Title: Heart of palm - Wikipedia
Headings: Heart of palm
Heart of palm
Contents
Names
Cultivation
Harvesting
Nutrition
See also
References

Content: Since harvesting is still labor-intensive, palm hearts are regarded as a delicacy. Contents
1 Names
2 Cultivation
3 Harvesting
4 Nutrition
5 See also
6 References
Names
Major local names for heart of palm include palm cabbage or palmetto in Florida and Trinidad; palmito in South and Central America; ubod in the Philippines; coeur de palmier in French; corazón de palma or col de palma in Spanish; coração de palma in Portuguese; and cafaglione in Italian. Cultivation
Harvesting and eating heart of palm is traditional in the cultures of Southeast Asia and South and Central America, pre-dating the colonial era. The species used depend on the region.