Black sapote fruit are tomato-like and measure 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) in diameter, with an inedible skin that turns from olive to a deep yellow-green when ripe and a pulp which is white and inedible when unripe but assumes a flavor, color and texture often likened to chocolate pudding when ripe.
Fruits usually contain seeds, up to a maximum of 12.
The texture has been likened to that of a papaya.
Boning (2006) describes the ripe fruit as having "the taste and consistency of chocolate pudding."

Unripe fruits are astringent, caustic, bitter, irritating, and have been used as fish poison in the Philippines.
Black sapote fruit are tomato-like and measure 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) in diameter, with an inedible skin that turns from olive to a deep yellow-green when ripe and a pulp which is white and inedible when unripe but assumes a flavor, color and texture often likened to chocolate pudding when ripe. Fruits usually contain seeds, up to a maximum of 12. The texture has been likened to that of a papaya. Boning (2006) describes the ripe fruit as having "the taste and consistency of chocolate pudding."
Unripe fruits are astringent, caustic, bitter, irritating, and have been used as fish poison in the Philippines.
Diospyros nigra