FRUIT CLASSIFICATIONS BERRIES CITRUS FRUIT DRUPES MELONS POMES

FRUIT CLASSIFICATIONS BERRIES CITRUS FRUIT DRUPES MELONS POMES TROPICAL FRUIT

BERRIES Small juice fruits with thin skins

Blackberries Cranberries Blueberries Boysenberries Red Raspberries Gooseberries Strawberries Grapes Currants

Outer skin covering, soft fleshy fruit with a single hard stone (pit)

Cherries Peaches Apricots Plums Nectarines Prunes

Central, seed containing core surrounded by a thick layer of flesh

Apple Quince Pears Loquat

Thick outer skin. Thin membrane separates the flesh into segments.

Oranges Grapefruit Kumquats Limes Tangerines Lemons Tangelos Ugli

Large juicy fruits with thick skins and many seeds

Cantaloupe Crenshaw Casaba Persian Honeydew Watermelon

Grown in warm climates and are somewhat exotic

Avocados Dates Papayas Bananas Guavas Persimmons Figs Mangos Pineapples Pomegranates Kiwifruit Coconut

SELECTING FRUITS MATURITY Reached it full size RIPENESS Top eating quality Color Fragrance Press lightly to see if it give slightly

BEST BUY FRESH-buy in season DRIED-size generally determines the price-large pieces cost more CANNED-less expensive than fresh, especially store brands FROZEN-less expensive than fresh

SOUPS SALADS BREADS SAUCES DESSERTS MAIN DISHES BEVERAGES FRUIT BRINGS DIVERSITY TO

STORAGE Refrigerate ripened fruit

Let under ripened fruit ripen at room temperature Store strong smelling fruits in plastic bags or air tight containers