What is Egg fruit?
{{Cleanup|date=January 2025}}{{Restructure|date=January 2025}}[[File:Egg fruit DS.jpg|thumb|200px|Pouteria campechiana]][[File:Egg fruit cross section DS.jpg|thumb|200px|Pouteria campechiana cross section]] The '''egg fruit''' is a fruit that people eat. Grown-up egg fruit trees are about 8 m tall and their fruits are about 7-12 cm long when good for picking. ==Overview== Egg fruits have different shapes. Some have a straight point at the end and curved at the tip. When ready to eat, the egg fruit skin looks yellowish-orange and may have brown marks. Each friit has 1-4 hard black seeds. Egg fruit smell musky when good for eating.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-26|title=Canistel facts and health benefits|url=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/canistel/|access-date=2022-03-29|language=en-US}}</ref> In temperate places, egg fruits come out in [[Autumn|fall]]. In tropical places, they come out in [[summer]]. ==Terminology== The egg fruit is also known as the '''canistel''' and scientist name its plant ''Pouteria campechiana''. It is in the [[Sapotaceae|''Sapotaceae Family'']] and closely related to the [[Sapota]]. Egg fruits are sometimes called yellow sapotes. As raw food, its flesh feels and smells like the yolk of hard-boiled eggs, and tastes like roasted [[sweet potato]]. ==Nutrition== Egg fruits are rich in vitamin [[Vitamin A|A]], [[Vitamin B|B]], and [[Vitamin C|C]], and carries some [[iron]] and [[calcium]]. ==Applications== Egg fruit is often eaten raw as a simple snack with a sprinkle of salt and lemon juice. It is also used in sweet baking applications as a pumpkin-like ingredient. The pureed flesh may be added into [[Custard|custards]], ice creams, bread, pancakes, smoothies, milkshakes or made into jams and [[Marmalade|marmalades]]. The egg fruit is a central ingredient in recipes for vegan cheesecake, [[eggnog]], deviled eggs, and even cheese. Complimentary flavors include allspice, cinnamon, ginger, thyme, turmeric, orange, [