{"id":12640,"date":"2026-09-18T10:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/blog\/?p=12640"},"modified":"2026-10-09T08:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T08:48:04","slug":"sapota-chikoo-benefits-nutrition-side-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/blog\/sapota-chikoo-benefits-nutrition-side-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Sapota (Chikoo): Health Benefits, Nutrition and Side Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.entry-content a:not([href*=\"medkart.in\"]) > span {\n    vertical-align: super !important;\n    font-size: 85% !important;\n    line-height: 0 !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<style>\n.entry-content h2,\n.entry-content h3,\n.entry-content h4 {\n    white-space: nowrap !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chikoo is the Indian name for sapota, the brown grainy-skinned fruit of Manilkara zapota. It is sweet enough to be eaten as a dessert and dense enough in fibre to behave differently from most sweet fruits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two things in the research are worth knowing first. The figures for its sugar and fibre content disagree between sources. The single measured study of its effect on blood glucose also carries a spread far wider than the tidy numbers circulating online.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Is Sapota, and Where Does Chikoo Grow in India?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sapota is a tropical evergreen fruit crop grown across the warmer half of the country. The National Horticulture Board<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nhb.gov.in\/report_files\/sapota\/SAPOTA.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> records it as mainly cultivated in India for its fruit, in a warm and humid climate at around 70% relative humidity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Six states carry most of it. The board names Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, and the varieties include Kalipatti, Cricket ball and Calcutta round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fruit is slow. The board records that a tree starts bearing from the third year after planting, with economic yields from the fifth. The fruit itself takes four months from flowering to maturity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Is the Nutritional Value of Chikoo?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sapota is a fibre-heavy carbohydrate fruit with very little protein or fat. The United States Department of Agriculture<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fdc.nal.usda.gov\/portal-data\/external\/167759\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> records these figures for raw sapodilla.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Nutrient<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>What 100 g of raw sapodilla provides<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Energy<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raw sapodilla provides 83 kcal per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Carbohydrate<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carbohydrate by difference is 19.96 g per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Fibre<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total dietary fibre is 5.3 g per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Protein<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protein is 0.44 g per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Fat<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total fat is 1.1 g per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Water<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water makes up 78 g of every 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Vitamin C<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitamin C is 14.7 mg per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Potassium<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potassium is 193 mg per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Calcium<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calcium is 21 mg per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Iron<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iron is 0.8 mg per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USDA entry carries no figure for total sugars. A 2026 review in Foods<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC13257147\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gives 11% to 15% sugars for the fruit, so the sweetness is documented in the literature rather than in the food database.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Many Calories Are in Chikoo?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 83 kcal per 100 g, which is moderate for a fruit and comes almost entirely from carbohydrate. A single sapota weighs well under 100 g in most cases, so a fruit carries less than that figure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The energy is not the interesting part. Nearly a quarter of the carbohydrate is fibre, and that is what separates sapota from other fruits of similar sweetness.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Is Chikoo Rich In?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fibre first, at 5.3 g per 100 g in the USDA record. That is high for a fresh fruit and is the most defensible single claim about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitamin C and potassium follow, at 14.7 mg and 193 mg per 100 g. Calcium and iron are present in smaller amounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fibre figure is itself disputed. The composition table in the glycaemic study below<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scielo.br\/j\/cta\/a\/h36Tn5PvJkmv5356DRPhpZy\/?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lists 9.9 g of fibre per 100 g, nearly twice the USDA figure. Fruit composition varies with variety and ripeness.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Are the Health Benefits of Sapota?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The defensible benefits are the fibre, the vitamin C and the potassium, all of which are matters of composition rather than of effect. Beyond those, the retrieved evidence thins quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Foods review lists gallic acid, chlorogenic acid, quercetin, catechin and myricetin among the fruit&#8217;s phenolic compounds. It reports antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity for extracts, and states that this work is laboratory and animal research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The digestive claim sits in the same category. A 2019 study in BioMed Research International<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC6925776\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tested chloroform and aqueous extracts of the fruit in animals. It reported protection against induced diarrhoea and up to 76% inhibition of induced ulcers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those were extracts given to animals, not fruit eaten by people. No human trial of eating sapota was retrieved for this article.