Sapodilla or sapota (chikoo) is a popular tropical winter fruit relished for its sweet flavour and indispensable medicinal properties and therapeutic benefits. It comprises of soft, easily digestible pulp made up of natural sugars that are in line with mango, banana and jackfruit. The sweet aroma of sapota with succulent brown skin and grainy texture is irresistibly enjoyable to have. Tracing its roots in Mexico, Easter Guatemala and Central America, the colonisers took it to the Philippines from where it reached to rest of Asia, then making its way into India in the late 19 century.