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- The Black Sapote is a Tomato-like fruit, 10 x 13 cm. large berry with a thin and firm rind. Its color is shining dark green with brown specs. The fruitflesh is rich, dark brown colored and custard like and is therefore called the Chocolate pudding fruit. Complete ripe fruits are often ugly brown.
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The smooth-textured black sapote (Diospyros dignya) originates from Central America and Mexico. The black sapote fruit resembles a large, round green tomato on the outside and varies in size from two to five inches in diameter. (See Figure 1.) The black sapote's flesh is rich and custard-like, with a sweet, mild flavor. Some people find the taste to be like chocolate, which gave the sapote its nickname, the chocolate pudding tree.