only the female plants pro-
duce fruits. Masculine flowers in chapters,
short calyx, prismatic or conic, generally
actinomorphous, sessile, pentamerous
and some times tetramerous without an
ovary or, if it exists, it is rudimentary or
non functional. The feminine flowers are
lonely and terminal with two pairs of
bracteal stipules and six longer stigmas;
inferior ovary, with umbilical calyx at the
base, six cavities and many ovules, coro-
lla with six to nine petals, lineal stamen,
empty or sterile.
Food-facts:
Borojo is used in the preparation of jam,
wine, desserts and traditional medicines
with supposed aphrodisiac effects. Borojo
has been traditionally made into a popu-
lar drink. It balances the sugar levels in
the blood and helps with bronchial ail-
ments as well as for menstrual symptoms
in women. In addition, the Borojo has a
naturally stimulating energy as well as a
strong aphrodisiac potency enhancing
effect. The fruit juice is considered by
the Colombians as “Jugo del amor” (love
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juice), which is why its enjoyed particular-
ly by male Colombians and has a certain
popularity. Borojó juice helps cleaning
kidneys. It is also used by the local com-
munities against hypertension, bronchial
diseases and malnutrition. Borojo extract
is widely sold on the internet as a health
food. Borojo’s health benefits are largely
still an untapped resource in the United
States. In addition to having a high con-
tent of phosphorus, essential to brain fun-
ctions such as memory and concentration,
borojo also has one of the highest levels
of water-soluble B-vitamins among fruits.
Polyphenols are strong antioxidants that
are believed to protect cells against dama-
ge. The fruit’s energizing properties are
said to improve the function of both body
and mind, increasing mental clarity and
the capacity to sustain physical activity.
The “borojo boost” is even said to act as
an aphrodisiac. The pulp is also used as a
poultice for healing, as masks for oily skin.
Preservation:
Storage temperature between 4 ° to 6 ° C.
100g contains:
Minerals mg
Sodium -
Potassium -
Magnesium -
Calcium 23.00
Manganese -
Iron 01.50
Copper -
Zinc -
Phosphorus 40.00
Selenium -
Vitamins mg
Vitamin A -
Vitamin B1 -
Vitamin B2 -
Vitamin B3 -
Vitamin B5 -
Vitamin B6 -
Folate -
Vitamin E -
Vitamin C 1.8
Vitmain K -