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Does anyone know the english name of the Indian fruit "ber"?? How many can be eaten in one go by a diabetic? Ty.

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Prabal14Sep

"Ber" is Plum.Take only the green round ones which are tangy/sour, not the oval one which is sweet. Take blackberries instead.

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Mishti2 in reply to Prabal14Sep

Plum is what we call in India "aloo bukhara".

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Mishti2 in reply to Prabal14Sep

yes, ber is also called Indian plum, as just plum means the red aloo bukhara. ty.

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ranj

One fifth of Ber consist of carbohydrates so eat in modest quantity in place of other carbohydrates.

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Mishti2 in reply to ranj

Perhaps 10-12 of small brown type.

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nks71

Its Ziziphus murutiana (otanical name) and chinies apple, Jujube etc, I don't know any impact of Ber on Diabetes; if you have any idea, please share.

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Mishti2 in reply to nks71

yes, ty! Chinese apple or jujube. checked the images of it in google. they are "Ber". different kinds of chinese apple are also there, but ber is called the above two in english. with these english name, we may have to try google to find out the exact types of carbs in it. ty.

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ber is called "Indian plum". plum is red big berry called aloo bukhara in india. yes 100gms of ber contain abt 20g of carbs. they are called jujube in english, just found out the carb content in it. so, less than 100gm of ber can be eaten in one go as a snack. ty.