The red is around the seed
The bright arils surround large dark seeds inside the orange fruit.

Coloring a celebratory dish
In Vietnam, gac arils are used to color xôi gấc, a red sticky-rice dish.

Red arils around black seeds tint a Vietnamese sticky-rice dish.
The vivid seed covering explains gac more clearly than any nutrient ranking.

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First viewThe bright arils surround large dark seeds inside the orange fruit.
AI-generated image · Fruitplot StudioIn Vietnam, gac arils are used to color xôi gấc, a red sticky-rice dish.
AI-generated image · Fruitplot StudioRed arils around black seeds tint a Vietnamese sticky-rice dish.
The bright arils surround large dark seeds inside the orange fruit.

In Vietnam, gac arils are used to color xôi gấc, a red sticky-rice dish.
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