How Much Do You Know About Tropical Fruits?

By: Jennifer Post
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How Much Do You Know About Tropical Fruits?
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About This Quiz

Tropical fruits get that category name due to the areas and climates in which they grow. The term exotic fruit can be used as well. Just because these fruits are native to a certain tropical area, doesn't mean they are widely available. If you've ever eaten a banana, you've eaten a tropical fruit. Same with other popular fruits such as kiwi, dates and varieties of oranges. The best part of these fruits is that most of them contain some serious health benefits. Anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, helping with acne and digestion are just a few of the benefits of many of these fruits.

If you're not getting ready to run to the store to pick up a few of these fruits, keep reading. While most of them are juicy and sweet, some of them are more mild and perfect for those who don't have a huge sweet tooth. The textures vary, too, which is actually a big deal to a lot of people. There are creamy fruits, crunchy, soft or seedy. Fruits like the pomegranate are primarily eaten for their crunchy seeds, while a lychee is eaten for its gel-like center. That's a lot of information, but there's so much more to learn. Take this quiz to see how much you know about tropical fruits!

Guava
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Native to Mexico and other regions, which tropical fruit is bright pink on the inside, sweet and often turned into juice or nectar?
Bacuri
Guava
Cawesh
Desert fig
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Guava is another very common tropical fruit. You'll see it as a flavoring for things like fruit snacks, juices, popsicles or flavored syrups for mixing drinks. India is actually the largest producer of guava.

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Pomegranate
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It might be hard to get the seeds out of this tropical fruit, but once you do, they add flavor to so many dishes. What is it?
Bilbery cactus fruit
Peruvian apple
Pomegranate
Nageia
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The pomegranate. The fruit that no one can seem to agree on the best way to extract the seeds. Everyone has their "hacks" that they think are the best, but the jury is still out on the actual best way to get the yummy seeds out.

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Star fruit
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The official name is carambola, but this tropical fruit is most known for its recognizable shape. Which is it?
Malabar plum
Maypop
Noni
Star fruit
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You can find star fruits almost anywhere these days. Aside from its deliciously sweet flavor, when you cut into it, you are treated to slices of perfectly shaped stars. That's also a fun way to get kids to eat them.

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Dragon fruit
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Either bright pink or white inside with tiny black specks that are seeds, which tropical fruit is also called pitaya?
Rimu
Manoao
Terap
Dragon fruit
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If you ever go to a smoothie place, you will most certainly see a pitaya bowl. That is just a fancier way of saying dragon fruit. It comes in a couple of different varieties, and they both have a slightly different taste, but they're both juicy and sweet.

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Papaya
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Not just the name of the orange fruit with black seeds, it's also the name of the tree from which the fruit comes. Which is it?
Mundu
Papaya
Salak
Tamarind
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Papaya and its seeds are becoming known as a superfood in the health world, but it's been eaten for hundreds of years. Mostly made up of water, it's a super hydrating fruit similar to watermelon.

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Cacao
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Right next to vanilla is usually the flavor of which tropical fruit that when in its raw form looks nothing like the morsels you add to cookies?
Cacao
Bael
Ackee
Gac
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When you buy dark chocolate and it says that it contains a certain percentage of cacao, that's a measure of how much pure chocolate is in it as opposed to milk, sugar and other flavors. It grows in a large pod with the smaller beans inside.

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Pineapple
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It is neither of the things that makes up its name, but it sure is delicious. Which tropical fruit is sweet right down to its core?
Pineapple
Nipah
Wood Apple
Prickly Pear
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If you find your tongue hurting after you eat too much pineapple, that's an actual thing. The enzyme bromelain breaks down proteins and essentially attacks your tongue. But honestly, it's worth it.

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Vanilla
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It's not the liquid you're familiar with, but instead the specks that you see in ice cream. Which tropical fruit is it?
Custard apple
Cluster fig
Cherimoya
Vanilla
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The seeds of a vanilla bean are commonly called the caviar because of their similar appearance to the fish eggs. Vanilla is way more pleasing to the palate, though. The good stuff comes from Tahiti or Madagascar.

