Tamarind fruit pod

[Gina]

Can squirrels eat these...I saw at my local grocery and want to give them to Wayne & Garth if they are safe.

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Here is a description I found..ok for people to eat the fruit inside.
Tamarind fruit is a pod with a sticky brown interior and large seeds. Its flavor ranges from sugary sweet to sour, and it is used in cooking as well as eaten as an out-of-hand fruit snack. Thai chefs use tamarind to add sweet and sour tastes to sauces, soups, salads and stir-fry dishes and, in recent years, the cuisines of Africa, Asia and the tropical Americas started incorporating tamarind into their dishes.

Thought I may have seen these before...probably on Rama's thread. Started to look through Stosh's pics but kept getting sidetracked with Rama's cuteness...also lots, lots of pages, lol. Asking is quicker since it did not come up under our search engine.

[Wonkawillie]

I love tamarind!, but not sure if squirrel can have it. I would be really careful about the seeds inside!
When in doubt, I dont feed it.

[stosh2010]

Can squirrels eat these...I saw at my local grocery and want to give them to Wayne & Garth if they are safe.

147772

Here is a description I found..ok for people to eat the fruit inside.
Tamarind fruit is a pod with a sticky brown interior and large seeds. Its flavor ranges from sugary sweet to sour, and it is used in cooking as well as eaten as an out-of-hand fruit snack. Thai chefs use tamarind to add sweet and sour tastes to sauces, soups, salads and stir-fry dishes and, in recent years, the cuisines of Africa, Asia and the tropical Americas started incorporating tamarind into their dishes.

Thought I may have seen these before...probably on Rama's thread. Started to look through Stosh's pics but kept getting sidetracked with Rama's cuteness...also lots, lots of pages, lol. Asking is quicker since it did not come up under our search engine.
Rama has never had a Tamarind pod...he HAS has Guava pods that only look similar but I honestly don't know if the seeds are edible.

[mandibair]

Tamarins are very citrusy..... but idk about the pods. I ate the fruit in Aruba when I lived there. The locals love it so much they make tea and fruit drinks with it.

[mpetys]

Hi Gina. I asked about Tamarind recently and got no replies. I did find this bit of information (http://hort.ufl.edu/database/documen.../taminda.pdf):

Fruit characteristics: does not attract wildlife; suited for human consumption; fruit, twigs, or foliage cause significant litter; persistent on the tree; showy.

Anyhow, I was wondering since it is supposed to be high in calcium.

Below is a chart of the nutritional values. But it looks like since the fruit does not attract wildlife, that maybe we shouldn't give it to them if "wildlife" doesn't eat it in the wild. I'd be interested if anyone found anything out about it.