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Know what you eat: Garcinia indica or kokum is a fruit tree, of culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses. Kokum is dark purple in color and has a sticky surface with curled edges.  The fruit dried and is usually available in the market as a dried rind. When Kokum spice is added to food, it gives it a natural pink- purplish color and gives it a tangy sweet-sour taste. It is widely used in the regional cuisines of Gujarat, Maharashtra and several South Indian states. Kokum has (...)