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Also Read:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/blog\/normal-blood-sugar-levels-chart\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding blood sugar levels<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Can People with Diabetes Eat Chikoo?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One study has measured this, and its result is less reassuring than its headline. A 2015 paper in Food Science and Technology tested nine tropical fruits in volunteers under the FAO and WHO protocol, with each fruit tested in at least six people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sapodilla came out with a glycaemic index of 37, classified as low, and a glycaemic load of 4 for a 70 g portion, also low.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spread is the problem. The reported standard deviation was 27.9 against a mean of 37, wider than the gap between a low and a high glycaemic index. Individual responses varied enormously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The portion is worth noting too. To deliver the 50 g of glycaemic carbohydrate the protocol requires, volunteers ate 312.5 g of sapodilla, far more than anyone eats at one sitting. Anyone managing diabetes should discuss portions with the clinician managing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Is Chikoo Eaten and Ripened?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ripe sapota is eaten fresh, and the unripe fruit is not worth eating. The Foods review records that unripe fruits have higher levels of tannins, which make them astringent and reduce palatability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial ripening is regulated in India, and the rules matter to shoppers. The FSSAI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fssai.gov.in\/upload\/press_release\/2023\/03\/640eb634762f0Press%20Release-%20Fruits%20English.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> states that calcium carbide, widely called masala, is banned for ripening fruit under the 2011 prohibition regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its reasoning is specific. The authority records that calcium carbide carries traces of arsenic and phosphorus, that these may leave residues on fruit, and that the acetylene gas released is harmful to handlers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is permitted instead is ethylene. FSSAI recognises it as a safe ripening agent, delivered through sources such as ethephon, which is the method the horticulture board describes for sapota.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Are the Side Effects of Sapota?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No retrieved source reports serious harm from eating ripe sapota as a food. The cautions that exist concern the unripe fruit and the limits of the safety testing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tannins in unripe fruit are the first. Beyond astringency, no retrieved source quantifies a harm from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second is a gap rather than a finding. The Foods review notes that cyanogenic glycosides have been identified in the plant, and states that long-term toxicity studies in humans should still be conducted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Energy and carbohydrate are the everyday consideration. At 83 kcal and nearly 20 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, sapota is denser than a watery fruit. The glycaemic spread above means its effect is not uniform across people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Who Should Be Careful with Sapota?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cautions are specific rather than general.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Situation<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>What To Do<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Managing diabetes<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discuss portions with the doctor or dietitian managing it. The one measured study reported a very wide individual spread.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Watching energy intake<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weigh the portion. Sapota carries 83 kcal and 19.96 g of carbohydrate per 100 g.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Buying fruit that ripens suspiciously fast<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buy from a seller you trust. FSSAI bans calcium carbide for ripening and permits ethylene instead.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Eating unripe fruit<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leave it to ripen. The Foods review attributes the astringency of unripe fruit to its higher tannin content.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Relying on it for a health effect<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treat it as a food. The antioxidant and digestive findings come from extracts tested in laboratories and animals.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No source retrieved for this article sets a daily amount of sapota for anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Where Can You Buy Supplements and Medicines on Medkart?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sapota is a grocery item rather than a pharmacy one, and Medkart does not list it. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medkart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sells <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/order-medicine\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medicines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/categories\/nutritional-supplements\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nutritional supplements<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that cover some of the same ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fibre and iron are the relevant ones. Listed options include <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/order-medicine\/laxmi-isabgol-powder-100-gm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laxmi Isabgol Powder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/order-medicine\/softovac-sf-powder-100-gm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Softovac SF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and iron products such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/order-medicine\/daily-iron-tablet-15s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Iron<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Systopic. Medkart also lists <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/categories\/ayurvedic-products\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ayurvedic products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a separate category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fruit is not a substitute for a prescribed medicine such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/composition\/metformin-hydrochloride-500-mg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">metformin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sold