Not only is it possible to see fresh gooseberries, but also frozen, canned, and dried ones. As previously mentioned, they have a very sour taste – something akin to a sour grape. However, they are also a little sweet which balances the...

As with all berries, blackberries also contain various health-protective polyphenols. Blackberries show a significant protective effect against LDL-oxidation, a prominent cardiovascular risk factor, in human intervention studies. Studies...

Blueberries are a rich source of antioxidant vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese. Research has found that blueberries may help prevent prostate cancer and protect against heart disease. Animal research has also found that blueberry...

The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves. Raspberries are perennial with woody...

A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry , of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis . Grapes can be eaten fresh as table grapes or they can be used for making wine , jam , juice , jelly , grape seed extract ,...

The cherry fruits of commerce usually are obtained from cultivars of a limited number of species such as the sweet cherry ( Prunus avium ) and the sour cherry ( Prunus cerasus ). The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree, and is...

The pear is any of several tree and shrub species of genus Pyrus, in the family Rosaceae. It is also the name of the pomaceous fruit of the trees.

An apricot is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus (stone fruits). Usually, an apricot tree is from the species P. armeniaca, but the species P. brigantina, P. mandshurica, P. mume,...

An apple is a sweet, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus pumila). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree, and is the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. The tree originated in Central Asia,...

The garden strawberry is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria, collectively known as the strawberries . It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit.

The orange is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × sinensis in the family Rutaceae . It is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related Citrus × aurantium, referred to as bitter orange . The sweet orange...