Pouteria sapota

Mamey sapote
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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 (Jacq.) H. E. Moore & Stearn
Synonyms[2]
See text

Sapote, mamey, raw

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	520 kJ (120 kcal)
Carbohydrates	32.1 g
Sugars	20.14 g
Dietary fiber	5.4 g
Fat	0.46 g
Protein	1.45 g
Vitamins and minerals Vitamins Quantity %DV† Thiamine (B1) 1% 0.013 mg Riboflavin (B2) 9% 0.116 mg Niacin (B3) 9% 1.432 mg Pantothenic acid (B5) 8% 0.397 mg Vitamin B6 42% 0.72 mg Folate (B9) 2% 7 μg Vitamin C 26% 23 mg Vitamin E 14% 2.11 mg Minerals Quantity %DV† Calcium 1% 18 mg Iron 4% 0.78 mg Magnesium 3% 11 mg Manganese 9% 0.204 mg Phosphorus 2% 26 mg Potassium 15% 454 mg Sodium 0% 7 mg Zinc 2% 0.19 mg
Link to USDA Database entry
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[3] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[4]

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).^{[citation needed]}

The Australian and Queensland governments' research and development programs have grown mamey sapote in Australia.