Assertion: quince's fruit | /r/HasProperty | astringent
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: except for such varieties as fuyu
type: OTHER
value: in the raw state
type: LOCATION
value: until soft-ripe
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Quince which grows in temperate region produces unpalatable, tart and astringent fruit that needs to be thermally processed before consumption (high temperatures destroy tannins, bitter compounds).
text: Flowering quince is cultivated primarily as an ornamental for its showy flowers, though its astringent applelike fruit can be used in preserves and liqueurs and holds some potential as an alternate fruit crop.
text: The fruit has a strong aroma and is astringent in the raw state but makes an excellent preserve and is often used to give flavour and sharpness to stewed or baked apples.
text: Fruit is antivinous, astringent, cardiac, carminative, restorative, digestive, diuretic, stimulant, emollient, peptic, expectorant, pectoral, refrigerant, and tonic.
text: Unripe fruit is very astringent; syrup made from it is used in the treatment of diarrhea and is particularly safe for children.
text: The fruit is hard and astringent, though it does soften and becomes less astringent after a period of frost.
text: When grown elsewhere, the fruits can sometimes be astringent, tart, bitter, and hard.
text: Except for such varieties as Fuyu, the fruit tends to be highly astringent until soft-ripe.
text: The fruit is antivinous, astringent, cardiac, carminative, digestive, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, pectoral, peptic, refrigerant, restorative, stimulant and tonic.
text: The unripe fruit is very astringent, a syrup made from it is used in the treatment of diarrhoea and is particularly safe for children.
text: The fruit can be highly astringent and typically must be cooked before consumption, although some cultivars can be eaten fresh.
text: The fruit is hard and astringent, though it does soften and becomes less astringent after a period of frost.
text: Quince fruit is usually tart and astringent when eaten raw, but is used in preserves and for baking.