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Sapodilla or Chikoo | What is Sapodilla (chikoo) fruit | Health Benefits of chikoo fruit (Sapodilla) | Varieties of Sapodilla (Sapota) | Nutritional Value of Chikoo (Sapodilla) Sapodilla or the Manilkara Zapota is an ever green tree, which is long living and is native to the new world tropics. Sapodilla (Manilkara achras [Mill. (Fosberg)]) is [...]

Rambutan | What is Rambutan Fruit | What are the Health Benefits of Rambutan Fruit | Varieties and Uses of Rambutan Fruit Nutritional Value of Rambutan Fruit The rambutan (pronounced /ræmˈbuːtən/, Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae, and the fruit of this tree. It is native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri [...]

Bael | What is Bael fruit | What are the Health Benefits of Bael fruit | Uses of Bael Fruit | Calorific Value of Bael Fruit Bael is a large tree that grows up to 8 to 10 meters in height. It has a big stout trunk, unusual branches with long, straight outgrowth, aromatic leaves, [...]

Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) | What is Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) | Health Benefits of Dragon Fruit | Uses of Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) | Nutritional Value of Dragon Fruit or Pitaya Dragon Fruit are native to Central and South America where they are known as pitaya or pitahaya. They are one of the most widely distributed members [...]

Lychee | Wha is Lychee Fruit | Health Benefits of Lychee Fruit | Uses of Lychee Fruit and its Juices | Nutritional Value of Lychee Fruit The lychee (usual English spelling) or laichi and lichu is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. It is a tropical and subtropical fruit [...]

Jamun | What is Jamun Fruit | What are the Health Benefits of Jamun Fruit | Varieties of Jamun Fruit | Uses of Jamun Fruit | Nutritional Value of Jamun Fruit Jamun tree is an evergreen tropical tree which belongs to the flowering plant family of Myrtaceae. It is native to India, Pakistan and Indonesia. [...]

Ugli | What is Ugli Fruit | What are the Health benefits of Ugli Fruit| Uses of Ugli Fruit | Nutritional Value of Ugli Fruit An Ugli fruit (pronounced /ˈʌɡli/) is a Jamaican tangelo, a citrus fruit created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or pomelo according to some sources), an orange and a tangerine. Its species [...]

Tamarillo | What is Tamarillo Fruit | What are the Health Benefits of Tamarillo Fruit| Uses of Tamarillo Fruit | Nutritional Value of Tamarillo Fruit Solanum betaceum (syn. Cyphomandra betacea) is a small tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae. It is best known as the species that bears the tamarillo, an egg-shaped [...]

Jackfruit | What is Jackfruit | What are the Health Benefits of Jackfruit | Uses of Jackfruit and Jackfruit Juice | Nutritional Value of Jackfruit The jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus or Artocarpus heterophylla) is a species of tree in the mulberry family (Moraceae), which is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia. It is the [...]

Durian | What is Durian Fruit | What are the Health Benefits of Durian Fruit | Durian Fruit Uses | Nutritional Value of Durian Fruit The durian (pronounced /ˈdʊəriən/) is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family (although some taxonomists place Durio in a distinct family, Durionaceae). [...]