It is also a good source for dietary fiber. In Ayruvedic practice Chikoo is used for its anti-inflammatory benefits. In the West Indies it is known as the Naseberry. Chikoo, as it is called in India, is also known as a Sapodilla in English or Zapote in Spanish. In India, the tree is cultivated mainly for its fruits. Most modern cultivation of the Chikoo tree is for the purpose of harvesting ‘chicle’, a sap from its bark. The seeds are inedible and should be discarded.Ĭhikoos are harvested twice during the year, once in the mid-winter months and again in the late spring months.Ĭhikoo, or Manilkara zapota, is the fruit of an evergreen tree native to Central America and grown since ancient times.
Within the flesh of the Chikoo is a cavity with two to three large black seeds. Its texture and flavor has been compared to that of pear.
The sweet flavor of the Chikoo flesh is due to the presence of high levels of fructose and sucrose. The flesh is off-white to a yellowish brown color and has a soft and juicy texture.
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The skin is inedible, but serves a purpose as a kind of bowl for the sweet flesh. Chikoo has brown fuzzy skin and is more oval-shaped than its Central American cousins, though some develop pointed ends.
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