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Sapodilla fruits being sold on a street in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. The fruit is a large berry, 4–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter. [13] [16] An unripe fruit has a firm outer skin and when picked, releases white chicle from its stem. A fully ripened fruit has saggy skin and does not release chicle when picked.
Sapote (/ s ə ˈ p oʊ t iː,-eɪ,-ə /; [1] [2] [3] from Nahuatl: tzapotl [4]) is a term for a soft, edible fruit. [1] The word is incorporated into the common names of several unrelated fruit-bearing plants native to Mexico, Central America and northern parts of South America. [1] [5] It is also known in Caribbean English as soapapple ...
Manilkara fruit are an important food item for various frugivores, in particular birds. The red fruit bat (Stenoderma rufum) is the primary – and possibly the only – seed disperser of M. bidentata in parts of the Caribbean. Tuckerella xiamenensis, a species of peacock mite, was described from a sapodilla tree.
The fruit's texture is creamy and soft, and the flavor is a mix of sweet potato, pumpkin, honey, prune, peach, apricot, cantaloupe, cherry, and almond. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] A mamey sapote is ripe when the flesh is vibrant salmon in color when a fleck of the skin is removed. [ 14 ]
The "miracle fruit" Synsepalum dulcificum is also placed in the Sapotaceae. Trees of the genus Palaquium ( gutta-percha ) produce an important latex with a wide variety of uses. The seeds of the tree Sideroxylon spinosum produce an edible oil , traditionally harvested in Morocco .
The fruit, like that of the related sapodilla , is edible. Though its heartwood may present in a shade of purple, Manilkara bidentata should not be confused with another tropical tree widely known as "purpleheart", Peltogyne pubescens. [10]
Pouteria caimito, the abiu (Portuguese pronunciation:), is a tropical fruit tree in the family Sapotaceae. [3] It grows in the Amazonian region of South America, and this type of fruit can also be found in the Philippines and other countries in Southeast Asia. It grows to an average of 10 metres (33 feet) high, with ovoid fruits.
Diospyros nigra, the black sapote, is a species of persimmon.Common names include chocolate pudding fruit, black soapapple and (in Spanish) zapote prieto.The tropical fruit tree is native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. [1]