This persimmon relative softens to a deep brown beneath green skin.
The “chocolate pudding fruit” nickname points first to color and texture, not to cocoa flavor.
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Second viewFirst viewBlack sapote belongs to the persimmon family and changes dramatically as it ripens.
AI-generated image · Fruitplot StudioIts ripe flesh becomes dark and spoonably soft, but its flavor should not be mistaken for chocolate.
AI-generated image · Fruitplot StudioThis persimmon relative softens to a deep brown beneath green skin.
Black sapote belongs to the persimmon family and changes dramatically as it ripens.
Its ripe flesh becomes dark and spoonably soft, but its flavor should not be mistaken for chocolate.
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