as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/order-medicine\/glycomet-500mg-tablet-10s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glycomet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among other brands. Nothing here says any of these treats the condition, and Medkart lists these products rather than testing or approving them. Availability and price can change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/compare-medicines\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medkart&#8217;s medicine comparison tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be used to compare listed options on:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active ingredient<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strength<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dosage form<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufacturer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pack size<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current price<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also possible to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">search by name<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/browse-all-medicines\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">browse the full medicine list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or find the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medkart.in\/store-locator\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nearest Medkart store<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Key takeaways\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chikoo is sapota, the fruit of Manilkara zapota, grown mainly in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raw sapodilla provides 83 kcal and 19.96 g of carbohydrate per 100 g.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fibre is the standout nutrient, at 5.3 g per 100 g in the USDA record.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The USDA carries no total sugars figure, while a 2026 review reports 11% to 15% sugars.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two sources also disagree on fibre, at 5.3 g against 9.9 g per 100 g.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The one measured study gave a glycaemic index of 37, low, but with a standard deviation of 27.9.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antioxidant and digestive findings come from extracts tested in laboratories and animals, not from eating the fruit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FSSAI bans calcium carbide for ripening fruit and recognises ethylene as the safe alternative.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>FAQs\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Q. How many chikoos can be eaten in a day?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No retrieved source sets a number. The glycaemic study used a 70 g portion to calculate its load figure, roughly one medium fruit. That was a research portion rather than a recommendation. Anyone with diabetes or a weight goal should settle the amount with a clinician rather than with a chart.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q. Is chikoo good for constipation?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fibre content is real and the outcome evidence is not here. Sapodilla carries 5.3 g of fibre per 100 g in the USDA record, which is high for a fresh fruit. No trial testing sapota for constipation in people was retrieved for this article, so the composition figure is the honest answer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q. Can the seeds be swallowed?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seeds are large, black and flat, and nothing retrieved here describes them as edible. The Foods review covers the plant&#8217;s chemistry rather than seed safety, and the toxicology gap named above has not been closed. Nothing opened for this article supports swallowing them deliberately.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q. Why do some chikoos taste chalky or bitter?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That points at ripeness rather than at a bad fruit. The Foods review attributes astringency in this fruit to the higher tannin levels found before ripening. A fruit picked too early and ripened in a hurry can therefore taste sharp even when the skin looks ready.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q. Is sapota latex the same as chewing gum?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species is the historical source of chicle, the latex once used as a chewing gum base, and the Foods review covers the plant beyond its fruit. The latex is a separate product from the flesh people eat. Nothing retrieved here describes eating the latex.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Q. Does chikoo help with weight gain?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No trial retrieved for this article tested that. What is established is the energy density, at 83 kcal per 100 g. Whether that adds or removes weight depends on the rest of the diet, which no study opened here examined.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>References<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nhb.gov.in\/report_files\/sapota\/SAPOTA.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/nhb.gov.in\/report_files\/sapota\/SAPOTA.htm<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fdc.nal.usda.gov\/portal-data\/external\/167759\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/fdc.nal.usda.gov\/portal-data\/external\/167759<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC13257147\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC13257147\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scielo.br\/j\/cta\/a\/h36Tn5PvJkmv5356DRPhpZy\/?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.scielo.br\/j\/cta\/a\/h36Tn5PvJkmv5356DRPhpZy\/?lang=en<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC6925776\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC6925776\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fssai.gov.in\/upload\/press_release\/2023\/03\/640eb634762f0Press%20Release-%20Fruits%20English.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.fssai.gov.in\/upload\/press_release\/2023\/03\/640eb634762f0Press%20Release-%20Fruits%20English.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Medical disclaimer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This article gives general information only. It does not replace advice from a doctor, pharmacist or dietitian. Anyone managing diabetes or a weight goal should get individual advice before changing what they eat, and no medicine or supplement should be started, stopped or changed without advice from the prescriber or a qualified pharmacist.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chikoo is the Indian name for sapota, the brown grainy-skinned fruit of Manilkara zapota. It is sweet enough to be eaten as a dessert and dense enough in fibre to behave differently from most sweet fruits. Two things in the research are worth knowing first. 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