Healthy fruits that are filled with phytonutrients, vitamins, minerals, water, and other constituents that are of nutritional value
Marianas breadfruit or seeded breadfruit is a plant belonging to the Moraceae family alongside fig, mulberry, and jackfruit. The plant is native to Palau and the Mariana Islands, but cultivated in Tuvala, Naura, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Kiribati. It has since naturally hybridized with breadfruit (A. altilis), with the most varieties now referred to as ‘breadfruit’, … Read more
Breadnut (Artocarpus camansi Blanco) is sometimes considered as a seeded breadfruit. However, it is a separate species, and the ancestor of both seeded and seedless breadfruit. They all belong to the Moraceae family alongside fig, mulberry. The most important commercial plants of the Artocarpus species are jackfruit, breadfruit, and breadnut. Breadfruit tree can grow up … Read more
Jackfruit is the largest edible fruit in the world. The jackfruit seeds, which are about 15 to 18% of the fruit weight, are contained inside the fruit. Jackfruit is a tropical plant from the Moraceae family, alongside breadfruit, mulberry, fig, and breadnut. It originates from India and Malaysia. It is now grown in Asia, South … Read more
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is a plant species in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae). Jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit, with size up to 40 kg (88.18 lb) in size. The ripe fruit is sweet, and used as desserts. When fully ripe, the jackfruit produces a strong, disagreeable odor similar to decayed onions, but … Read more
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a starchy fruit from the perennial plant of the Moraceae family. The plant family also includes figs, mulberry, banyan. The Moraceae species produce milky latex. The Latin name of breadfruit is from a Greek word (artos = bread, karpos = fruit), and altilis means ‘fat’. Artocarpus species include jackfruit, Marang, chempedak, … Read more
Cashew plant, or kaju (Anacardium occidentale), which yield the cashew nut and apple, is an evergreen plant of the sumac family (Anacardiaceae), the same family as mango and pistachio nut. The name cashew came from the Portuguese word, Caju (the fruit) or Cajueiro (the tree). Cashew is originally from northeast Brazil but was spread to … Read more
Watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus) is a plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae or gourd family. The family includes cucumber (C. sativus), chayote (Sechium edule), bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), musk cucumber (Sicana odorifera), squash, and pumpkins. Watermelon is classified as a vegetable plant, but considered as a fruit. Watermelon is originally from Southern Africa, but is widely … Read more
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is a fruit consumed as a vegetable. It belongs to the cucurbit family (Cucurbitaceae) alongside fluted pumpkin, cantaloupe, watermelon, squashes, muskmelon, and loofah gourd. The edible fruit can be seedless, seeded, or mini. It may have originated from India (south foot of the Himalayas), or possibly Burma. Columbus brought it with … Read more
Lemon peel is the peel of lemon (Citrus limon) from the Rutaceae family. The citrus family includes lemon, lime, and oranges. Their juices are the most utilized part, but the peel is also useful. Lemon has constituents such as citric acid, quinic acid, malic acid, hesperidin, naringin, and coumarin, and high quantities of vitamin C, … Read more
Lemon is an edible citrus plant from the flowering plant family Rutaceae. The fruit has appealing color, odor, and taste. Lemons (Citrus limon) are oval fruit with smooth, porous skin. Some varieties have a pointed tip at the bottom, while some have a rounded base. Lemon tree can grow up to 10 m or smaller. … Read more