Sunzapotillo
Sunzapotillo
Sunzapotillo is the yellowish-green, oval fruit of Couepia polyandra, with juicy, sweet, fibrous pulp eaten fresh when ripe.

About Sunzapotillo
Sunzapotillo is the fruit of *Couepia polyandra*, a Central American tree. Sources describe the fruit as yellowish-green and roughly oval; its pulp is juicy, sweet, and fibrous when ripe.
The ripe pulp is eaten fresh. The fruit may be harvested before fully ripe and left to mature at home. It is also used as food by wildlife and domestic animals.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Zapotillo amarillo
Uluzapote
Baboon cap
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Sunzapotillo nutrition & diet
Sunzapotillo nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Nuts, not further specified
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 483kcal
- Protein
- 13.7g
- Carbs
- 14.2g
- Fat
- 39.4g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Compared with less-sweet fruits, its ripe pulp is described as sweet; the sources do not establish a more specific nutritional comparison.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.6.8.9_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
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