Manilkara zapota: Chikoo

Presented by

Dr. Sudhakar Kokate

Director PPRC, India

Super-Nutritious

&

Multi-beneficial fruit

Unhealthy infants

Kids

Babies

Pregnant mothers

Lactating mothers

Aspirants

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India, Bangladesh Chikoo, Sapota

Malaysia, S. Asia, Pakistan Chiku, Ciku

Philippines Tsiko

Indonesia Sawa

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Vietnam Hong xiem

Sri Lanka Sapodilla

Thailand Lamut

Venezuela Nispero

Brazil Sapoti

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Family: Sapotaceae

Genus: Manilkara

Species: Zapota

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South Mexico

Central America

Caribbean

Introduced to The Philippines

during squash colonization

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India

Thailand

Malaysia

Cambodia

Indonesia

Bangladesh

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Ht – Max 100 feet, Avg 30-50 feet, Trunk 5 feet

Bark – Rich in white gummy latex called chickle

Leaves – Evergreen, glossy alternate, length 7-15

cms, entire margin

Flowers – White bell like 6 lobed Corolla

Fruit – Large 4-15 cm ellipsoid berry, soft, edible,

2-5 black seeds per fruit, sweet & malty flavour

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Energy : 347 KJ (83 Kcal)

Carbohydrate : 19.96 gm

Dietary fibre : 5.3 gm

Proteins : 0.44 gm

Fat : 1.1 gm

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Calcium : 21 mg

Iron : 0.8 mg

Magnesium : 12 mg

Phosphorus : 12 mg

Potassium : 192 mg

Sodium : 12 mg

Zinc : 0.1 mg

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Riboflavin B2 : 0.02 mg

Niacin B3 : 0.2 mg

Pantothenic acid B5 : 0.252 mg

Vitamin B6 : 0.037 mg

Folate B9 : 14 microg

Vitamin C : 14.7 mg

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₪ Good source of Vitamin A : Improves vision

₪ High energy content contains

fructose & sucrose : Instant energy

₪ High tannins : Improves health of

the digestive tract

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₪ Very good source of Anti-oxidants, dietary fibres,

Vitamin A, B : Helps in fighting lung cancer and

oral cavity cancer

₪ Makes bones healthy and powerful

₪ Improves skin texture

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₪ Aids in relieving constipation

₪ Assists in stopping blood loss during piles or other

injuries

₪ Seed paste is useful for insect bite

₪ Vitamin C enhances immunity

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₪ Improves mental health as an effective sedative. It

calms the nerves and ease stress

₪ Beneficial fruit for the person suffering from

Depression, Insomnia and anxiety

₪ Effective in common cold and chronic cough

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₪ Being a diuretic helps in removing urinary bladder

and kidney stones or other kidney diseases

₪ Useful in weight loss and prevents obesity

₪ Cures tooth cavity being high in Latex content

₪ Magnesium makes blood vessels healthy

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₪ It always maintains the body water concentration –

water retention

₪ Potassium content helps in regulating blood

pressure and blood circulation

₪ Good relief from pains and muscle spasms

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₪ Folate-iron content prevents occurrence of anaemia

₪ Paste of chikoo flowers and fruits : effective for

pulmonary problems

₪ Eating chikoo regularly provide all essential

nutrients required to maintain healthy hair

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₪ High energetic fruit – high carbohydrates and

essential nutrients for pregnant, lactating mother

₪ Reduces weakness in pregnancy and symptoms like

nausea and dizziness

₪ Effective in skin irritation

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₪ Helps in removing dandruff from hair : paste of

fruit seeds and castor oil, apply on scalp

₪ For healthy beautiful skin : sapote is MUST

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Boosts immunity system

For proper eye-sight

Brain development

Improves lipid metabolism

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Haemoglobin level is increased

Maintains proper cell division

Proper bone growth

Protects from infectious diseases

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Methanolic extract of whole fruit possesses active

phytochemicals. These help in killing cancerous cells

(apoptosis)

Types of cancer: Leukemia, Breast, Ovarian, Lung

…..Credit goes to Indian Scientists from Indian

Institute of Science (IISC), Institute of

Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore

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1) To study anti-diabetic and anti-oxidant properties

of Leaves of Chikoo

2) Investigation of Sapota as an anti-bacterial

product for infectious diseases

3) To find the mechanism of action of active

principle from Sapota using animals as test system

Chikoo recipes

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