Pouteria sapota
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| Internal ID | UUID643fe8d9b9562355857036 |
| Scientific name | Pouteria sapota |
| Authority | (Jacq.) H.E.Moore & Stearn |
| First published in | Taxon 16: 383 (1967) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Fresh fruit for direct consumption; fruit pulp used to prepare juices, smoothies, and nectars; preserves and frozen pulp are traded as food ingredients.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Mamey fruit pulp is used in Cuba and elsewhere as the primary ingredient in mamey juice and milkshakes. Industrial processing involves extraction of pulp from ripe fruit, clarification or homogenization, and pasteurization prior to filling. Standardized pulp (degree Brix, acidity, pectin content) is frozen for export to markets in the United States and the Dominican Republic; in those jurisdictions it is handled under food-processing and labeling rules for fruit pulps.
Properties relevant to use:
The mesocarp is relatively high in sugars (glucose and sucrose), carotenoids (notably beta-carotene), and vitamin A precursors, contributing to intense orange color and sweetness suitable for sugar/acid-balanced beverages. Pectin content in the pulp supports viscosity and emulsification in blends; freezing conditions must prevent syneresis and pigment degradation.
Standards and regulation:
The product is regulated as a foodstuff. In the United States, frozen mamey pulp is subject to FDA food safety and labeling requirements (CFSAN classification of frozen fruits and vegetable pulps; 21 CFR 101 and 102 for ingredient naming and nutrition labeling). In the Dominican Republic, canned or frozen mamey products fall under COVENIN or Dominican Codex provisions for fruit preserves and nectars.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Trees are cultivated in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Central America; production is largely smallholder-based. Fruit is harvested by hand when physiologically mature, with post-harvest refrigeration used to extend shelf-life during transport to local processors or port facilities for export.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Lucuma bonplandii | Kunth | Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 240 (1819) |
| Achras mammosa | Bonpl. ex Miq. | Fl. Bras. 7: 64 (1863) |
| Sapota mammosa | Mill. | Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 2 (1768) |
| Sideroxylon sapota | Jacq. | Enum. Syst. Pl. : 15 (1760) |
| Bassia jussaei | Griseb. | Fl. Brit. W.I. [Grisebach] 402 (sphalm. Cf. Achras mammosa). 1861 [late 1861] |
| Calocarpum huastecanum | Gilly | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 71: 659 (1944) |
| Calocarpum mammosum var. bonplandii | Pierre & Urb. | Symb. Antill. 5: 99 (1904) |
| Calocarpum mammosum var. candollei | Pierre & Urb. | Symb. Antill. 5: 99 (1904) |
| Calocarpum mammosum var. ovoideum | (Pierre) Pierre | Symb. Antill. 5: 99 (1904) |
| Calocarpum sapota | (Jacq.) Merr. | Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 284 (1923) |
| Calospermum mammosum var. bonplandii | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 13 (1890) |
| Calospermum mammosum var. candollei | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 13 (1890) |
| Calospermum mammosum var. ovoidea | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 13 (1890) |
| Calospermum parvum | Pierre | Notes Bot. Sapot. : 13 (1890) |
| Achras major | Jacq. | Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 56–57, t. 182, f. 19 1763 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | naseberry / mamey sapote / mamey sapota |
| English | mamey sapote |
| English | mammee sapote |
| Spanish | mamey zapote |
| Belarusian | Сапота |
| German | große sapote |
| Finnish | mammiomena |
| Indonesian | mamey sapote |
| Japanese | マメイサポテ |
| Korean | 마메이나무 |
| Korean | 마메이 |
| Korean | 마메이사포테 |
| Malayalam | സപ്പോട്ട |
| nah | tezontzapocuahuitl |
| Norwegian Bokmål | storsapote |
| Dutch | mamey sapota |
| Dutch | grote sapota |
| Russian | Сапота |
| Thai | ซาโปเต |
| Chinese | 马米果 |
| Chinese | 馬米果 |
| Chinese | 美桃榄 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Cambodia
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Indo-China
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Northern America click to expand
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Mexico
- Mexico Central
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Northeast
- Mexico Northwest
- Mexico Southeast
- Mexico Southwest
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Mexico
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Southern America click to expand
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Caribbean
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Leeward Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad-Tobago
- Venezuelan Antilles
- Windward Islands
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Central America
- Belize
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
- Panamá
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Northern South America
- Venezuela
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Western South America
- Colombia
- Ecuador
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000282077 |
| USDA Plants | POSA13 |
| Tropicos | 28700390 |
| INPN | 630482 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1110421-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-164426 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 501005 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 233744 |
| IUCN Red List | 150102002 |
| IPNI | 1110421-2 |
| iNaturalist | 126925 |
| GBIF | 2884162 |
| Freebase | /m/08cbmp |
| EPPO | POJSA |
| EOL | 1151976 |
| USDA GRIN | 1303 |
| Wikipedia | Pouteria_sapota |
| CMAUP | NPO17462 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Colensane and clerodane diterpenoids | |||||
| (1S,4R,5S,6R,8R)-5-[2-(furan-3-yl)ethyl]-4,5-dimethyl-9-oxatricyclo[6.2.2.01,6]dodec-11-ene-11-carboxylic acid | 6325080 | Click to see CC1CCC23COC(CC2C1(C)CCC4=COC=C4)C=C3C(=O)O | 330.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Diterpene lactones | |||||
| 15,16-Epoxy-neo-clerodan-1,3,13(16),14-tetraen-18,19-olide | 5317151 | Click to see | 312.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Oleanolic Acid | 10494 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Cyanogenic glycosides | |||||
| Epilucumin | 441468 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(C#N)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)O)O)O)O)O | 427.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.697 |
| Lucumin | 184959 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(C#N)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)O)O)O)O)O | 427.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.697 |
| Lucuminoside | 4475723 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(C#N)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)O)O)O)O)O | 427.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.697 |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| (2R)-2-phenyl-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxyacetamide | 10503483 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(C3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)N)O)O)O)O)O)O | 445.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.697 |
| (2R)-2-phenyl-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxyacetic acid | 10765777 | Click to see | 446.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.697 |
| Lucuminamide | 77634301 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(C3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)N)O)O)O)O)O)O | 445.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.697 |
| Lucuminic acid | 85260329 | Click to see | 446.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.697 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Dihydrofurans / Furanones / Butenolides | |||||
| Dodonolide | 643656 | Click to see CC1CCC2=C(C=CC=CC1(C)CCC3=COC=C3)C(=O)OC2 | 312.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 6-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Hispidulin | 5281628 | Click to see | 300.26 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Jaceosidin | 5379096 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)OC)O)O | 330.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Nepetin | 5317284 | Click to see | 316.26 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Cirsiliol | 160237 | Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)OC | 330.29 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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| In public collections | 0 |