Stone Fruits

Stone fruits are one of the most varied groups, including many of the fruits that come to mind when considering the word ‘fruit.’ Peaches, mangoes, apricots, cherries, and even some well-known ‘berries’ are all stone fruits. Examples of the latter include blackberries and raspberries.

Botanically known as ‘drupes,’ stone fruits are characterized by their thin skin and a stone or pit at the center that contains the seed. Hence the name. The thick and fleshy layer between the skin and the pit is the edible part. It surrounds and protects the pit.

List of Different Types of Stone Fruits

• Apricot
• Peach
• Plum
• Cherry
• Mango
• Date
• Coconut
• Lychee
• Nectarine
• Marionberry
• Green Almond
• Olive
• Salmonberry
• Mulberry
• Blackberry
• Raspberry

The apricot x plum hybrids, namely the pluot, aprium, and plumcot, are all considered stone fruits, like their parent fruits.

Though the flesh of these fruits is edible and delicious, the pits can sometimes contain harmful compounds that can release cyanide when crushed. As a result, it is important to be careful not to eat the seeds when eating the fruits.

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