Ramón tree
| Breadnut | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Tribe: | Dorstenieae |
| Genus: | Brosimum |
| Species: | B. alicastrum |
| Binomial name | |
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Brosimum alicastrum Sw. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Alicastrum brownei Kuntze |
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 908 kJ (217 kcal) |
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46.28 g
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0.99 g
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| Saturated | 0.267 g |
| Monounsaturated | 0.126 g |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.527 g |
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5.97 g
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| Tryptophan | 0.162 g |
| Threonine | 0.232 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.338 g |
| Leucine | 0.647 g |
| Lysine | 0.260 g |
| Methionine | 0.035 g |
| Cystine | 0.093 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.282 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.439 g |
| Valine | 0.578 g |
| Arginine | 0.549 g |
| Histidine | 0.091 g |
| Alanine | 0.271 g |
| Aspartic acid | 0.659 g |
| Glutamic acid | 0.835 g |
| Glycine | 0.375 g |
| Proline | 0.297 g |
| Serine | 0.400 g |
| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A equiv. |
(2%)
12 μg |
| Thiamine (B1) |
(5%)
0.055 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(5%)
0.055 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(6%)
0.880 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
(22%)
1.103 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
(31%)
0.403 mg |
| Folate (B9) |
(17%)
66 μg |
| Vitamin B12 |
(0%)
0.00 μg |
| Vitamin C |
(33%)
27.4 mg |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium |
(10%)
98 mg |
| Iron |
(16%)
2.09 mg |
| Magnesium |
(19%)
68 mg |
| Manganese |
(8%)
0.178 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(10%)
67 mg |
| Potassium |
(25%)
1183 mg |
| Sodium |
(2%)
31 mg |
| Zinc |
(12%)
1.13 mg |
| Other constituents | |
| Water | 45.00 g |
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
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Alicastrum brownei Kuntze
Brosimum uleanum Mildbr.
Helicostylis bolivarensis Pittier
Piratinera alicastrum (Sw.) Baill.
Brosimum alicastrum, commonly known as the breadnut or Maya nut, is a tree species in the family Moraceae of flowering plants, whose other genera include figs and mulberries. The plant is known by a range of names in indigenous Mesoamerican and other languages, including: ramon, ojoche, ojite, ojushte, ujushte, ujuxte, capomo, mojo, ox, iximche, masica in Honduras, uje in Michoacan, and mojote in Jalisco, or also chokogou in Haitian Creole.
Two subspecies are commonly recognized:
The tree can grow up to 45 m (130 ft) in height.
This tree is found on the west coast of central Mexico and in southern Mexico (Yucatán, Campeche), Guatemala, El Salvador, the Caribbean, and the Amazon. Large stands occur in moist lowland tropical forests at 300–2000 m elevation (especially 125–800 m), in humid areas with rainfall of 600–2000 mm, and average temperatures of 24 °C (75 °F).
The breadnut fruit disperses on the ground at different times throughout its range. It has a large seed covered by a thin, citrus-flavored, orange-colored skin favored by a number of forest creatures. More importantly, the large seed which is enveloped by the tasty skin is an edible ‘nut’ that can be boiled or dried and ground into a meal for porridge or flatbread. Breadnut is nutritious and has value as a food source, and may have formed a part of the diet of the pre-Columbian Maya of the lowlands region in Mesoamerica, although to what extent has been a matter of some debate among historians and archaeologists and no verified remains or illustrations of the fruit have been found at any Mayan archaeological sites.
It was planted by the Maya civilization two thousand years ago and it has been claimed in several publications by Dennis E. Puleston to have been a staple food in the Maya diet,. Puleston demonstrated a strong correlation between ancient Maya settlement patterns and the distribution of relic stands of ramon trees.
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