Friday 31 March 2023

Fruit facts

Strawberries, Raspberries and Blackberries are not technically berries. They are produced with multiple flowers. Bananas are technically berries because they come from a single flower ovary. Raspberries are actually known as drupets or aggregate drupes. 

Permisons, Sharon fruit, Tipos, Rojo Brilliants and Date Plums all come from the same species of fruit, they are all types of Kaki fruit that are native to China. Sharon fruits are Kaki apples that were bread to have firm skin and come from Sharon valley in Israel. 

Coffee Berries, mangos, Olives, peaches and Cherries are all drupes or stone fruit. Olive oil and coffee are produced with fruits.