The local fruit, called "sapinit:, can be found in Mt. Banahaw in Quezon and in Laguna, according to Dr. Nicomedes Eleazar, doirector of the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR).
It was made accessible to consumera with the help of BAR's P1.55-million project, which was also funded by National Agriculture and Fishes Council, and Japan's KR2 Program.
"You can't find sapinit anywhere as much as you find them, thriving in our wilds even without a delicate for nurture and car. They are Prortectors of our environment, "Eleazar said in a statement.
A processing facility in Tiaong, Quezon processes 100 kilos of sapinit per day, providing livelihood and income to women in the area. A kilo of the fruit may be processed into fpur bottles of jam, four bottles of juice, or five bottles of wine.
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Sapinit juice is sold at Php 35 per 350 milliliters, while a 350 ml of wine costs Php 300. A 250 ml bottle of jam, meanwhile, costs Php 85.
The products are targeted at beach tourists in Quezon and visitors of Mt. Banahaw. Anniewanda Reyes, a municipal agriculturist in Dolores, Quezon, said children especially like the sapinit juice because of its "distinct taste".
"They come looking back again and again for juice in our promo booth, "Reyes said.
Sapinit is also sold fresh at the San Pablo City wet market at Php 300 per kilo, and as a vinaigrette by a proprietor in one Quezon resort. Meanwhile, BAR is also looking at making tea out of sapinit leaves.
Studies funded by BAR have shown that sapinit is rich in anti-cancer phytochemicals such as leucoanthocyanins, anthraquinone, saponines, deoxysugars, fress fatty acids, hydrolysable, tannins, unsaturated steroids and benzopyrone nucleus.
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