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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 Pupunha, 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.
31.) City official needs to eat his words about school food (and do his ... - Examiner.com
16 hours, 9 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 5:04:00 PDT 2008
 Examiner.com | City official needs to eat his words about school food (and do his ... Examiner.com - Since 2006, much of the fruit in the summer lunch program has been sustainable and local; and a growing amount of produce throughout the school year is also ... |
32.) Corpses float amid rescue efforts in Haitian city - BusinessWeek
Over one day ago | Fri Sep 5 8:53:00 PDT 2008
 USA Today | Corpses float amid rescue efforts in Haitian city BusinessWeek - Hanna swirled over Haiti for four days, dumping vast amounts of water, blowing down fruit trees and ruining stores of food. Many houses were torn apart. ... Video: Haitians Flee Gonaives Before Ike Reaches Island UN warns of Haiti flooding crisis Haiti facing storm 'catastrophe' |
33.) Taste of Italy: ?Today, everyone?s Italian? - Norwich Bulletin
21 hours, 9 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 0:04:00 PDT 2008
Taste of Italy: ?Today, everyone?s Italian? Norwich Bulletin, CT - Under the main tent, cooks laid out fat tubes of manicotti, slices of pizza and delicate squares of fruit tart loaded with kiwi and strawberries. ... |
34.) How to be a Gourmet Gardener - The Times
Over one day ago | Sat Sep 6 15:30:00 PDT 2008
How to be a Gourmet Gardener The Times, South Africa - Most fruit that ripens after Christmas is prone to fruitfly, worms and everything else, only worth the effort if you are prepared to spray. ... |
35.) GARY O'BRIEN - GOBRIEN@CHARLOTTE - News & Observer
Over one day ago | Wed Sep 3 3:08:00 PDT 2008
 News & Observer | GARY O'BRIEN - GOBRIEN@CHARLOTTE News & Observer, NC - Collins' description of the ideal breakfast: A whole grain food, fruit and a protein source such as skim milk, low-fat yogurt or cheese, nuts or peanut ... |
36.) Fall favorite foods; my panini-cracker snack - MLive.com
6 hours, 42 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 14:31:00 PDT 2008
 MLive.com | Fall favorite foods; my panini-cracker snack MLive.com, MI - Cut fruit slices to fit cracker and finish by placing on top. The recipe can be modified in a couple ways as well. Leave out the ham if you're looking for a ... |
37.) 1st District candidates talk about area issues - Winona Daily News
18 hours, 18 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 2:55:00 PDT 2008
1st District candidates talk about area issues Winona Daily News, MN - Davis also criticized the largest portion of the $300 billion Farm Bill, which pays for food stamps and fresh fruit and vegetables for school lunches and ... |
38.) Dole Food Company Recognized by US Secretary of State for ... - MarketWatch
Over one day ago | Fri Sep 5 10:47:00 PDT 2008
Dole Food Company Recognized by US Secretary of State for ... MarketWatch - Dole Food Company, Inc., with 2007 revenues of $6.9 billion, is the world's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. ... |
39.) China opens its market for Indonesian salak fruit - Antara
20 hours, 3 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 1:10:00 PDT 2008
China opens its market for Indonesian salak fruit Antara, Indonesia - In addition, China also had allowed Indonesia to export a number of food products and farm produce including vegetables and cereals to its market, he said. ... |
40.) 300000 on low incomes are ?suffering malnutrition? - Irish Examiner
4 hours, 36 minutes ago | Sun Sep 7 16:37:00 PDT 2008
300000 on low incomes are ?suffering malnutrition? Irish Examiner, Ireland - ... purchasing enough fruit and vegetables, and society is faced with a group of people who are eating less well. ?They spend relatively more money on food, ... |