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Acai Berry

The acai berry is a wild fruit in the Amazon rainforests. The Amazon farmers will harvest and pressed them into a fruity pulp. The berries is a highly regarded food source for the Caboclo groups...

Acerorla

Acerola or Malpighia emarginata is a tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree. It is said to be a native of South America, Southern Mexico and Central America, but is now also cultivated as far nort...

Achacha

What is that round and small that looks like an orange but tastes sweet? This exotic food is becoming popular for its health packed nutrients. Botanically known as Garcinia humilis, and is known commo...

Apple

Research has shown that the old saying "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" is true. Apples are perfect brain-food! Apples are an excellent source of pectin, vitamin C, and fiber. Th...

Appricot

Apricots are a good source of beta-carotene, iron, fiber, and potassium. They contain
carotenes such as lycopene and lutein. The fruits have almost uniform size, 4-5 cm in diameter, ...

Avocado

The creamy avocado is considered as one of the healthiest fruit, for its nutritive contents like vitamin K, fiber, potassium, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, and have low calori...

Banana

The banana plant is really a gigantic herb and has a scientific name of “Musa Sapientum” which means fruits of the wise men. Indeed one of the popular fruits worldwide, banana placed 4th a...

Black Currant

Black Currant, scientifically known as Ribes nigrum which have a meaning of black ribes, is a small perennial shrub that is cultivated in the central and northern part of Europe. It has a unique aroma...

Black Sapote

Love chocolate? You’ll love the black sapote even more as a nature’s natural chocolate! Diospyros digyna, the Black sapote, belongs to the species of persimmon that is native to eastern Me...

Blueberry

Blueberries are shrub fruits that belong to the heath family, which includes the bilberry, cranberry, azalea, rhododendron and mountain laurel. It’s scientific name is Vaccinium corymbosum. Blue...

Buddhas Hand

What is this strange fruit looking like a yellow octopus? It’s called Buddha's hand botanically known as Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis and is known in other names such as fingered citron, bus...

Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe (also cantaloup, mushmelon, muskmelon, rockmelon or spanspek) has a scientific name of Cucumis melo, a species in the family Cucurbitaceae which includes nearly all melons and squashes. It ...

Cherimoya

The cherimoya is the fruit botanically known as Annona cherimola, which are native to the Andean valleys of Peru and Ecuador. Today cherimoya is grown throughout South Asia, South and Central America,...

Cherry

Prunus avium or commonly known as cherry is a smooth delicious fruit. They belong to the same “drupe” family of almonds, peaches, plums and apricots. It is native to the Northern Hemispher...

Coconut

Dubbed as “the tree of life” because all of the parts of coconut from its roots to leaves have functional uses to mankind. The coconut, with scientific name Cocos nucifera thrives in...

Dates

Contrary to the common belief, the dates are not a dried fruit. When they are unripe, dates have hard smooth skin then they become soft wrinkly when they are ripe. The fruits are produced by a palm tr...

Davidson Plum

Botanically known as Davidsonia, it refers to a family of three rainforest tree species that are commonly named as the Davidson or Davidson's Plum. The fruits has similarities to the European plum, bu...

Dragon fruit

The red dragon fruit scientifically named, Hylocereus undatus, is a tropical fruit popular in Southeast Asia. It belongs to the climbing cacti (Cactaceae) family. That is why they are also called cact...

Durian

Widely known as the "king of fruits", durian is a popular exotic fruit in Southeast Asian countries. Despite its terrible smell, it is delightfully consumed by many for its special sweet tas...

Feijoas

It looks like an elongated guava. Botanically known as Acca sellowiana, feijoa is a flowering plant native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. ...

Fig

Did you know that the deliciously sweet fig fruit is an ancient fruit that have long been enjoyed by our ancestors? Botanically, figs belong to the mulberry family (Moraceae) of the genus, Ficus. And ...

Goji Berry

In the hot trends today for healthy living are the Goji berries, goji juice, and snack bars and other products containing goji berries.

Some celebrities have been raving about this fruit due to th...

Golden Passion Fruit

Passion fruit, also botanically known as Passiflora edulis is a native fruit with strong aromatic flavor and amazing nutritional and medicinal properties.

Passion fruit is famous for its beautiful...

Gooseberry

One might be confused with Indian gooseberry and Chinese gooseberry. But they are not related though both offers a lot of nutrients.

The Indian Gooseberry belongs to the Euphorbiaceae famil...

Grapefruit

In the mid-1700's, grapefruit was called, "Forbidden Fruit." The West Indies is where this fruit traces its origin, probably a cross between the pomelo and an orange. It came to Florid...

Grapes

One of the popular fruits is the crunchy and sweet tarty grapes. Grapes grow wild on vines or are cultivated. It is eaten as a refreshing snack or mixed in vegetable and fruit salads. It can be ...

Greengage

Considered as the finest desert plums, the greengages, also known as the Reine Claudes, are the edible drupaceous fruits belonging to a group common European plum. The original greengage was developed...

Guarana

Looking for a natural stimulant? Try this exotic Guarana fruit! Guarana or Paullinia cupana botanically is a vine plant in the maple family that originated from the Amazon basin and now is a common tr...

Guava

Botanically, this delicious fruit belongs to the family of Myrtaceae of the genus: psidium with a scientific name of Psidium guajava.

It is an evergreen, tropical shrub or low-growing small tree p...

Hawthorn

It has a scientific name of Crataegus , a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. And co...

Herbert River Cherry

Botanically named Antidesma dallachyanum, it is a small to medium Australian rainforest tree. It is the best of the Antidesma species. It is native to Queensland, Northern Australia and grows in rainf...

