Category fruit

What are What are baby kiwis? That of baby kiwi - or mini kiwi, if you prefer - is a particular type of gooseberry that produces very small fruits. From a nutritional point of view, mini kiwis belong to the VII fundamental group of foods - fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C. In the context of their belonging together, they have a medium energy supply, mainly provided by soluble-simple carbohydrates (fructose )

Nutritional Properties Bananas are highly energetic fruits, which contain 12-13g of simple carbohydrates per 100g of edible portion: this characteristic makes them not very suitable for frequent consumption in the presence of diabetes mellitus. The sugars contained in bananas are 83% monosaccharides or small polymers and the dietary fiber content is very low, about 1

Watch the video X Watch the video on youtube Generalities and Features Caco apple, khaki apple or cacomela are the nouns with which, in common parlance, we identify some varieties referring to the botanical species Diospyros kaki . The commercial interest is specifically aimed at the Hana Fuyu, O'Gosho, Fuyu and Jiro varieties

What's this What is carambola? Carambola - in English "starfruit" - is the name of a fleshy fruit produced by the homonymous arboreal plant - of the botanical family Oxalidaceae, Genus Averrhoa and carambola species - native to the Asian continent; today it is also cultivated in South America, the Middle East, islands of the Pacific Ocean, Australia and Africa

chestnuts General information on boiled chestnuts Chestnuts can be eaten fresh, boiled or roasted, or dried and ground to make flour. In this article we will talk about boiled chestnuts, one of the most characteristic Italian dishes based on these starchy fruits. Typical of the autumn season, boiled chestnuts are consumed especially at the end of a meal, instead of dessert, fresh fruit or cheese

What is chinotto? Chinotto ( Citrus x myrtifolia ) is both the common term of an arboreal plant belonging to the Family of the Rutaceae, and the noun used to indicate its fruits, but also the name of a famous carbonated soft drink based on the latter. The chinotto tree, a descendant of bitter orange, is distinguished by the characteristic shape of the leaves, which strangely resemble those of the myrtle

What is Cherimoya The cherimoya , also written chirimoya , is the fruit of a plant belonging to the genus Annona , Species cherimola ; the binomial nomenclature of this vegetable is Annona cherimola . Other related species of the genus Annona are: scaly , reticulated and walled . The latter, known as graviola, is particularly known for the alleged (and never confirmed by clinical studies) anticancer properties of its fruits

Generality Watermelon means both the edible fruit known as watermelon and the plant that produces it ( Citrullus vulgaris ). Whatever one wishes to call it, the watermelon is a fruit belonging to the VI group of foods; like all the other fruits of this group, it contains good amounts of carotenoids (vit

Generality The cherries are the fruit, or rather the drupe , of some botanical species of the genus Prunus , especially Prunus avium L. (wild cherry) and Prunus cerasus L. (black cherry or amarasco), belonging to the Rosaceae family . The cherries are small, about 1-2cm in diameter, have a spherical shape and a more or less deep lateral groove; the color tends to red (with notable differences between the varieties) and the hazelnut contains the bitter almond

What are What are canned cherries? The cherries in syrup are long-life foods that belong to the whole of the preserved fruit and fruit in syrup subset. Fresh cherries - fruits of the Prunus avium tree - like all pulpy and acid fruits, belong to the VI or VII fundamental group of foods - fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin A or vitamin C