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Coconut
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It might be hard to crack into it, but the water inside is one of the most hydrating liquids. Which tropical fruit is it?
Salmonberry
Safou
Coconut
Pitanga
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If one falls on your head, hopefully it cracks to save you the trouble! Get inside the hard shell to find the coconut flesh, which can be processed to extract the milk, or put a straw in it and drink the coconut water fresh from the beast.

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Avocado
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You might not realize that this food is actually a tropical fruit, but it is! Which onerous fruit goes from ripe to rotten in five seconds?
Avocado
Chom chom
Yellow dragonfruit
Tangerines
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Avocados are a fruit. There, we said it. They don't have a ton of flavor on their own, so they can hold up to spice, salt and are the perfect accompaniment to eggs, tacos, sandwiches and so much more.

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Passionfruit
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Spice up your love life by adding which seedy and sweet tropical fruit into your regular diet?
Strawberry Tree
Passionfruit
Miracle Fruit
Star apple
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Some people don't really know if you're supposed to eat the seeds or not, and we're not here to tell you how to live your life. The flesh of this fruit is sweet, but not too sweet, and you can impart the flavor on other things if you strain out the seeds from the juice and flesh.

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Prickly pear
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Despite its abrasive appearance, which tropical fruit is beautiful on the inside and grows on a cactus?
Prickly pear
Sugar apple
Pawpaw
Monkeypod
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The prickly pear might look adventurous and scary from the outside, but once you get past that, you get to the inside where the flavor is similar to bubble gum and watermelon. Sounds sweet!

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Java apple
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This tropical fruit isn't coffee flavored, but rather tastes sweeter the darker the color. Which is it?
Yangmei
Java apple
Santol
Salak
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The java apple isn't even an apple! It's a tropical fruit that has a unique bell shape. Because of that, it's often served uncut but with the core removed to keep the shape intact. The darker the skin, the sweeter the fruit.

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Breadfruit
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While you could eat this round and green tropical fruit for breakfast, you probably shouldn't put butter and jam on it. Which is it?
Duku
Platonia
Pulasan
Breadfruit
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Breadfruit is in the jackfruit family and grows on a mulberry tree. It's a staple food in many tropical regions, but it usually has to be cooked first. After that, it can be mixed with other things like coconut milk and baked in banana leaves.

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Banana
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Which golden tropical fruit is a base for fruit salad, with overripe ones often used for moist bread?
Banana
Plantain
Black apple
Breadnut
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Bananas are one of the most well known and commonly found tropical fruits. Did you know that a banana is technically a berry? Don't confuse a banana with a plantain though, because it will be a very unpleasant surprise.

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Date
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This tropical fruit, which actually comes from a palm tree, is used as a natural sweetener in coffee and smoothies. Which is it?
Raspberries
Date
Cucumber
Pomelo
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The date comes from the date palm and can be used in so many ways. They can be the binder for homemade energy balls, stuffed with goat cheese, or eaten right out of the palm of your hand.

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Durian
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It may be extremely smelly, but the taste is mildly sweet. Which tropical fruit rewards you if you can get past the exterior and stench?
Durian
Ooray
Red fruit
Pond apple
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The durian fruit has been banned from airplanes, trains and other forms of closed-in transportation because of its smell. According to hundreds of people, it smells like rotting flesh. However, it really redeems itself with its flavor.

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Lychees
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The tree that bears the fruit goes by the same name as its small and round fruit with a sweet and gelatinous flesh. Which tropical fruit is it?
Rose apples
Birbia
Lychee
Poha berry
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Lychee derives from China and oddly enough looks like a rougher strawberry. The tree itself is an evergreen and the fruit grows right on it. It has a pretty big stone in the middle, so don't bite into it!

