The pulp and peel of mangosteen contain antioxidants called xanthones, which have strong effects on cell renewal and slow aging. Extract from the peel mangosteen is used to produce cosmetics and ...

If you're a tropical fruit fiend who's sampled everything from jackfruit to papayas, perhaps you've also wondered how to eat mangosteen. Purple, hard, and smooth on the outside, white and tender ...

Even though the commercial supply of mangosteen has spiked since then, it still doesn't meet today's demand. We went to Kerala, India, to see how mangosteen is grown and find out what makes it so ...

In 1930, the great plant explorer David Fairchild wrote a vivid description of eating a mangosteen from his garden in southern Florida. “It is so delicate that it melts in the mouth like ice cream.