Sub-Categories: Apple Trivia, Banana Trivia, Strawberry Trivia
Crabapples preceded European colonists to America, but the fruit was not very edible. Other varieties were brought by settlers in the 1600s.
Guavas contain 377 mg of vitamin C per cup, followed by kiwifruit (167 mg), strawberries (98 mg), and oranges (96 mg).
When ripe, cranberries have tiny air pockets inside, which allow them to bounce. The higher a cranberry bounces, the better the cranberry.
Jackfruit, a popular meat alternative because of its meaty texture, tastes a lot like pulled pork.
The strawberry is not, from a botanical point of view, a berry. It is derived from a single flower with more than one ovary, making it an aggregate fruit.
In the wild, pineapples are pollinated primarily by hummingbirds, although certain wild pineapples are foraged and pollinated at night by bats. Under cultivation, because seed development diminishes fruit quality, pollination is performed by hand, and seeds are retained only for breeding. In Hawaii, where pineapples were cultivated and canned industrially throughout the 20th century, importation of hummingbirds was prohibited.
The goals of pomology include enhancement of fruit quality, regulation of production periods, and reduction of production cost.
The black sapote is a smooth, chocolate pudding-like persimmon fruit. It can be eaten plain as a dessert and contains around 4 times as much vitamin C as a typical orange.
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