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Mandarin orange
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You'll find this fruit in many Asian-inspired salads because of its sweetness. Which tropical fruit is it?
Asian pear
Persimmons
Mandarin orange
Achachairu
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The mandarin looks just like any other orange but is smaller in size more like a tangerine or clementine. It's also a lot sweeter than a regular orange, They're super easy to peel and have few to no seeds.

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Horned melon
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Also called Kiwano, which tropical fruit has little spikes on the skin that give it the nickname?
Ita palm
Horned melon
Tejocote
Eldberry
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The horned melon is named so because of the little horn-looking parts of the skin. The taste is similar to a banana and a passionfruit, and it even has seedy flesh similar a passionfruit.

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Tamarind
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The pulp contained within the fibrous pod is the part that people eat of which tropical fruit?
Giant granadilla
Palm fruit
Tamarind
Dead man's fingers
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Tamarind is a very popular candy flavor in Mexico, but you'll also see it as a fruit nectar or juice concentrate to be added to other drinks. It's actually a legume that grows on a tree in pods.

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Barbados cherry
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Which tropical fruit takes three years to grow and forms in what are called drupes?
Atemoya
Kiwano
Barbados cherry
Chayote
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If grown really well, this fruit will be sweet, but if not it will take on a more sour taste. It is a popular flavor in baby food, but can also be used for other purees and juices.

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Spanish lime
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This variety of citrus is smaller than the grocery store kind and has a somewhat pasty texture.
Pacay
Lucuma
Sapodilla
Spanish lime
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The Spanish lime is different than a normal lime in that inside it is orange-hued in color and has a less juicy texture. It is also known for its many health benefits. It protects the immune system from the reproduction of viruses.

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Rambutan
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You might be terrified of this sea urchin-looking fruit, but don't let that fool you. Which fruit reveals white, gelatinous fruit when peeled?
Snakefruit
Kaffir lime
Rambutan
Mouse melon
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The rambutan isn't the most attractive fruit. It looks incredibly hairy and not like anything else you would eat. But the inside flesh is juicy, sweet and can even provide health benefits like better digestion.

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Longan
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Looking into the flesh of this fruit is like looking into a crystal ball. It won't tell your future, but which tropical fruit will optimize your blood circulation?
Nance
Mamey
Lemon
Longan
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There's pretty much every necessary vitamin in this small fruit that you could need. They also have many other health benefits like skin health and immune system booster. It has a similar taste to grapes!

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Soursop
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The pulp of which green and spiky tropical fruit is used to make fruit nectar, smoothies, candies and many other sweet treats?
Physalis
Chikoo
Buddha's hand
Soursop
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It is so widely cultivated that this fruit can be found almost anywhere. It's a common ingredient in fruit juices that are popularly sold by street vendors. They mature on the tree, but ripen in another dark area.

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Nance
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You can pop this fruit in your mouth like popcorn because of its size. Which tropical fruit looks like yellow marbles?
Nance
Cantaloupe
Egg fruit
Nectarine
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Wrong Answer

This little fruit packs a big nutritional punch, and it's actually a berry! It's high in vital vitamins and minerals that your body needs to function at its best. Eating them regularly can also help fight signs of aging and improve memory.

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Loquat
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Growing in clusters, which tropical fruit is pear shaped, but not a pear and tastes like a peach, but isn't a peach?
Thai guava
Sea grape
Loquat
Pomarosa
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This fruit is like a bunch of other fruits put together. The flavor is a cross between a peach, a citrus and a mango and the shape resembles a papaya or pear as it's oval shaped. When the fruit is orange and soft, the flesh will be the sweetest.

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Cocoplum
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Turning purple, white or light pink when matured, which tropical fruit is almost tasteless?
Perillus
Cocoplum
Honeydew
Kumquat
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Wrong Answer

This fruit goes by so many names, it's hard to know what it actually is. Would you believe it goes by the name of fat-pork in some areas? And hog plum in others? We sense a theme, we're just not sure why!

