The fruits have the size of a cherry and are green-yellow. They have big importance in Chinese gastronomy. The Gingko semen are peeled and only the yellow core is used. Cooked or roasted they are used as garnish of several menus. Roasted and hacked cores are also used as spice in the Asian cuisine.
They mostly contain of starch (68%) and protein (13%); they have very low fat (3%).
The edible semen and leafs are used in the traditional Chinese medicine especially to treat indigestions.