Fresh Soursop Fruit

A whole fresh soursop, sold as a single fruit (1kg) or in boxes of 5kg and 10kg. From one farm, picked by hand and sent firm so it ripens with you. Creamy white flesh with a sweet, gently tart flavour. UK delivery only, in a weekly batch, all year round.

Also known as: graviola, guanabana, guyabano, sirsak, Annona muricata.

Origin: Ghana.

Taste and texture

Soursop has a spiky green skin and soft, fragrant white flesh. The flavour sits somewhere between pineapple, strawberry and citrus, sweet with a gentle tartness, and the texture is close to custard. It is rarely stocked in UK supermarkets. For more on the flavour, see our guide to what fresh soursop tastes like.

Ripening and how to tell it is ready

Your soursop usually arrives firm. That is deliberate, so it finishes ripening at home instead of bruising on the way.

• Keep it out of the fridge while it is firm. Cold stops it ripening.
• Leave it at room temperature somewhere with good air and low humidity.
• It is ready when it softens and gives gently when pressed, like a ripe avocado. There is no fixed number of days, so go by feel.

For the full walkthrough, see our guide to ripening soursop at home.

Preparation

Chill the ripe fruit, slice it lengthwise and scoop out the white flesh with a spoon. Pick out the large black seeds as you go. They are not edible.

• Smoothie: blend the flesh with milk or coconut water, a banana and ice.
• Juice: the Caribbean version is blended with milk and lightly sweetened, a lighter version uses water and lime. See our soursop juice recipes.
• Freeze: scoop the flesh into bags for smoothies later.

For more ways to eat it, see our guide to preparing and enjoying soursop.

Storage

Once it is ripe, keep it in the fridge and eat it within three to five days. If you cannot get through it in time, scoop the flesh into freezer bags, removing the seeds, and freeze it for up to three months.

Sourcing

Our fresh soursop is hand-picked on the same farm that grows our leaves, harvest after harvest. Our founder visited before launching Soursoply in the UK, and we still work with that farm today. We choose fruit without blemishes. Picked firm for transit. Your fruit will usually arrive firm and finish ripening at home. Soursop trees fruit through the year, so we ship every month. See our story and our guide to soursop season.

Buying in bulk? See our wholesale tiers for fresh soursop, from 25kg for grocers, juice bars, caterers, distributors and importers.

Prefer the leaves? Our whole dried soursop leaves come from the same farm.

FAQs

How do I know when it is ripe? It softens and gives gently when pressed, with a sweet smell at the stem end. Keep it out of the fridge until then.

What does soursop taste like? Creamy and tropical, somewhere between pineapple, strawberry and citrus, with a custard-like texture.

Can I eat the seeds? No. Pick the large black seeds out as you scoop the flesh.

Do you deliver fresh soursop outside the UK? No, fresh fruit is UK only. It goes out in a weekly batch: order by Friday 5pm and it is dispatched the following Tuesday.

How much is delivery? It is charged by weight at checkout. UK delivery for one single fruit on its own is £6.50. Full rates are on our shipping page.

Is it available all year? Yes. We ship fresh soursop every month.

Where does it come from? One farm, the same farm for both the fresh fruit and the dried leaves. The country of origin is listed in the product details.

Where can I buy fresh soursop in the UK? Here, by the fruit or by the box. For other options, see our where to buy soursop guide.