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Langsat
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Coming from a tree in the mahogany family, which tropical fruit is easily peeled and can be eaten as is, but is also good cooked?
Langsat
Key lime
Jobo
Ladyfinger banana
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Pretty much every part of this fruit and the tree it grows on can be used for a purpose. The peel can be dried and burned as an insect repellent, the bark of the tree is used to building materials and the fresh peel has medicinal purposes for intestinal discomfort.

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Marang
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This juicy, banana flavored fruit is strong in scent but is also considered more delicious than other well-know stinky fruits. Which is it?
Banana passion fruit
Fruit salad plant
Mr. X
Marang
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The marang does resemble a durian or jackfruit in appearance and smell, but the flavor is so much better. It's actually best when ripened off the tree, also similar to bananas. It's crazy that something that looks nothing like a banana can be so similar.

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Peanut butter fruit
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Mainly grown in Hawaii, which tropical fruit looks like a cherry tomato but tastes like a childhood favorite?
Watermelon
Ugly fruit
Rambutan
Peanut butter fruit
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This fruit legitimately tastes like peanut butter, and the flavor gets stronger the more of them you eat. Because there is a hint of sweetness to the fruit, it is also commonly known as the peanut butter and jelly fruit.

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Button mangosteen
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Also called cherapu, which tropical fruit has a paper-thin skin and tastes a bit like a tangerine?
Jicara
Hala fruit
Button mangosteen
Kola nut
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While not related at all to the mango, it does have a cousin in the purple mangosteen. The flavor is known to be unique but is most closely related to a tangerine, but even that comparison doesn't really do it justice. You'll just have to try it for yourself!

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Ambarella
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Which tropical fruit sort of looks like a mango, but has a crunchy and sour flesh?
Ambarella
Calamansi Lime
Jabuticaba
Guanabana
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The leaves are also eaten as seasoning or as a salad green depending on their maturity level. The raw flesh of this fruit has a golden hue and is slightly sweet but does have a hint of acidity.

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Mamey sapote
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Which round and almost orange tropical fruit can be eaten raw or used to flavor things like ice cream or smoothies?
Feijoa
Mamey sapote
Cucamelon
Tiesa
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Native to Cuba and Centra America, it's a great source of Vitamins B6 and C. There really are no limits to what this fruit can do. Make it into jam and swirl it into yogurt, or use the juice to flavor milkshakes.

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Kokum
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Used for food, medicine and industry, which tropical fruit looks like a miniature pomegranate in its fresh form?
Acerola cherry
Bitter orange
Kokum
Grapefruit
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Where to begin with all the uses? The fruit can be preserved in sugar and used as a flavoring for a drink, the seeds are used in chocolate production and the oily extract from it is used in hair and skin products.

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Ilama
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Which tropical fruit can either be heart shaped, cone shaped or oval shaped and can be green or pink?
Honey mango
Ilama
Plumcot
Finger limes
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The fruits are not harvested until a cracking appearance occurs, and if it's picked too early it will never ripen. When it is ripe, the flesh is fibrous near the core, but soft and custard-like near the rind.

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White mango
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This isn't the sweetest fruit, but it can be eaten on its own or dipped in sugar mixed with chilis. Which is it?
White mango
Quince
Yuzu
Kiwi
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The outer skin is brown, but the flesh is a milky white. It has a sour, slightly acidic taste with a hint of sweetness. Because of that, some of the recommended ways of eating it involve things that are sweeter.

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Sapodilla
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Chilled or un-chilled, which egg-shaped tropical fruit can be eaten with a spoon once cut?
Pitaya
Noni Fruit
Cempedak
Sapodilla
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The sapodilla fruit has many health benefits. It's high in calories but it also rich in antioxidants and acts as an anti-inflammatory. The fresh, ripe version will provide you with minerals like iron and vitamins like folate.

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