Fruits
Mangosteen Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Mangosteen is one of the most admired tropical fruits and is known widely as the Queen of Fruits for its beautiful purple-blue pericarp and delicious flavor. The edible portion of the fruit is sweet to sour in taste, juicy, and fibrous. The fruit per
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Cherimoya fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
The cherimoya (Annona cherimola), also called chirimoya or chirimuya, is a subtropical fruit from the family Annonaceae. Cherimoya is grown in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. It is considered the best of the Annonaceae fruits.
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Olives Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
The olive is native to the Mediterranean region, tropical and central Asia, and various parts of Africa. It has been cultivated for more than 4,000 years. Olives are one of the core ingredients in Mediterranean cuisine because they are valued for the
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Jujube fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Jujube also called red date, Chinese date, or Chinese jujube, is a traditionally popular fruit crop that is native to China. It has a single seed inside the fruit, a thin and edible skin surrounding whitish flesh of sweet, agreeable flavor, more clos
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Mulberry fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Mulberries are widely distributed in the world and originated in Southeast Asia. There are three principal species, including the white mulberry, black mulberry, and red mulberry. They have juicy fruits with a nice color and a unique, slightly acidic
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Longan fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
A longan is a tropical fruit that belongs to the soapberry family. It is native to southern China. The longan fruit is comparable to lychee fruit. The edible part is inside a soft skin. Inside is a single black seed surrounded by white, translucent f
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Durian Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
The durian is a famous and popular native fruit of Southeast Asia. The ripe durian fruit, owing to its unique taste and aroma, is known as the King of Fruit.
Durian fruits are high in nutrition and bioactive compounds. The fruit pulp is a good source
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Prickly pear (Opuntia) Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
Opuntia, commonly known as prickly pear or pear cactus, the prickly pear fruit also known as tuna, have been used for centuries as common vegetables and medicines by Native Americans and Mexicans to treat a variety of ailments and disorders. Prickly
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Acerola Cherry Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
Acerola is native to South America and is also called acerola cherry, West Indian cherry, Guarani cherry, and Barbados cherry. Acerola fruits are round or oval cherry-like fruits; the skin turns bright red when they mature. The fruit can be used to m
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Tomatillo Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Tomatillos originated in Mexico and are also known as the Mexican husk tomato. Like the tomato, they belong to the nightshade family and are actually a fruit. They have a tangy lemony flavor.
Nutritional Value of Tomatillo
Tomatillo contains 91% wate
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Oranges Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
Oranges originated in Asia thousands of years ago and have become one of the most popular fruits the world over. The high vitamin C content of fresh oranges accounts for much of their beneficial influence on our health, given the vital importance of
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Loquats Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
The loquat is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to south-central China. It is now widely cultivated in more than 20 countries. Loquat fruit is a small, summer-harvested fruit and is regarded as a functional fruit because of
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