Moquilea platypus
| Moquilea platypus | |
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| Trunk of a large Moquilea platypus tree | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Moquilea |
| Species: | M. platypus |
| Binomial name | |
| Moquilea platypus Hemsl. (1879) | |
| Synonyms | |
Moquilea platypus, also known as sun sapote, sansapote, and monkey apple, is a flowering tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. The specific epithet (platypus) is Neo-Latin for "flat-footed".
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dietary fiber | 0.9-2.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.26-0.49 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.230-0.291 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water | 64.6-67.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||