Acai Juicy Ketones and Acid Raspberries are small, delicate aggregate fruits made up of many tiny drupelets clustered together around a hollow core. They grow on perennial plants in the genus Rubus and are native to Europe and northern Asia, though they are now widely cultivated in many temperate regions. Raspberries can be
Botanical: Nephelium Lappaceum A 13th-Century Gift from the Malay Archipelago Rambutan is a tropical fruit that grows on evergreen trees native to Southeast Asia. It is small and round with a distinctive hairy or spiky red and green outer skin. Inside, it contains a translucent white flesh surrounding a single seed.
Botanical: Cucurbita pepo From Sacred Soup to Spiced Pie Pumpkin is a type of winter squash that belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo and is native to North America. It has a thick, hard outer rind—most commonly orange—and a hollow interior filled with seeds and fibrous strands. Pumpkins grow on low, trailing vines and
Botanical: Opuntia ficus-indica Protected by a Billion Glochids Prickly pear is a type of fruit that grows on cactus plants in the genus Opuntia, which are native to the Americas. The fruit is typically oval-shaped with a thick outer skin that can be green, yellow, red, or purple, and it often has
Botanical: Punica Granatum The Sacred Geometry of Arils Pomegranates are round fruits with a thick, leathery skin that ranges in color from yellow-red to deep red. They are native to regions of the Middle East and South Asia and have been cultivated for thousands of years. Inside, the fruit contains hundreds of
Botanical: Ananas A. Comosus Sugar and Bromelain Pineapple is a tropical fruit that grows on a low-growing plant in the bromeliad family, native to South America. It has a rough, spiky outer skin and a tough, fibrous core, with sweet, juicy yellow flesh inside. Pineapples develop from a cluster of flowers
Botanical: Pyrus Pyrifolia / Pyrus Communis A Fruit That Ripens in the Dark Pears are sweet, mild-flavored fruits that grow on trees in the genus Pyrus, which are native to Europe and Asia. They have a distinctive shape, typically wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, with thin skin that
Botanical: Prunus Persica Nectar of the Sun Peaches are soft, round stone fruits that belong to the genus Prunus, the same family as cherries, plums, and apricots. They have a thin, fuzzy skin that ranges in color from yellow to reddish-pink, and a juicy interior surrounding a single large pit. Peaches are
Botanical: Passiflora P. Edulis Tropical Perfume in a Purple Shell Passion fruit is a tropical fruit that grows on climbing vines in the genus Passiflora, native to South America. It is typically round or oval with a tough outer rind that can be purple or yellow when ripe. Inside, it contains a
Botanical: Carica Papaya A Medicinal Miracle Papaya is a tropical fruit that grows on large, tree-like plants native to Central America and now widely cultivated in tropical regions around the world. It has an elongated or oval shape with green skin that turns yellow or orange when ripe. The flesh is
