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White Sapote - Casimiroa Edulis Sprout

The white sapote, scientific name Casimiroa edulis, also called casimiroa and Mexican apple is a species of tropical fruiting tree in the family Rutaceae, native to eastern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica.
The genus is named for "an Otomi Indian, Casimiro Gómez, from the town of Cardonal in Hidalgo, Mexico, who fought and died in Mexico's war of independence
The fruit is an ovoid drupe, 5–10 cm in diameter, with a thin, inedible skin turning from green to yellow when ripe, and an edible pulp, which can range in flavor from bland to banana-like to peach to pear to vanilla flan.
The pulp can be creamy-white in green-skin varieties or a beige-yellow in yellow-skin varieties and has a smooth texture similar to ripe avocado.
It contains from one to five seeds that are said to have narcotic properties
Several in vitro studies have shown that zapotin has potential anticarcinogenic effects against isolated colon cancer cells.

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