What is Mamey Sapote fruit?
The mamey fruit is known by a variety of names. Pouteria sapota is its scientific name, and it’s often known as red mamey, mamey sapote, or simply sapote. It is a medium to big fruit with a round, oval, or oblong form and tapering, pointy ends, averaging 8 to 25 centimeters in length and 6 to 10 centimeters in diameter. The skin is thick, semi-rough, and light to dark brown in color, with a grainy, scruffy, and sandpaper-like texture. The flesh beneath the skin is soft, creamy, and dense, with a fine, silky consistency and a faint squash-like aroma. It ranges in color from orange to red to salmon and is soft, creamy, and dense with a fine, smooth consistency and a faint squash-like scent.
Where it is found?
It is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and central and south America.
Nutritional information about mamey sapote fruit:
Calories: 217
Protein: 2.5 grams
Fat: 1 gram
Carbohydrate: 56 grams
Fiber: 9 grams
Sugar: 35 grams
What are Mamey sapote fruit benefits?
The list of Mamey sapote fruit benefits:
- Increase colon health
- Improve tissue health
- Prevention of anemia
- Boost immunity
- Improve bone mineral density
- Promote weight loss
How to grow it?
- Consider growing fruit trees on a 2–3 ft (0.6–0.9 m) height by 4–10 ft (1.2–3.1 m) diameter mound of native soil to promote plant survival.
- Dig a hole 3 to 4 times the diameter and 3 times the depth of the container the mamey sapote tree came in once the mound is built.
How to include it in your diet?
- Delicious when eaten plain
- Milkshakes
- Smoothie with almond milk
- Flavor with vanilla and cinnamon
- Create sauces
- Makes a tangy salad
- Blend with other tropical fruits
