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Gooseberry
A large berry native from Europe related to the currant berries. It is still quite common in Europe, but is much less common in the United States. There are several varieties that have either smooth or furry skins and then range in color from yellow and green that have a sharper flavor, to various colors of red or burgundy, which are sweeter in flavor.

Grape
A type of berry that grows in bunches on vines. There are about hundreds of varieties grown in many parts of the world. Different varieties have different levels of tartness or sweetness and are normally available in colors such as green, red, and purple and black. Grapes could be eaten fresh as table grapes, they could be pressed to produce juice, or dried.

Grapefruit
A tropical citrus fruit that is characterized by its slightly bitter taste. Grapefruit is usually about the size of a softball and larger, has a skin that is usually yellow in color and very fleshy that ranges in color from yellowish-white to deep ruby red. Like other citrus fruits, grapefruit is an excellent source of vitamin C.

Guava
A tropical fruit that is native to South America also grown in the warm areas of the U.S. and also other tropical regions. Guava has a very sweet flavor that could taste similar to the taste of pineapple, banana or strawberries. An excellent source of vitamins A and C, this fruit is oval or sometimes pear-shaped and measures up to 4 inches in diameter. The guava has thin skin ranging in colors from white, yellow, red, or dark pink with a flesh that might be pale yellow to bright red.




Apple stuck in Adam's throat
Cabbage-a water vegetable
Tomato is a fruit!
Banana-a cure for heartburn
Peanut is the main component of nitroglycerine
Pumpkins and avocados are fruits
Dark green vegetables are more Vitamin C rich
Banana is not a fruit in reality.
Bananas are easily digestible
Cockroach repellent fruit
An apple tree can produce 400 apples a year
Bilberries improve night vision
Cherry seeds believed to have satanic power
Watermelon used to carry water
Worlds favorite fruit
Strawberries have seeds outside them
Kiwi is rich in Vitamin C
Oranges help fight anti-aging
Eating fruits avoids miscarriage
Eating fruits reduce the risk of diseases
Lemon is a good source of Vitamin C-Prevents Scurvy
7000 apples
Grapes do not ripen once plucked
Banana slip accidents in Britain
Quick ripening
 Lemons kill bacteria
Pear-wood is hard
Banana-the 1st fruit on earth

Special fruits for this week

 

Pluots fruit

Few varieties of pluots are called dinosaur eggs (Read more)

Mangosteen

dark purple fruit-tastes like strawberry (Read more)

African cucumber

taste like combination of banana, cucumber and lemon (Read more)

Papaya

Helps digest Proteins (Read more)


 
 

Are exotic fruits much tastier than other fruits?
  No, only some taste better
  All look and taste nice
  Very bad at taste
  Never tried an Exotic fruit

 
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