Canistel
Pouteria campechiana
Description
Yellow sapote / canistel tree producing orange-yellow sweet pumpkin-like fruit in frost-free conditions.
Taxonomy
Family
Sapotaceae
Genus
Pouteria
Cultivars
2
Canistel
Yellow sapote / canistel with sweet moist pumpkin or sweet-potato-like flavour. Additional notes from duplicate entry: Canistel is a cultivar entry for Pouteria campechiana. The Yellow Sapote, also known as Canistel or 'egg fruit' due to its round to oval shape and yellow-orange color when ripe, boasts a sweet earthy flavor and a more moist texture compared with Lucuma. Enjoyed fresh with a hint of salt and lemon juice, it can also be incorporated into sweet custards or whipped into creamy milkshakes akin to eggnog by blending with milk.
Ross Sapote
Moister, less mealy canistel-type fruit for warm frost-free conditions.