bɹˈɛdnʌt ɪz njuːtɹˈɪʃəs ænd hɐz vˈæljuː æz ɐ fˈuːd sˈoːɹs, ænd mˌeɪhɐv fˈɔːɹmd ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə dˈaɪət ʌvðə pɹˈiːkəlˈʌmbiən mˈaɪəɹ ʌvðə lˈoʊləndz ɹˈiːdʒən ɪn mˌɛsoʊɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ɔːlðˈoʊ tə wʌt ɛkstˈɛnt hˈæzbiːn ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv sˌʌm dᵻbˈeɪt ɐmˌʌŋ hɪstˈoːɹiənz ænd ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts: nˈoʊ vˈɛɹᵻfˌaɪd ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ɔːɹ ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə fɹˈuːt hɐvbɪn fˈaʊnd æɾ ˌɛni mˈaɪən ˌɑːɹkiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈaɪts.
Breadnut is nutritious and has value as a food source, and may have formed a part of the diet of the pre-Columbian Maya of the lowlands region in Mesoamerica, although to what extent has been a matter of some debate among historians and archaeologists: no verified remains or illustrations of the fruit have been found at any Mayan archaeological sites.