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Apples are the ideal fruit to eat
at any time, to help achieve balance of nourishment.
Their skin may be green, yellow or reddish, and the
meat taste ranges from a bitter to sweet flavour.
It is one of the most popular fruits in the world.
There is a great amount of varieties so that, apples
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The
apricot is a fruit that resembles the peach but much
smaller, pale yellow or orange with some red shades.
The pulp is not very juicy, it has fibre texture and
starchy consistency when the apricot is mature. It
is mainly eaten fresh, although it is also used to
make some by-products like stewed fruit, jams, juices
and dried apricots. |
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The
banana is a long, yellow fruit, found in the market
in bunches of three to twenty fruits, similar to a
triangular cucumber, oblong and normally yellow. Its
flavour is more or less sweet, depending on the variety.
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The
blackberry is a wild plant, in general, of which we
eat the fruits, very aromatic and somewhat acid small
berries of black colour. They are eaten raw, although
they are also used for making stewed fruit, fruit
salads, cakes, etc. They are rich in vitamins and
minerals. They also supply fibre and are low in calories.
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Blackcurrant
is a berry of translucent pulp with red or green tones
and bittersweet taste. The fruit is small, black-blue
colour and rounded, with an intense taste when completely
ripe. The berry is covered with hair and its pulp
contains multiple small seeds. These fruits grow in
clusters. |
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The
cherry is a fruit that is eaten fresh or in cakes,
mousses, jams and fruit stews. The larger cherries
are usually the ones with better taste and texture.
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Gooseberry
is a white, yellow, red or green berry according to
the species, with a thorny, hairy or smooth skin.
The different varieties are distinguished from each
other by the time they ripen, taste, colour, size,
shape of the fruit and the way in which it is eaten.
The most outstanding is the yellowish fruit with hairy
skin, although there are also varieties of reddish,
pale whitish green and dark green skin. |
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The grape
is a fruit that grows in tight clusters. It has a white or purple
flesh of sweet taste, eaten raw or in juice, although it is chiefly
used for making wine. They are also used to make preserves. It contains
various minerals and vitamins, and it is considered to be antioxidant
and anti-carcinogenic. |
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The
grapefruit is a round fruit, slightly flattened, with
a pale yellow or reddish smooth or rough skin. It
is eaten mainly as fresh fruit, and has numerous digestive,
stomach and antiseptic qualities. |
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Kiwi is
an oval shape, of variable size and covered with a brown fuzzy thin
skin. The flesh may be of different shades of green according to the
variety, tender, juicy and bittersweet. It has multiple small black
edible seeds. The colour of the pulp and its delicate taste resembles
that of the grape, the strawberry and the pineapple, and this makes
it a very pleasant fruit. |
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The lemon
is rounded and slightly elongated citrus fruit. The
pulp is pale yellow, juicy and with an acid flavour;
it is divided in gores. The skin is yellow and specially
bright when it is ripe. It is used fresh for cooking,
and its juice is used in the industry for processed
foodstuffs. For the pharmaceutical industry it is
the raw material for many medicine manufactures, and
at home it is used for different homemade remedies.
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Mango
comes from the mango tree! It is oval in shape, has
non-edible rind and variable colour, from pale yellow
to dark red. The pulp is sticky and its colour ranges
from yellow to orange. The taste of ripe mangoes is
sweet and quite acid when still green. It is a juicy
and fibrous fruit, with a stone inside. |
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Melons
are rounded or elongated, with yellow or green rind, sometimes combined
depending on the variety. It has an aromatic, juicy and sweet flesh,
being an ideal fruit to fight thirst. |
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Round
orange fruit, eaten mainly in winter. Its flesh is
also orange and is formed by small bags full of juice.
The orange is eaten when fresh and for the industry
used mainly in juice. |
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The peach
is a round, coloured, juicy fruit, typically eaten in summer. Many
countries produce peaches, so we can eat this fruit all throughout
the year. It is eaten when fresh and for industry, specially tinned.
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The
pear is a fruit that has expanded all over the world;
it is eaten both fresh and cooked, and is available
all throughout the year. There are multiple varieties
cultivated, ranging in shape, size and colour. |
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Mature
pineapples have a very distinctive fragrance, a beautiful colour and
pleasant bittersweet taste. It is eaten raw or as an ingredient in
juices, preserves, liquors, etc. Both the fruit and the leaves are
used to prepare medicinal compounds. |
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The plum
is a stone fruit, rounded or elongated that can be yellow, green,
red or purple. In general, it is very nutritious and rich in vitamins,
specially vitamin C. It is more or less juicy depending on its water
content. In the market there are other products processed with plums,
such as jams, juices and liquors. |
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The
raspberry is the fruit of the raspberry shrub or bramble. This plant
grows wild in several regions of Europe, although it is also cultivated,
becoming quite an important crop. It is a small, conical or round
fruit with a velvety red or yellowish skin. The pulp is very aromatic
and has a bittersweet taste. It is eaten raw or used to make jam,
jelly and drinks. It is also found frozen. |
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The
redcurrants are small rounded fruits. They may be
eaten raw, although their bittersweet taste makes
them more suitable for processing jam, milkshakes,
ice creams, etc. They are rich in vitamins and minerals.
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The
strawberry is a succulent and fragrant fruit of bright red colour,
obtained from the plant with the same name. In the West it is considered
as the ' queen of the fruit'. It is eaten raw and used to make jam,
stewed fruit... It is also used with medicinal purposes, since it
has excellent benefits for health. |
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The
watermelon is a large fruit of a more or less spherical shape. It
is usually eaten raw as table dessert. It has a sweet reddish or yellowish
flesh. It is a very refreshing food that supplies very few calories.
It also provides some vitamins and minerals. |