Jabotica

Deep purple berry that grows on trunks, the Jaboticaba, botanically known Myrciaria cauliflora is also called Brazilian Grape Tree, Jabuticaba, Jabotica, Guaperu, Guapuru, Hivapuru, Sabará and ...

Jambul

Jambul, botanically known as Syzygium cumini, is an evergreen tree in tropical regions that grows abundantly during rainy season. It is native to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philipp...

Kiwi Fruit

Also known as the Chinese gooseberry, these mouth-watering fruit offers wide variety of health benefits as they are fully packed with phyto-chemicals, minerals and vitamins. Its scientific name is Act...

Langsat

Deliciously exotic! Lansium domesticum as its scientific name, the Langsat or lanzones, is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae. The plant originates from western Southeast Asia and is the provin...

Lemon

If you love drinking lemonade, then you’ll love it even more for its countless benefits!

Lemon, scientifically named Citrus limon, is a small tree or spreading bush of the rue family (Rutace...

Loquat

This tangy and sweet loquat is rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Named botanically as Eriobotrya japonica, they are closely related to the apples and are originated in the mountainous,...

Lychee

The lychee known scientifically as Litchi chinensis is a tropical and subtropical fruit tree native to southern China, Taiwan, Philippines and India and now cultivated in many parts of the world.

Mabolo

Botanically known as Diospyros blancoi, the Mabolo is also called Velvet Apple or Kamagong. The velvet apple is also called Sagalat in Malaysia or Peach Bloom in India. Mabolo is also known as m...

Malay Roseapple

It is a pear-shaped fruit with thin pink skin, a rose scented aroma and a delicious taste. Just cut the fruit in half and eat like an apple, skin and all!

Syzygium malaccense, commonly known as Ma...

Mango

Called “The king of the fruits”, mango is one of the most popular, nutrition packed fruit with rich flavor, sweet fragrance, and juicy taste. Its scientific name is Mangifera indica. It...

Mangosteen

With a scientific name of Garcinia mangostana, Mangosteen has become more and more popular over the years because of its health goodness!
Mangosteen is a fruit that grows in tropical clima...

Mulberry

The fruit of the mulberry is similar to the blackberry. It is a compound fruit that is made of many smaller fruits called drupes. Therefore, botanically it is not a true berry. The skin is...

Nashi Pear

Taste like an apple and a pear? It’s what we call the nashi or asian pear.
Pyrus pyrifolia is a pear species that originated from China, Japan, and Korea. The edible fruit is known by many ...

Noni

Noni has becoming a popular wonder fruit, the sales of noni juice, capsules and powders is also increasing worldwide even though the claims have not been proven and further studies is ongoing. So what...

Orange

Who does not love a super refreshing orange juice? You’ll drink it more for its health goodness! The sweet orange is a citrus fruit belonging to the family of Rutaceae of the genus; Citrus fruit...

Papaya

Christopher Columbus called this the “fruit of the angels” for its sweet and soft, butter-like texture. Considered exotic long ago, they can now be bought in markets all year long. Papaya ...

Persimmon

Sweet persimmon fruits are rich in health promoting nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants that are essential for good health. Botanically, the fruit belongs to the family of Ebenacea...

Pineapple

You might be wondering why it’s called pineapple and yet it is not related to pine or apple. Theories believed that the Spanish saw the fruit’s resemblance to a pine cone, and first called...

Plum

So juicy and yummy delicious plums are botanically belongs to the family of rosaeae. The plum is related to the peach, cherry, nectarine, apricot and almond, and dried plums are commonly referred to a...

Pluot

The pluot with a scientific name of Prunus pluot, is a wonder hybrid fruit invented by Floyd Zaiger in the 1990’s. It’s a cross breed between the plum and the apricot.

The actual ratio...

Pomegranate

Delicious and tangy pomegranate or botanically named Punica granatum, is native from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and was cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region in e...

Pulasan

Looks and taste like rambutan but sweeter! The Pulasan or Nephelium mutabile is a tropical fruit closely related to the rambutan and oftentimes confused with it. It has various other names such as pul...

Quince

The Quince, botanically named as Cydonia oblonga is included with apple and pear fruits that belongs to the pome fruit family. It is one of the earliest known fruits grown in Asia and the Mediterranea...

Raspberry

No doubt the raspberry is one of everyone’s favorites so here are some of top raspberry nutritional facts so you can appreciate this delicious fruit even more.

Raspberry is a nutritiou...

Salak

A fruit that looks like a snake? Yes there is and this exotic fruit has its share of goodness for our healthy being. Snake fruit or Salak is scientifically named Salacca zalacca. It is a species of pa...

Sapodilla

The Manilkara zapota is commonly known as the sapodilla. It is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. The fruit Sapodilla is also known in other nam...

Star Fruit

Gaining popularity in the western markets, the star fruit or carambola, scientifically known as Averrhoa carambola is a delight to one’s eyes and taste. It’s mildly sweet and slightly a...

Strawberry

The word strawberry comes from the Old English words "streowberie" or "streawbelige". There are a few beliefs about how they got their name. The "straw" could come from t...

Tamarillo

Taste this healthy delicious fruit from New Zealand! Botanically known as Cyphomandra betacea, the fruit comes from a small tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae "the nightshade ...

Thimble Berry

Nutritious and wild berries? Its thimbleberries! The Rubus parviflorus, commonly called thimbleberry is a species of Rubus, native to western and northern North America, from Alaska to Ontario and Mic...

Water Melon

Refreshingly delicious, thirst-quenching watermelons are great source of much needed water and electrolytes to beat the tropical summer temperatures. It is related to cantaloupe, pumpkin, cucumber and...