Types of fruit
Terms to know
Eating Healthy
About fruit
Fruit Salad
100

A characteristic of this type of fruit is that once peeled it is sectioned.

What is Citrus Fruit

100
When the fruit is ready to eat and it is sweet.
What is ripe?
100
Based on a 2000 calorie diet you should consume this much from the fruit group each day.
What is 2 cups?
100
Name a fruit that gets its color from chlorophyll.
Any green fruit such as kiwi and limes.
100
Do peaches and pears stop ripening or continue to ripen after they are picked?
They continue to ripen.
200
A Characteristic of this fruit is that it has a large pit in the center and it grows on trees.
What is a drupe.
200
When fruits are not ready to eat and they taste bitter.
What is unripe.
200
This kind of fruit has the least amount of sugar? Canned Dried Fresh Frozen
What is Fresh?
200

what are the 2 sugars found in fruit

glucose and fructose 

200
Which fruit is higher in fiber? Pear or Orange
Pear
300
Characteristics of this type of fruit has a center core with seeds and grows on a tree.
What is a Pome?
300
When fruits have reached their full size.
What is mature?
300

Name one nutrient that fruit provides?

potassium, vitamins A and C, folate, and dietary fiber.

300
*************DAILY DOUBLE************* This is the worst type of apple to use for baking.
What is red delicious?
300
What time of year are Apples in Peak Season?
Fall
400
An apple is an example of this fruit category.
What is a pome?
400

Maintain healthy blood pressure

Potassium

400

Name one nutrient that fruit provides.

potassium, vitamins A and C, folate, and dietary fiber.

400
This is the best apple to use in a salad.
What is green apple or Granny Smith apple?
400
What time of year are Strawberries in Peak Season?
Spring
500
A cherry is an example of this fruit category.
What is a drupe?
500

when enzymes and phenols are exposed to oxygen, the cut surface turns brown and discolored- enzymic browning

Oxidation

500

What is the purpose of getting Beta-Carotene in your diet?

Helps improve immune system, eye health, and reduce risk of heart disease

500
This berry is the highest in Vitamin C.
What is Strawberry?
500
How can you slow down the ripening process of a pear?
Put it in the refrigerator.