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Welcome to The Fruit List - your guide to all the fruits in the world., a free fruit resource guide. We offer free fruit information in the form of fruit news, fruit blog discussion and links to editor reviewed fruit web sites.
Fruit has different meanings depending on context. In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary together with seeds of a flowering plant. In many species, the fruit incorporates the ripened ovary and surrounding tissues. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants disseminate seeds.In cuisine, when discussing fruit as food, the term usually refers to just those plant fruits that are sweet and fleshy, examples of which include plum, apple and orange. However, a great many common vegetables, as well as nuts and grains, are the fruit of the plant species they come from.
The Fruit Word of the Day is Manoao, be sure to check back tommorow for a new fruit word of the day.
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Fruit News
We have 10 pages of Fruit News Stories.
1.) Consumer groups seek tougher produce monitoring - Boston Globe
10 hours, 28 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 21:15:00 PDT 2008
Consumer groups seek tougher produce monitoring Boston Globe, United States - WASHINGTON - Fruit and vegetable producers should be required to use technology that would allow regulators to trace the origin of contaminated produce, ... |
2.) ? Watermelon may juice up your sex life, ... - Hamilton Spectator
5 hours, 52 minutes ago | Fri Jul 4 1:51:00 PDT 2008
 Sydney Morning Herald | ? Watermelon may juice up your sex life, ... Hamilton Spectator, Canada - New research from fruit scientists is raising a few eyebrows, among other things. Turns out watermelon is Mother Nature's version of the little blue pill. ... Is Watermelon A Natural Viagra? Watermelons: Viagra-like effects Watermelon earns scientific raves for Viagra-like effects |
3.) Healthy food choices available at fair; not all take part - Marin Independent-Journal
8 hours, 34 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 23:09:00 PDT 2008
Healthy food choices available at fair; not all take part Marin Independent-Journal, CA - Fresh fruit cup and low-fat mozzarella cheese plates. Broiled chicken with seasoned, saltless green beans. They're a far cry from cotton candy, ... County Fairs Offer Greener, Healthier Alternatives |
4.) Spice up the Fourth with a steak pita - San Francisco Chronicle
17 hours, 4 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 14:39:00 PDT 2008
Spice up the Fourth with a steak pita San Francisco Chronicle, USA - The soft, dark fruit aromas and flavors of Paso Robles Zin in this week's Chronicle Wine Selections are generally augmented with toast and vanilla from oak. ... |
5.) Salmonella strikes again - Nashua Telegraph
3 hours, 37 minutes ago | Fri Jul 4 4:06:00 PDT 2008
 Ontario Now | Salmonella strikes again Nashua Telegraph, NH - Two weeks ago, the US Food and Drug Administration said it was close to pinpointing where the outbreak originated. But now the investigation has been ... Still No Source Found For Salmonella Illness |
6.) 'Eating locally produced food will cut carbon footprint' - Smash Hits
4 hours, 40 minutes ago | Fri Jul 4 3:03:00 PDT 2008
'Eating locally produced food will cut carbon footprint' Smash Hits, India - We have produced a food wheel so that people can choose fruit and vegetables that are in season and so reduce the number of kilometres food has to travel ... |
7.) Groups call for farm-to-fork food labeling - Palm Beach Post
13 hours, 5 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 18:38:00 PDT 2008
Groups call for farm-to-fork food labeling Palm Beach Post, United States - ... to require labels that would let food be traced back to the farm where it originated. The labels would allow regulators to determine where each fruit, ... |
8.) Freshest food at keenest prices - nebusiness.co.uk
6 hours, 12 minutes ago | Fri Jul 4 1:31:00 PDT 2008
Freshest food at keenest prices nebusiness.co.uk, UK - There is always an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables in the farm shop ranging from the everyday lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and potatoes to the more ... |
9.) Holiday lineup - Parades, food, fireworks and fun! - Davis County Clipper
12 hours, 1 minute ago | Thu Jul 3 19:42:00 PDT 2008
Holiday lineup - Parades, food, fireworks and fun! Davis County Clipper, UT - In South Davis, Centerville and North Salt Lake host major activities, while Kaysville-Fruit Heights and Layton also offer holiday fun. ... |
10.) New fund connects African suppliers with UK supermarket shelf - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
42 minutes ago | Fri Jul 4 7:01:00 PDT 2008
New fund connects African suppliers with UK supermarket shelf 7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY - He will launch groundbreaking research into the carbon footprint of South african/' title='More about African'>African fruit and wine exports in Pretoria. "British tastes have changed and are ... |