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A complete visual reference to 182 edible fruits, nuts and berries from around the world, including exotic and rare fruits and fruits used as vegetables, beans, nuts and spices. One the most comprehensive fruits encyclopedia available in the App Store!

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A complete visual reference to 182 edible fruits, nuts and berries from around the world, including exotic and rare fruits and fruits used as vegetables, beans, nuts and spices.

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The Visual Encyclopedia of Fruits is a complete visual reference to 182 edible fruits, nuts and berries from around the world, including exotic and rare fruits and fruits used as vegetables, beans, nuts and spices. It includes more than 500 high resolution photographs, botanical name and classification, common and foreign names, a comprehensive description of the fruit and plant, nutrition values, origin and areas of production, buying, storage and handling tips, and food and medicinal uses.

It is a great source of information for professional, home cooks, and fruit lovers of all ages. It is also a useful reference for anyone associated with the fresh produce and food industries. It is probably one the most complete and comprehensive fruits encyclopedia available in the App Store.

About Fruits

In botany, a fruit is a part of a flowering plant that derives from specific tissues of the flower, mainly one or more ovaries. Fruits are the means by which many plants disseminate seeds. In common language usage, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of a plant that are sweet and edible in the raw state. The botanical sense includes many structures that are not commonly called "fruits", such as bean pods, corn kernels, wheat grains, and tomatoes. In the culinary sense of these words, a fruit is usually any sweet-tasting plant product, especially those associated with seeds; a vegetable is any savoury or less sweet plant product; and a nut is any hard, oily, and shelled plant product. In addition, some spices are fruits, botanically speaking. Edible gymnosperm seeds are also given fruit names. Botanically, a cereal grain, such as corn, wheat or rice, is also a kind of fruit, termed a caryopsis. Many common terms for seeds and fruit do not correspond to the botanical classifications. In botany, seeds are ripened ovules; fruits are the ripened ovaries or carpels that contain the seeds and a nut is a type of fruit and not a seed.

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A complete visual reference to 182 edible fruits, nuts and berries from around the world, including exotic and rare fruits and fruits used as vegetables, beans, nuts and spices.

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A complete visual reference to 182 edible fruits, nuts and berries from around the world, including exotic and rare fruits and fruits used as vegetables, beans, nuts and spices.

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The Visual Encyclopedia of Fruits is presented solely as a source of information and entertainment. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained here with other sources. No claims are made for the efficacy of any plant nor for any historical herbal treatment. In no way can the information provided here take the place of the standard, legal, medical practice. Additionally, some of the part of these plants may be toxic. Many plants were used for a wide range of illnesses in the past, but be aware that many of the historical uses have proven to be ineffective for the problems to which they were applied. The information is not intended to replace medical advice offered by doctors or dietary advice by dieticians. Some images used are copyright with the respective individuals. Credit has been given whenever possible.

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Information in this guide has been compiled from a number of sources. We have made an effort to ensure that the botanical information and classifications are as correct and up-to-date as possible. Sources include:

Books:

  • A.E. Wilkinson. The Encyclopedia of Fruits, Berries & Nuts. The New York Home Library. 1945.
  • M. Biggs, J. McVicar, B. Flowerdew. Vegetables, Herbs & Fruits. Firefly Books. 2006.
  • J.G. Vaughan, C.A. Geissler. The New Oxford Book of Food Plants. Oxford University Press. 1988.
  • B. Flowerdew. Bob Flowerdew´s Complete Fruit Book. Kyle Cathie Limited. 2009.
  • F. Bianchini, F. Corbetta. The Complete Book of Fruits and Vegetables. Crown Publishers. 1973.
  • H. Radecka. The Fruit & Nut Book. McGraw Hill. 1984.
  • T.K. Lim. Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Volume 1-3, Fruits. Springer. 2012.
  • Origin of the fruit and areas of production.
  • R. Mabey. Food for Free. Collins. 1972.
  • A.K. Thompson. Fruit and Vegetables. Harvesting, Handling and Storage. Blackwell Publishing. 2003.
  • B. Shackleton. Great Fruit & Vegetable Guide. DK Publishing. 2011.
  • Agricultural Marketing Service. How to Buy Fresh Fruits. US Department of Agriculture. 1994.

A complete visual reference to 182 edible fruits, nuts and berries from around the world, including exotic and rare fruits and fruits used as vegetables, beans, nuts and spices.

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