The Gac fruit is cantaloupe sized, brilliant orange, red, and a member of the squash family. The brightly colored fruit comes from the aril surrounding the large seeds. Gac fruit has a very pleasant flavor profile, somewhat similar to squash and carrot.

It has long been highly valued in Southeast Asian cultures for its flavor, and health benefits which are attributed to the significant antioxidant proper-ties from the carotenoids and fatty acids present.

• Lycopenes content is about 76 times more than the average tomato.
• Beta Carotene content exceeds carrots by a factor of 10
• Fatty Acids are critical for carotenoid bioavailability and absorption into the boday. Gac Fruit contains about 22% fatty acids (by weight) in the aril, primarily: Oleic (Omega 9) & Linoleic (Omega 6).