Pouteria campechiana

Canistel
Pouteria campechiana
Pouteria campechiana cross section
Scientific 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
  • Lucuma campechiana
  • Richardella campechiana (Kunth) Pierre
  • Vitellaria campechiana (Kunth) Engl.
  • Lucuma nervosa A.DC.
  • Lucuma salicifolia Knuth
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

Pouteria campechiana (commonly known as the cupcake fruit, eggfruit, zapote amarillo, yellow sapote or canistel) is an evergreen tree native to, and cultivated in, southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It is cultivated in other countries, such as India, Costa Rica, Brazil, the United States, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Philippines. The edible part of the tree is its fruit, which is colloquially known as an egg fruit.

The canistel grows up to 10 m (33 ft) high, and produces orange-yellow fruit up to 7 cm (3 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 lúcuma, mamey sapote, and abiu.