Botanical: Selenicereus Undatus A Cactus-Born Legend Dragon fruit, also known as pitaya, is a tropical fruit that comes from a type of cactus plant. It has a distinctive appearance, with bright pink or yellow skin and green scale-like protrusions, and can have either white or red flesh speckled with small black
Botanical: Vaccinium Macrocarpon / Vaccinium Oxycoccus Nature’s Sharpest Ruby Cranberries are small, round berries that grow on low, creeping vines in sandy bogs and wetlands. They are native to North America and have been used for centuries, including by Indigenous peoples for food and traditional purposes. Cranberries are typically bright red
Botanical: Cocos Nucifera A Fruit, a Nut, and a Seed Coconuts are large tropical fruits that grow on coconut palm trees, which are commonly found in coastal regions around the world. The fruit has a hard, fibrous outer husk and a hard inner shell that contains both coconut water and white
Botanical: Prunus P. cerasus / Prunus P. avium From the Black Sea to the World’s Tables Cherries are small, round stone fruits that grow on trees in the genus Prunus, the same family as peaches and plums. They have a smooth skin that ranges in color from bright red to deep dark
Botanical: Anacardium Occidentale From the Amazon to the World’s Pantry Cashews are kidney-shaped seeds that come from the cashew tree, which is native to northeastern Brazil and now widely grown in tropical regions around the world. They develop at the bottom of a fruit called the cashew apple, which is also
Botanical: Daucus Carota A Taproot of Energy Carrots are root vegetables that grow underground and are typically orange in color, although they can also be found in purple, yellow, red, and white varieties. They originated in Central Asia and have been cultivated for thousands of years. Carrots have a firm, crunchy
Botanical: Citrus × microcarpa Nature’s Most Potent Sour Calamansi, also known as calamondin, is a small citrus fruit native to Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. It is round and about the size of a lime, with a thin green skin that turns orange when fully ripe. The fruit has a juicy
Botanical: Cucurbita moschata A Modern Heirloom Butternut squash is a type of winter squash that has a tan outer skin and bright orange flesh. It has a bulbous base containing seeds and a long neck of solid flesh. The squash is believed to have originated in the Americas and is now
Botanical: Vaccinium Angustifolium / Vaccinium corymbosum From Morning Muffins to Midnight Snacks Hailed as a “superfood,” blueberries are small, round berries that grow on shrubs in the genus Vaccinium and are native to North America. They have a deep blue to purple skin with a pale green interior and are known
Botanical: Citrus x Sinensis A Fruit Shaped by the Cold Blood oranges are a distinctive variety of orange characterized by their deep red or maroon-colored flesh, which develops due to natural pigments called anthocyanins. They are believed to have originated in the Mediterranean region, particularly in Italy and Spain, and grow best
