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Soursop

Annona muricata

What soursop has been studied for

1 association assessed — none with dependable human evidence behind them yet. Strongest first.

  • 1 Insufficient
3 things to know first — allergies, interactions and intake limits

About soursop

A large green spiny Annona fruit with soft fibrous white pulp, tart and aromatic, used mostly for juice and ice cream across the Caribbean, Latin America and West Africa.

Also known as Graviola, Guanabana, Corossol, Custard apple

Antioxidant & Oxidative Stress

The evidence in depth

Best supported: Insufficient

What each association actually rests on, and the papers behind it. A rating describes the state of the research, not how impressive the food is. How we rate evidence.

Oxidative stress markers

Antioxidant & Oxidative Stress
Insufficient evidence

Almost everything published on soursop is cell-culture or animal work on leaf and seed extracts. No human trial has tested the fruit for any health outcome, and the safety signal around the genus argues against treating it as anything other than an occasional food.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

4 sources

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Key nutrients

Nutrient content per 100 grams
NutrientAmount% DV
Macronutrients
Calories66 kcal3%
Protein1 g2%
Total fat0.3 g0%
Carbohydrate16.8 g6%
Fibre3.3 g12%
Total sugars13.5 g—
Water81.2 g—
Fats
Saturated fat0.051 g0%
Monounsaturated fat0.09 g—
Polyunsaturated fat0.069 g—
Cholesterol0 mg0%
EPA (omega-3)0 g—
DHA (omega-3)0 g—
DPA (omega-3)0 g—
Linoleic acid (omega-6)0.069 g—
Vitamins
Vitamin A0 µg0%
Vitamin C20.6 mg23%
Vitamin D0 µg0%
Vitamin E0.08 mg1%
Vitamin K0.4 µg0%
Thiamin (B1)0.07 mg6%
Riboflavin (B2)0.05 mg4%
Niacin (B3)0.9 mg6%
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.253 mg5%
Vitamin B60.059 mg3%
Folate14 µg4%
Vitamin B120 µg0%
Choline7.6 mg1%
Minerals
Calcium14 mg1%
Iron0.6 mg3%
Magnesium21 mg5%
Phosphorus27 mg2%
Potassium278 mg6%
Sodium14 mg1%
Zinc0.1 mg1%
Copper0.086 mg10%
Selenium0.6 µg1%
Other measured compounds
Beta-carotene1 µg—
Alpha-carotene0 µg—
Lycopene0 µg—
Lutein + zeaxanthin0 µg—
Caffeine0 mg—
Ash0.7 g—

Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

Source record: Soursop, raw (USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 167761).

% DV uses the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over. A dash means no Daily Value has been established for that nutrient.

Bioactive compounds

Compounds present in meaningful amounts. Presence is banded rather than quantified, because whole-food levels vary enormously with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

How preparation changes things

Only effects with real support are listed. If a preparation method is missing, it is because nothing dependable is documented — not because it makes no difference.

Nothing dependable is recorded about how preparation changes this food’s nutritional properties. Rather than guess, this section stays empty.

Things to know

Allergies, interactions and intake concerns. Every food gets this section — a reference where everything is uniformly good is not a reference.

  • Worth knowing

    Annonacin and atypical parkinsonism

    Soursop contains annonacin, a mitochondrial toxin found across the Annona genus. Case-control work in Guadeloupe found an unusually high rate of atypical parkinsonism among people with heavy lifelong intake of Annona fruit, leaves and infusions, and animal studies show annonacin produces similar brain lesions. Regulatory bodies have advised against habitual heavy consumption, particularly of leaf teas and supplements, which are far more concentrated than the fruit.

  • Avoid

    Graviola supplements marketed for cancer

    Soursop leaf capsules and extracts are widely sold with implied anticancer benefits on the basis of cell-culture studies. No human trial supports that use, the extracts carry the highest annonacin exposure, and people have delayed effective care on the strength of it.

  • Avoid

    Seeds are toxic and irritant

    Soursop seeds are rich in acetogenins, have been used as an insecticide, and have caused severe eye inflammation when preparations reached the eye. They are strained out of pulp and juice.