| Moquilea platypus | |
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| Trunk of a large Moquilea platypus tree | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Moquilea |
| Species: | M. platypus
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| Binomial name | |
| Moquilea platypus Hemsl. (1879)
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| Synonyms | |
Moquilea platypus, also known as sun sapote, sansapote, and monkey apple, is a flowering tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae.[2] The specific epithet (platypus) is Neo-Latin for "flat-footed".
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dietary fiber | 0.9-2.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.26-0.49 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.230-0.291 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water | 64.6-67.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[3] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- ^ Barstow, M. (2018). "Moquilea platypus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61988416A61988419. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61988416A61988419.en. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Sansapote". www.hort.purdue.edu. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.