Fruit Facts!

Cantaloupe

A muskmelon that is probably related to the watermelon; Dirty cantaloupes can spread bacteria. In 2011, 21 people died in the United States from cantaloupes having listeria bacteria

Plumcot

A plumcot is part plum and part apricot. The first plumcots were bred in the late 1800's by Luther Burbank.

Rambutan

A rambutan is a tree from southeast Asia. The name rambutan is an Indonesian word that means "hairy".

Tamarillo

A small tree or shrub in the nightshade family, The fruits are very high in vitamins and iron and low in calories (only about 40 calories per fruit).

Salak

It has a spiky look and has a leathery rap and a nut shaped inside. You can eat it with a little sugar or salt or even make it into a helpful eye cream.

Pomegranate

It has seeds that are covered in an edible red pulp, called sarcotesta. In ancient Rome, the pomegranate was crushed and used as dye. The color was associated with the very rich or high authority figures.

Mango

Native to Southern Asia, The wood is used for musical instruments such as Ukeleles, plywood and low-cost furniture

Blackberry

Called bramble in Britain, Over 375 species

Watermelon

92% of watermelon is water, 6% is sugar. The green rind on the outside is not usually eaten, though it can be used as a vegetable. It can also be stewed or pickled.

Avacado

A berry, Come from Central America & Mexico

Pomelo

A citrus fruit from South East Asia, The largest citrus fruit

Apricot

A drupe fruit, closely related to the plum

Nectarine (Peach)

A fruit tree of the rose family, The peach first came from China. It has been grown from at least since 1000 B.C.E.

Physalis

A genus of plants that is part of the nightshade family, There are between 75 and 90 species. All except one are native to the Americas

Cloudberry

A herb in alpine, tundra and boreal forest, A delicacy in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark)

Melon

Cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon

Coconut (Palm)

Coconut oil is used in many foods and soaps, It's the national tree of the Maldives

Cherimoya

Comes from Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, and Bolivia, The skin and seeds are poisonous

Lychee

Comes from Southern China, The seeds are poisonous

Feijoa

Comes from the highlands of southern Brazil, parts of Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are also grown throughout Azerbaijan , Georgia, Russia (Sochi) and New Zealand.

Purple mangosteen

Comes from the rainforests of South East Asia, It is one of the most popular tropical fruits

Cherry

Cyanide for dogs, Turkey is the main producer of Cherries

Date Palm

Egypt produces 16.2% of all Dates, It's been cultivated for a very long time since it's an edible fruit

Miracle fruit

From West Africa, The berry has a low sugar content and a mildly sweet taste. When the fruit is eaten, miraculin binds to the tongue's taste buds, causing sour foods to taste sweet.

Lemon

Green even in the winter, People do not know for sure where lemons have come from. However, most people think that lemons first grew in India, northern Burma, and China

Blueberry

Grows in a shrub, Wild blueberries have a stronger flavor

Cranberry

Grows on evergreen dwarf shrubs, They've been classified as a superfruit since 2000 due to their antioxidant and nutrient qualities

Carambola (Star Fruit)

Grows on trees that are native to India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, Has been growing in parts of Asia for hundreds of years

Dragonfruit

Has a texture between an apple and a kiwi, has a light, sweet taste

Honeydew

Honeydew, also known as Honey Melon, is a type of melon in the cultivar group muskmelon. Cucumis melo Inodorus group, which includes crenshaw, casaba, Persian, winter, and other mixed melons.

Grapefruit

In 2007, there were about 5,061,023 tons of grapefruits made worldwide, There are also a wide range of flavors grapefruits have, from highly acidic and bitter to sweet

Jujube

In the Buckthorn family, used mainly as a shade tree which also bears fruit.

Apple

In the rose family, Originated in Central Asia

Gooseberry

In the same family as a currant, Looks like an ungrown clementine

Quince

In the same family as apples and pears, If it is damaged by frost, that helps start the process of making it soft and good to eat.

Passionfruit

A small, spherical fruit. It is purple when ripe, and green when not ripe. The seeds can be eaten on their own or used for various cooking recipes.

Marionberry

A type of blackberry, Accounts for over half of the blackberry cultivars sold in Oregon

Jackfruit

A type of fruit from India, Bangladesh (National fruit) and Sri Lanka. When a Jackfruit ripens, it changes from green to slightly yellow.

Damson

A type of plum that comes from the Mediterranean, In the "European Plum" family

Bilberry

A type of shrub, Native to Europe

Orange

Blood orange, Clementine, Mandarine, Tangerine

Olive

It is an important food crop in Italy, Spain and other countries around the Mediterranean, especially Greece. The raw olives are very bitter. They are "cured" mostly by bacterial fermentation.

