Dragon fruit: nutrition facts and health benefits
The dragon fruit, also called pitaya, is the fruit of a cactus named Hylocereus. It can be grown inside homes, but it needs certain conditions to bloom and give fruit, which is not possible...
Pear: nutrition facts and health benefits
The pear is an oval fruit with slightly convex sides at its base. Its skin, of varying color, evolving from green to yellow with sometimes red traces, covers a somewhat granular, very juicy flesh...
Cherry: nutrition facts and health benefits
Cherry is the fruit of the cherry tree. It’s a small round, juicy and fleshy fruit hanging from a rod, and contains a core. It has a red intense color which varies according to...
Artichoke: nutrition facts and health benefits
The word artichoke refers to the plant which derives from the native Thistle of Mediterranean plant and its edible part the base or bottom of the flower of the plant. It consists of a...
Clementine: nutrition facts and health benefits
This fruit is a cross between a mandarin and a bigaradier (bitter orange). Its skin is thin and orange-green. The flesh is juicy and tart (but less fragrant than mandarin), and usually seedless.
The first,...
Elderberry: nutrition facts and health benefits
In addition of being delicious, elderberries are very rich in vitamins A, B6, C and iron. But the most remarkable of this little fruit is that it contains a significant amount of polyphenols. These...
Cantaloupe: nutrition facts and health benefits
Cantaloupe is the fruit of a creeping plant which belongs to the large Cucurbitaceae family. It consists of a very thick skin, which, according to the varieties, is smooth or not, and presents divisions....
Grape: nutrition facts and health benefits
Grape is the fruit of the vine. It’s a climbing plant that grows in all continents in regions where the climate is warm enough. It provides berries grouped in cluster and composed of light...
Durian: nutrition facts and health benefits
The durian is a fruit having its origins in the Malay Archipelago, a south east Asia region including Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. The tree which produces the fruit can reach 20 to 40...
Lychee: nutrition facts and health benefits
Lychee is a small fruit with a hard and rough peel, pink or red, protecting a white and fragrant flesh with delicate floral flavor. Also called "cherries of China", in reference to their origin,...
