Fruit and Their Characteristics
fruit facts
Identifying Fruits
fruit facts 2
Storing fruits
100
pineapple
What is a large oval fruit with a spiky leaf crown, and prickly skin. Golden cast indicates ripeness. Juicy flesh is white to yellow.
100
apple and banana
What are two fruits that enzymatically brown?
100
pome
What is a fruit with several small seeds and thick, firm flesh with a tender, edible skin?
100
an acid
What can you use to prevent enzymatic browning?
100
bananas
What fruits' skin turns black if refrigerated?
200
tangerine
What is a small citrus fruit with deep orange color? Skin is loosely attached. Flavor is sweet to tart.
200
skin
What part of many fruits has the most nutrients?
200
berries
What are small, juicy fruits with a thin skin? They usually grow in bunches
200
under ripe fruit
What is a very firm mature fruit that lacks flavor and has not reached top eating quality?
200
blanching
What makes fresh fruit easier to peel. It is done by lowering fruit into gently simmering water for about 15 seconds. Use a slotted spoon to take it out.
300
grapes
What is small round and grows on vines? It may or may not have a few small pits. It grows in bunches. Its skin is thin and the inside is juicy.
300
fresh fruit
What do you call a fruit that is at optimal freshness?
300
citrus fruits
What fruit have a thick rind and a thin membrane separating inner segments? They grow in warm climates.
300
mature fruit
What is fruit with the best quality, picked when it has reached its full size and color?
300
Vitamin C
What nutrient is found in citrus fruits?
400
apples
What has a core and comes in many varieties. It is usually firm and crunchy. Some varieties are red delicious and granny smith.
400
enzyme
What causes enzymatic browning?
400
drupe
What fruit has a single hard pit, a soft inner flesh and is covered a a tender, edible skin.
400
immature fruit
What is a fruit that still growing and is not yet mature?
400
Before eating
When is the best time to wash fruits for freshness?
500
banana
What is yellow, and long? It is a tropical fruit that must be peeled before eaten. It has lots of potassium.
500
canned fruits
What form of fruit comes in a light syrup?
500
Tropical fruits
What fruit are grown in tropical and subtropical climates?
500
over ripe fruit
What is a fruit that is mushy or has dark spots when picked?
500
beta carotene
What gives oranges their orange color?
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