Mangosteen ink is made from the deep purple pericarp of the fruit.
217 pages of wood pulp and ink.
The mangosteen is a type of fruit. It is used in medicines for several conditions.
The Tagalog word for mangosteen is "mangostan."
No. Once all the ink has been removed and the paper is ground up again, the recycled pulp is just like regular new pulp.
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The most well known variety, the purple mangosteen is known as Garcinia mangostana. The less well known varieties are the button mangosteen (G. prainiana) and the charichuelo (G. madruno).
No, champoy is not the Tagalog term for mangosteen fruit. Champoy is the sweet- salty- sourish dried plum while mangosteen is the purple fruit which is sweet, tangy, fibrous and juicy.
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wild mangosteen =)
Mangosteen has 2 different meanings. It can refer to a tree that grows in Malaysia or it can refer to a tropical fruit that has a thick red and brown rind.
When ink is washed off during the paper recycling process it is ready to be used again. The steps of recycling is bring in the papers, sort the papers, soak and heat the papers until they become pulp which will separate the ink, remove all glue and old ink from the paper and then is ready to be used again.
The mangosteen tree is a tropical plant. It is mainly grown in Southeast Asia. Some have been grown in southern Florida.