Pouteria sapota
| Mamey sapote | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Pouteria |
| Species: | P. sapota |
| Binomial name | |
| Pouteria sapota | |
| Synonyms | |
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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32.1 g | |
| Sugars | 20.14 g |
| Dietary fiber | 5.4 g |
0.46 g | |
1.45 g | |
| Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
| Thiamine (B1) | 1% 0.013 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 10% 0.116 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 10% 1.432 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 8% 0.397 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 55% 0.72 mg |
| Folate (B9) | 2% 7 μg |
| Vitamin C | 28% 23 mg |
| Vitamin E | 14% 2.11 mg |
| Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
| Calcium | 2% 18 mg |
| Iron | 6% 0.78 mg |
| Magnesium | 3% 11 mg |
| Manganese | 10% 0.204 mg |
| Phosphorus | 4% 26 mg |
| Potassium | 10% 454 mg |
| Sodium | 0% 7 mg |
| Zinc | 2% 0.19 mg |
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| †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA FoodData Central | |
Pouteria sapota, the mamey sapote, is a species of tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree is also cultivated in the Caribbean. Its fruit is eaten in many Latin American countries. The fruit is made into foods such as milkshakes and ice cream.
Some of its names in Latin American countries, such as mamey colorado (Cuba), zapote colorado (Costa Rica) and zapote rojo (South America), refer to the reddish colour of its flesh to distinguish it from the unrelated but similar-looking Mammea americana, whose fruit is usually called "yellow mamey" (Spanish: mamey amarillo).
The Australian and Queensland governments' research and development programs have grown mamey sapote in Australia.
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Noun
mamey sapote (usually uncountable, plural mamey sapotes)
- A species of fruit-bearing tree native to southern Mexico and northern South America, Pouteria sapota.
- The fruit of this tree.
