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  1. 2. This is a large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed. The ripe fruit is variably colored yellow, orange, and red—reddest on the side facing the sun and yellow in the shade.
  2. 4. This is an orange-colored citrus fruit consisting of hybrids of mandarin orange. Its easily-separated fruit is characterized by a rind with a deep orange, red, or orange-red color. It is quite nutritious, being a good source of various vitamins, especially vitamin C, as well as fiber and folic acid.
  3. 5. This fruit can be eaten fresh or dried, and used in jam-making. Most commercial production is in dried or otherwise processed forms, since the ripe fruit does not transport well, and once picked does not keep well. It is cooked as a vegetable and is believed to be good for heart ailments.
  4. 8. It has a tough rind, which when opened reveals a plethora of small red berries surrounded in pulp. This "superfruit" usually is sliced up by people, and the berries are eaten raw. However, it also commonly served as a drink in the Middle East, as a syrup used in cocktail mixing, and ground up to be used in traditional recipes.
  5. 10. A tropical plant with edible fruit. This fruit is often picked ripe since they do not continue to ripen once they are harvested. Syrup made of this fruit is often good for sore throats.
  6. 12. The name of this fruit actually means sweet as nectar, and this is very likely the obvious origin of the name. When ripe, this fruit's smooth skin is a brilliant golden yellow with generous blushes of red.
  7. 14. This fruit is generally red when ripe, but can also be green, white, or yellowish in different species or varieties. It is super popular not only for its pleasing taste, smell, color, and texture, but also offers nutritional value. Unlike some other fruits, this fruit doesn't continue to ripen after being picked.
  8. 16. This small fruit has a texture similar to grapes and a sweet flavor of citrus with a hint of rose water. They can be canned, eaten fresh or dried into a flavorful resin. The outside has a hard spiky shell which is light pink to deep red in color, while the inside has a clear, pinkish-white color.
  9. 17. Botanically, this fruit is a simple dry nut known as a fibrous drupe, but the hollow interior space is filled with air and often a liquid referred to as water- not to be confused with milk. When the nut has ripened and the outer husk has turned brown, a few months later, it will fall from the palm of its own accord.
  10. 18. This stone fruit's surface is smooth and nearly hairless. While related to the peach, it is smaller and has an oval, smooth pit that falls out easily when the fruit is cut in half. The kernels of this fruit's pits are used in flavoring liqueurs and producing oil.
  11. 20. This fruit is usually of medium size, between 2 and 7 centimetres in diameter, globose to oval. The flesh is firm and juicy. The fruit's peel is smooth, with a natural waxy surface that adheres to the flesh. This fruit is a drupe, meaning its fleshy fruit surrounds a single hard seed.
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  1. 1. This is a botanical fruit (but not a fruit as ordinary people use the word). It is shiny, smooth and many small seeds.It's consumed in many ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads and drinks.
  2. 3. This fruit is soft when completely ripe, with a flavor described as "tangy-sweet," but if unripe even slightly will pucker the mouth with its strong astringency . It's shaped similar to a tomato, with a red-orange skin.
  3. 6. A pink and red subtropical citrus tree known for its round, relatively large sour to semi-sweet, somewhat bitter fruit. It is primarily used for juice, but it sometimes eaten raw with sugar.
  4. 7. This fruit is grown on palm trees, so where you would usually invision coconuts, picture big bunches of hundreds of these! They can be eaten anywhere from fresh to partially dehydrated. If you had to compare a date to another fruit, it would essentially be comparable to a bigger, jammier, more caramel-y raisin.
  5. 9. They're low in calories and incredibly healthy, potentially regulating blood sugar levels and aiding heart and brain health. Often marketed as a superfood, this small, round, dark-colored fruit is an excellent source of several vitamins, beneficial plant compounds, and antioxidants.
  6. 11. While this is technically a fruit, its consistency is similar to that of chicken or pork and is a healthy vegan meat -One of the biggest food trends among vegetarians, vegans and even meat lovers. It has a fairly neutral taste when young, so it takes on the flavor of whatever sauce or seasoning you pair it with. It has a stringy consistency that works especially well with tangy barbecue sauce. Hint: It has "fruit" in the name.
  7. 13. Though commonly thought to be a vegetable, this fruit is commonly harvested while still green. It can be eaten raw or cooked, or pickled. It is in calories and contains a good amount of water and soluble fiber.
  8. 15. This fruit is is characterized by an oval or pear-shape, with a rough or leathery skin, and a large seed. This fruit is rich in an assortment of vitamins and is high in monounsaturated fat and potassium.
  9. 19. This pear-shaped fruit generally weighs about 1lb and has yellow skin when ripe. The flesh is bright orange or pinkish, depending on the variety, with small black seeds clustered in the center. Christopher Columbus reportedly named this fruit, “fruit of the angels” because it tastes so good.