Ugli fruit

It is related to the lemon family. It started to grow quickly all across Jamaica over 80 years ago and was quickly discovered by the natives there.

Longan

It resembles an eyeball when its fruit is shelled, Tastes sweet, juicy and succulent in superior agricultural varieties

Satsuma

It's named after the former Japanese province of Satsuma. In the United Kingdom it is often associated with Christmas.

Kumquat

Kumquats came from China, and have long been cultivated there and in Japan; The 'Nagami' kumquat needs a hot summer, ranging from 77°F to 100.4°F, but can withstand frost down to about 14°.

Loquat

Loquats are yellow or orange and contain large brown seeds. People eat the skin or peel the fruit.

Durian

Many hotels and public transportation routes don't let people carry them because of their putrid scent; Called the "King of Fruit" in Southeastern Asia.

Currant

Native in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, in the Ribes genus

Jabuticaba

Native to Minas Gerais and São Paulo states in Brazil, Due to the extremely short shelf-life, fresh jabuticaba fruit is very rare in markets outside of areas of cultivation

Pinapples

Native to South America, Central America and the Caribbean, Grows out of the ground on a bush-like plant

Kiwifruit

Native to South China, The fruit was named in 1959 after the kiwi, a bird and the symbol of New Zealand

Mulberry

Native to warm regions of Asia, Africa and the Americas, with most of the species native to Asia. Black Mulberry, native to southwest Asia, and the Red Mulberry, native to eastern North America, have the strongest flavor. The fruit of the White Mulberry, an east Asian species, has a very weak flavor.

Banana

One main species left, a herb

Papaya

Papaya is a tall herbaceous plant, Grown in all tropical regions of the world

Fig

Pollinated by fig wasps, The fig is a false fruit or multiple fruit, in which the flowers and seeds grow together to form a single mass

Plantain

Regions with Plantain crops include the Southern United States, the Caribbean, Central America, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Southern Brazil, the Canary Islands, Madeira, Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Okinawa, Kerala and Taiwan. Farmers grow plantains as far north as Northern California and as far south as KwaZulu-Natal.

Strawberry

Rich in vitamin C and manganese, Many strawberries are grown on strawberry farms and the farmers often have hives of bees that live on the farm to pollinate the strawberries.

Lime

Sailors from Britain were given lemon or lime juice to stop them falling ill with scurvy, If they stay on the tree for a long time they turn yellow

Blackcurrant

Small and bitter, Used to make jelly

Salal

The Lewis and Clark Expedition found it in North America. Today, it is often used for flower arrangements. It was also used as a cover for pheasants.

Pear

The flavor of pears is best when they are cool. Pears do not ripen well on trees.

Yuzu

The fruit looks like a rough grapefruit, and changes colour from green to yellow when it becomes more ripe. The yuzu is often used in Japanese and Korean cuisine. It tastes like a floral lime.

Huckleberry

The huckleberry is the state fruit of Idaho, The 'garden huckleberry' (Solanum melanocerasum) is not a true huckleberry but a member of the nightshade family

Juniper berry

The juniper berry is the female seed cone made by the different kinds of junipers, also used to flavor gin

Tamarind

The tamarind tree produces edible, pod-like fruit which is used extensively in cuisines around the world. Other uses include traditional medicine and metal polish. The wood can be used in carpentry

Raspberry

There are many different species of raspberry plants, but only a few of them have fruit that are sold in stores. Leaves of the raspberry plant are also used fresh or dried in herbal teas.

Persimmon

They are edible from when they are hard like an apple, to melting the moment they are touched. They are also used in smoothies and juicers when hard.

Salmonberry

They are native and widespread in areas of Alaska, predominantly the southeast. They come in red and orange varieties.

Guava

They are native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and the northern part of South America, guavas have five times more vitamin C than oranges

Redcurrant

They can be found growing in the wild in western Europe (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and northern Italy).

Tomato

Tomato seeds are dispersed by being eaten by, and then passing through, animals. It slowly changes color from green to red as it gets more ripe.

Grape

Used for making of wine, the leaves of the grapevine are edible

Elderberry

Used to make some wines, If dyed they make to color violet

Jambul

Various names for this fruit are (in Java) plum, jambul, jamun, jaman, black plum, faux pistachier, Indian blackberry, jambol, doowet, jambolan and jambolão.

Goji berry

Very closely related species of boxthorn in the family Solanaceae (which also includes the potato, tomato, eggplant, deadly nightshade, chili pepper, and tobacco)

Boysenberry

When cooked, it changes color; A cross between the European raspberry, a black berry, a dewberry, and a loganberry.

Plum

When dried, it is called a prune. The color "plum" takes its name from the fruit. .