Fruits

Fruits are some of the most nutritious food items, loaded with vitamins and minerals essential for the human body. An orange is rich in vitamin C, a banana is one of the best sources of magnesium, and an avocado is a famous superfood, containing all the vital nutrients. There are over 2,000 varieties of fruits — many of them equally healthy, and some may taste even better.

In botany, there are three main types of fruits:

Simple: This category includes most of the fruits we know. Mango, apple, orange, watermelon, and tomato are all examples of simple fruits. These are further divided into drupes (e.g. peach), berries (e.g., blueberry), and pomes (e.g., apple).
Aggregate: When many berries or drupes combine to form a single gruit, it becomes an aggregate fruit. Examples include strawberries and blackberries.
Multiple: A multiple fruit develops from many flowers that cluster together to form a single fruit. Jackfruits and pineapples are multiple fruits.

This is a basic explanation of the ‘scientific classification’ of fruits. Now, take a look at a list of fruits that are most common and popular all over the world.

List of Different Types of Fruits

Most of these fruits are typically eaten raw and are also important ingredients in various deserts.

Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Mango
Persimmon
Pear
Pomegranate
Orange
Peach
Papaya
Banana
Sugar Apple (Atis)
Bilberry
Grape
Grapefruit
Blackcurrant
Blueberry
Blackberry
Jackfruit
Breadfruit
Cherry
Cherimoya (Custard Apple)
Sapote
Date
Cranberry
Pineapple
Dragon Fruit (or Pitaya)
Coconut
Watermelon
Durian
Boysenberry
Cacao
Kiwi
Kumquat
Lemon
Horned Melon (Kiwano)
Lychee
Guava
Lanzones
Longan
Lime
Mangosteen
Cantaloupe
Galia Melon
Honeydew Melon
Mulberry
Strawberry
Passion Fruit
Fig
Nectarine
Rambutan (Mamin Chino)
Mandarine
Raspberry
Plum
Pomelo
Açaí
Buddha’s Hand (Fingered Citron)
Akebi
Gac Fruit (Baby Jackfruit)
Jujube
Currant
Gooseberry
Sapodilla (Chico Fruit)
Star Fruit
Soursop
Cloudberry
Black Sapote
Damson
Huckleberry
Cactus Pear
Canistel (Egg Fruit)
Cempedak
Catmon
Goji berry
Nance
Ackee
Phalsa (Falsa)
Crab Apple
Kaffir Lime
Acerola
Coco de Mer
Hala Fruit
American Mayapple
Honeyberry
Abiu
Elderberry
Feijoa
Jambul
Finger Lime (Caviar Lime)
Guyabano
Loganberry
Jabuticaba (Plinia)
Japanese Plum
Jostaberry
Juniper Berry
Loquat
Lulo
Magellan Barberry
Mamey Apple
Mamey Sapote
Marionberry
Medlar
Mouse Melon
Musk Melon
Macopa (Wax Apple)
Miracle Fruit
Momordica Fruit
Pawpaw
Plantain
Pineberry
Plumcot (Pluot)
Sarguelas (Red Mombin)
Quince
Rose Apple
Salmonberry
Redcurrant
Red Medlar
Salal Berry
Saquico
White Sapote
Salak
Star Apple
Surinam Cherry
Tamarillo
White Currant
Satsuma
Tangelo
Tambis (Water Apple)
Thimbleberry
Ximenia
Ugli Fruit
Tamarind
Tayberry
Aratiles
Araza
Santol
Swiss Cheese Plant Fruit
Yuzu
African Cherry Orange

Fruits That are Used as Vegetables

Some fruits may be referred to as ‘vegetables’ in the colloquial sense of the term due to their culinary use as vegetables. Still, in the botanical sense, the following are considered fruits: