Lucuma campechiana

Canistel
Lucuma campechiana
Lucuma campechiana cross section
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Lucuma
Species:
L. campechiana
Binomial name
Lucuma campechiana
Synonyms
  • Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni
  • Pouteria campechiana var. typica Baehni, not validly publ.
  • 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

Lucuma campechiana (commonly known as the cupcake fruit, eggfruit, zapote amarillo 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, 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, also called yellow sapote, up to 7 cm (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 lúcuma, mamey sapote, and abiu.