Sapodilla, scientifically known as Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen, is an evergreen tree native to the Yucatan Peninsula in ...

I don’t know when the sapodilla tree at the café in Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden was planted. But since the 1970s, I’ve enjoyed numerous lunches under its dense, spreading canopy.

In some tropical countries, though, some sapodilla cultivars may bear fruit all year round. The milky latex that seeps from the tree is known as chicle. It was once the main ingredient of chewing gum.

But many times, diabetes patients ask whether sweet fruits like sapodilla can be consumed by diabetics. Thus, we spoke to Dr Anjana Kalia, an Ayurvedic doctor and nutritionist at Bloom Clinics ...