THE 10 MOST OUTSTANDING PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN MEXICO - GEOGRAPHY - 2025

The most representative products from Mexico are: corn, chocolate, chewing gum, chili, vanilla, beans, avocado, coffee, papaya and silver.

Mexico is a country located in the American continent, south of the United States and bordering the countries that make up Central America. With an area of ​​almost 2 million square kilometers, it is among the fifteen largest countries in the world.

Corn fields are part of the Mexican landscape

Mexico has almost 64 million hectares of forest area. This promotes the existence of native animal and plant species that, together with the extensive crops, provide a large number of original products.

The 10 most relevant Mexican products

1- corn

It is one of the foods most closely linked to traditional Mexican cuisine.

The type of corn necessary for making popcorn only exists in Mexico. It has been exploited since the end of the 19th century.

2- Chocolate

The first crops date from the 12th century. Since then, its production and marketing have only grown.

It is one of the most popular sweets in the world. Although there are other very famous ones -such as the Belgian or the Swiss-, the Mexican is still the original.

3- chewing gum

Especially in the Caribbean region of Quintana Roo, chewing gum is extracted from the many chicozapote reserves.

This tree abounds in the Mexican forests, from where chewing gum came to the world until it became popular throughout the 20th century.

4- The chili

It is a very typical condiment of Mexican food, whatever the corner of the world where it is cooked.

In addition to its characteristic hotness -which varies through more than 140 varieties-, it has medicinal properties and provides vitamin C. Its consumption is indicated in cases of constipation or colic.

5- Vanilla

It is a type of orchid. We can find it in the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas and Quintana Roo.

Formerly it was used to flavor and give a certain flavor to a cocoa drink consumed by the nobility.

Today it is used throughout the food sector and others, due to its aromatic properties.

6- the bean

Originally from Mexico, its use spread throughout America and Europe after the passage of the conquerors. It has a high nutritional value and is a source of fiber and protein.

There are more than 150 varieties, the most common in Mexico being the white -alubia-, the black-from Veracruz and Querétaro- and other autochthonous varieties such as the purple bean, the pinto bean, the canary bean and the ayocote.

7- The avocado

Also known as "Mexican green gold." It is used as an ingredient in many dishes of Mexican gastronomy and as a base to prepare guacamole.

Its consumption is fashionable all over the world due to its properties. It has a high vitamin value -A, C, E, B1- and provides calcium, iron and other minerals.

8- The coffee

Along with avocado, it is the main Mexican crop. Its production is mainly concentrated in the areas of the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Sierra Madre Oriental.

In Mexico, the consumption of pot coffee is very common, the preparation of which differs somewhat from that of modern coffee machines. The European Union, the USA and Canada are the main importers of this product.

9- papaya

Native to tropical America, papaya is a very common fruit in Mexican crops.

Source of vitamin A, potassium, fiber and mineral salts, it is also used for medicinal purposes.

10- silver

Mexico is the world's leading producer of silver. In 2016, the country produced almost 200 million ounces of this precious metal.

In the state of Guanajuato we can find the origins of the first large deposits, dating from the 18th century.

References

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3. "World's largest silver producers: Mexico", by Forbes at forbes.com
4. History of Coffee in Mexico from Equal Exchange at equalexchange.coop
5. "Chew on this: The history of chewing gum." History Channel at history.com