Pouteria campechiana

"Eggfruit" redirects here. Not to be confused with the eggplant (Solanum melongena).

Canistel
Pouteria campechiana
Pouteria campechiana cross section
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Pouteria
Species:
P. campechiana
Binomial name
Pouteria campechiana
Synonyms[4]

Lucuma campechiana Knuth
Lucuma nervosa A. DC.
Lucuma salicifolia Knuth

Canistel
Canistel
Nutritional value per 100 g
Energy138.8 kcal (581 kJ)
36.69 g
Dietary fiber.10 g
.13 g
1.68 g
Vitamins and minerals
VitaminsQuantity
%DV†
Thiamine (B1)
14%
.17 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
1%
.01 mg
Niacin (B3)
23%
3.7 mg
Vitamin C
48%
43.00 mg
MineralsQuantity
%DV†
Calcium
2%
26.5 mg
Iron
5%
.92 mg
Phosphorus
3%
37.3 mg

Source: Laboratorio FIM de Nutricion in Havana[5]
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Pouteria campechiana (commonly known as the cupcake fruit, eggfruit, zapote amarillo or canistel) is an evergreen tree native to, and cultivated in, southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador.[6] It is cultivated in other countries, such as India, Costa Rica, Brazil, the United States, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Cambodia,[7] Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, and the Philippines. The edible part of the tree is its fruit, which is colloquially known as an egg fruit.[7]

The canistel grows up to 10 m (33 ft) high, and produces orange-yellow fruit, also called yellow sapote, up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long, which are edible raw. Canistel flesh is sweet, with a texture often compared to that of a hard-boiled egg yolk, hence its colloquial name "eggfruit". It is closely related to the lucuma, mamey sapote, and abiu.

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Pouteria campechiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146704277A146779773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146704277A146779773.en. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pouteria campechiana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Morton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Pouteria campechiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  7. ^ a b T. K. Lim (2013). Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 6, Fruits. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 133–134. ISBN 9789400756281.