Pouteria campechiana
| Canistel | |
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| Pouteria campechiana | |
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| Pouteria campechiana cross section | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Pouteria |
| Species: | P. campechiana |
| Binomial name | |
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Pouteria campechiana Baehni |
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| Synonyms | |
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Lucuma campechiana Knuth |
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| Nutritional value per 100 g | |
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| Energy | 138.8 kcal (581 kJ) |
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36.69 g
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| Dietary fiber | .10 g |
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.13 g
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1.68 g
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| Vitamins | |
| Thiamine (B1) |
(15%)
.17 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(1%)
.01 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(25%)
3.72 mg |
| Vitamin C |
(70%)
58.1 mg |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium |
(3%)
26.5 mg |
| Iron |
(7%)
.92 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(5%)
37.3 mg |
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Source: Laboratorio FIM de Nutricion in Havana |
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Lucuma campechiana Knuth
Lucuma nervosa A. DC.
Lucuma salicifolia Knuth
The canistel (Pouteria campechiana) is an evergreen tree native to southern Mexico and Central America. It is cultivated in other countries, such as Brazil, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines for its fruit.
The canistel grows up to 10 meters (33 ft) high, and produces orange-yellow fruit, also called yellow sapote, up to 7 centimeters (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 Mamey sapote and abiu.
The shape and size of the fruit is highly variable, depending on the cultivar. The better selections consistently produce large ovate fruit with glossy skin weighing upwards of 14 ounces. The flesh is somewhat pasty, although the best varieties have a creamy mousse-like texture. The flavor is rich and is reminiscent of an egg-custard. The fruit may contain between one and six large brown seeds.
The canistel displays climacteric fruit ripening. A fully mature fruit shows an intense yellow skin color. It will eventually soften and drop from the tree. Insects and birds avoid the fruit flesh, perhaps because of its astringent properties, that are much reduced in senescent fruits, but still perceptible to the human palate. Apparently mature fruits severed from the tree while still hard often fail to develop the desired climacteric changes in terms of reduced astringency and a texture reminiscent of egg yolk. This, and the fact that climacteric fruits quickly start to decay at ambient temperatures, may have contributed to the low economic importance of the canistel.
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