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What is Brosimum alicastrum?

Brosimum alicastrum: Maya nut, breadnut, ramón, and the Botanical Source Behind MayaNut™ Powder

Brosimum alicastrum is a tropical tree whose edible seeds can be dried, roasted, and milled. Those roasted seeds are the botanical source used to make MayaNut™ Powder.

This page focuses on the tree, seed, and botanical background. It is built for people searching Brosimum alicastrum, Maya nut, breadnut, ramón, ojoche, ojite, ojushte, capomo, guáimaro, ujuxte, masica, samaritano, sande, manchinga, and related regional names. When we refer to the branded roasted powder product, we use MayaNut™ Powder.

RangeNative to Mexico, Central America, and parts of the Caribbean.
Seed UseSeeds can be dried, roasted, and milled into a versatile powder.
ProductMayaNut™ Powder is made from roasted Brosimum alicastrum seeds.
Also Known AsMaya nut, breadnut, ramón, ojoche, capomo, guáimaro, ujuxte, masica, samaritano, and many regional names.
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Brosimum alicastrum fruit and seeds, also searched as Maya nut, breadnut, ramón, ojoche, capomo, guáimaro, ujuxte, and masica; botanical source behind MayaNut™ Powder
Brosimum alicastrum fruit and seeds, also searched as Maya nut, breadnut, ramón, ojoche, capomo, guáimaro, ujuxte, and masica; botanical source behind MayaNut™ Powder

Brosimum alicastrum

Brosimum alicastrum is a long-lived tropical species in the fig family. It has a deep food history across Mesoamerica and is known by many regional and search names, including Maya nut, breadnut, ramón, ojoche, ojite, ojushte, ujuxte, capomo, apomo, guáimaro, masica, masico, oox, ox, iximché, mojo, mojote, uje, samaritano, sande, and chara.

The tree matters botanically and agriculturally. The seeds matter as food. And MayaNut™ Powder refers to the roasted finished product made from those seeds rather than to the tree itself.

Range and Ecology

Brosimum alicastrum is native to tropical parts of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. It is increasingly valued in agroforestry conversations because it is a food-producing tree with strong long-term usefulness.

Seeds and Food Use

The seed is the useful food part of the tree. After drying and roasting, it can be milled into the finished powder used in drinks, bowls, oatmeal, and baking.

  • Harvest mature Brosimum alicastrum seeds.
  • Dry them for stability.
  • Roast them to deepen aroma and flavor.
  • Mill them into the roasted powder sold as MayaNut™ Powder.

Also Known As: Maya nut, ramón, ojoche, capomo, samaritano, and more

Brosimum alicastrum is the precise botanical name. People may also search for the tree and its seeds as Maya nut, breadnut, bread nut, ramón, ramon, ojoche, ojite, ojushte, ujushte, ujuxte, capomo, apomo, guáimaro, guaimaro, guaymaro, masica, masico, oox, ox, oxté, iximché, mojo, mojote, uje, samaritano, sande, chara, charo amarillo, manchinga, congona, muiratinga, or milk tree.

Some names are country-specific, regional, Indigenous-language, or historical. This page keeps those names connected to the same species while keeping MayaNut™ Powder reserved for The MayaNut Company’s branded roasted food product.

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Search guide

Maya nut, breadnut, and Brosimum alicastrum

Maya nut, breadnut, and Brosimum alicastrum are closely connected search terms, but they should not be treated as identical brand names. Brosimum alicastrum is the species name. Maya nut and breadnut are common-name search terms people use when looking for the tree, the seeds, the powder, or food uses connected to the species.

MayaNut™ Powder is The MayaNut Company’s branded roasted powder made from roasted Brosimum alicastrum seeds. This page intentionally connects the major search paths — Maya nut, breadnut, ramón, ojoche, capomo, guáimaro, ujuxte, masica, and Brosimum alicastrum — to the same botanical source.

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How to Use MayaNut™ Powder

MayaNut™ Powder is easy to use in bowls, smoothies, oatmeal, baking, and warm drinks. It brings warm roasted depth and works especially well with banana, cacao, cinnamon, vanilla, dates, and oats.

Start with a small amount and build from there: around 1–2 tablespoons in smoothies or bowls, about 1 tablespoon in oatmeal or yogurt, or mix it into dry ingredients in baking for roasted character.

FAQ

It is a tropical tree whose edible seeds can be dried, roasted, and milled.
Yes. Maya nut and breadnut are common-name or search-name references associated with Brosimum alicastrum. The branded product is MayaNut™ Powder.
People may search the species as Maya nut, breadnut, bread nut, ramón, ojoche, ojite, ojushte, ujushte, ujuxte, capomo, apomo, guáimaro, guaimaro, masica, masico, ox, oxté, iximché, mojo, mojote, uje, samaritano, sande, chara, manchinga, congona, muiratinga, milk tree, and other local names.
MayaNut™ Powder is made from roasted Brosimum alicastrum seeds.
Yes. MayaNut™ Powder is caffeine-free.
No. It is made from roasted seeds, not tree nuts.
MayaNut™ Powder made from roasted Brosimum alicastrum seeds, connected to Maya nut, breadnut, ramón, ojoche, capomo, guáimaro, ujuxte, and masica search terms

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Explore a roasted Brosimum alicastrum seed powder built for repeat use: smooth in tea-style drinks, useful as a coffee or cocoa substitute, easy in açaí bowls and oatmeal, and distinctive in pancakes, cookies, muffins, and other everyday recipes.

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