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🍈 A tropical fruit 🌿 A climbing plant 🟥 A red oil
gac

gac

9.9
A deep red oil from the fruit used to color food and in traditional medicine
  • noun
  • Philippine
: aceite de gac
  • The gac oil is often added to dishes for its vibrant color and health benefits.
  • gac fruit
  • gac aril
  • gac extract

Examples

  • Among all of the Gac fruit parts, the aril extract dramatically decreased VEGF secretions, which might be attributed to the rich content of phytochemicals, especially carotenoids.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Among the treated groups, Gac aril at 250 microg/mL reduced VEGF levels most significantly.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Gac fruit has been traditionally used in folk and ancestral medicine and treatments for several conditions.

    Academic text (2018)

  • In traditional medicine, the gac aril is used to improve skin health and boost immunity.

  • Chefs use gac for natural food coloring, enhancing the appearance of their dishes.

Surface Forms

gac singular
gacs plural

Etymology

Gac comes from the Vietnamese word gấc, and in Vietnam people use the fruit's red inner part as a food color and oil. So gac can also mean the deep red oil or pulp taken from the fruit and used to color food or in traditional medicine.