Comes from big tree which can live for more than 100 years. It gives a fascinating taste of mild sour and sweet. It is also used in cooking many Thai dish which will help to tone down the strong spicy and salty taste. Not only the fruit, but all other parts of plant like the leaves, seed and flower are used to prepare the dish. It is enriched in vitamin C and contains the AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) which is fruit mild acid used for skin whitening. Thai's use fresh tamarind as natural scrub to peel off the old skin cell, eliminate the excess skin oil, and cure pimples and acne. In the beauty world, tamarind is commonly used in beauty care products like soap, night and day cream for a whitening effect. ** Use in tamarind herbal scrub and natural soap