WHITE SAPOTE—AKA “Zapote Blanco (in Spansih)”
White Sapote tastes very sweet. It’s said to taste like a banana-mango custard cream.
Ripe White Sapote smells very sweet like sugar.
The (green/yellow) skin of White Sapote is smooth and thin. Its (ivory) flesh is rich and creamy like avocado and other sapotes.
White Sapote is native to the region of Mexico to Costa Rica. It’s now grown in Central America, the United States, and Australia as well.
White Sapote is most commonly eaten raw on its own by scooping out the flesh, or added to smoothies and desserts.