Tomatillo is considered a nightshade family fruit. It is not a different variety of tomatoes, but it is in the same family with a different genus. Tomatillos can also be called or referred to as Green Tomato, Husk Tomato, Jamberry, Husk Cherry, Mexican Tomato, or a Ground Cherry. Tomatillos are surrounded by husk similar to thin dry paper. The Ripe Tomatillo fruits can be either yellow, red, green, or purple. Latin Americans use Tomatillos a lot in cooking their popular Green Sauces. The Nutrients in about half of a cup (or 66 grams, or two medium) Raw Tomatillos come in small amounts and they are: Continue reading
Did you know that there are fruits that look like Oranges but they are smaller, oval, and have the shape of an olive. These fruits are called Kumquats. An average Kumquat tree can produce up to fifty fruits per one year. Usually people like to enjoy Kumquats in a raw form. Also, people use kumquats in candies, jellies, drinks, and sore throat remedies. The Nutrients in about one average Raw Kumquat Fruit are:
Mulberry fruit is also called Morus. When Mulberries are immature they can have either green, white, or pale yellow color with pink edges. Some unique species of Mulberry can stay white while being in ripe stage, but the majority of species are usually black or dark red. The black Mulberries are sweet, juicy, and fun to eat. Typical Mulberry fruit can grow up to 1.2 inches or 3 centimeters long. People around the world like to enjoy mulberries in juices, jams, tarts, pies, cordials, wines, or just by themselves fresh and raw. If you want to plant your own healthy and strong mulberry tree, then it is recommended to plant it from seeds. Some people like to prune the Mulberry tree in the fall season especially after all the leaves have fallen off, and then they use these branches for very durable baskets. Many people around the world believe that Mulberry has some medicinal properties in it. So, the Nutrients that can be found in one cup or 140 grams of Raw Mulberries are: 
Lychee is a fruit and it comes from an Evergreen Tropical and Subtropical Tree that is mainly found in Asia, Mexico, or South Africa. Lychees are also called Litchi, Laichi, and Lichu. Lychee tree produces beautiful flowers that can be either yellowish white or greenish white. Lychee fruit smells good and tastes sweet. It has a rough and reddish shell that is not edible and can be removed easily. Inside of the Lychee people say there is a Poisonous seed that looks like a buckeye nut. People around the world like to enjoy Lychees in many different kinds of Desserts. People like to enjoy Lychee fruits not only for their good smell and sweet taste, but also because of the high amount of Vitamin C. In about one cup of Raw Lychees people get 226% of Vitamin C, now that is very nice :) but becareful, many candies that are made out of Lychee fruits are artificially flavored or contain high amounts of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS – a very deadly ingredient). Vitamin C extremely supports and improves your immune system, but HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) extremely destroys your immune system, and just because the commercials try to make you believe that since HFCS is from “Natural” corn does NOT mean that it’s healthy. You see, they used natural products to make deadly products just so they could make the foods last longer on the shelves of the grocery stores. So, we recommend that you check out the ingredient list before buying Lychee candy, instead try finding Raw or Dried Lychees without any added poison. The Nutrients in about one cup or 190 grams of Raw Litchis or Lychees are: 
Jambolan Fruit comes from an evergreen tropical tree. This Jambolan fruit can also be called Jambul, Java Plum, Portuguese Plum, Jambolan Plum, Duhat Plum, Damson Plum, Black Plum, Jamblang, Neredupandu, Njaval, Nerale Hannu, Jamun, or Jaam Kalojaam. Jambolan Plum Fruit can be found in many different places around the world, and some of them include USA Florida, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Tobago, Trinidad, and Suriname. The Jambolan fruit tree can grow as high as one hundred feet or thirty meters. The Jambolan Tree’s wood is very strong and is used for railways, well motors, furniture, and even some residential construction. These Jambolan Plum trees can live for more than one hundred years. Around March or April the Jambolan trees get these little, beautiful, and fragrant flowers. Depending on the species Jambolan fruit can look like large, oval, very dark, and shiny berries. According to some people Jambolan fruit can taste sweet and sour at the same time. The Jambolan’s leaves, bark, and seeds are usually used for medicinal or healing purposes. In about a cup or 135 grams of Raw Jambolan Fruit we find these Nutrients: 
Jackfruit or sometimes spelled Jakfruit, is the largest or one of the largest fruits that grow on trees in the whole world. Sometimes this Jackfruit fruit can grow up to 88 pounds depending on its specie. People use Jackfruit’s Flesh, Seeds, Leaves, and even the tree itself. Usually the young, unripe, and raw Jackfruit is not eaten by people, because it doesn’t taste good and it’s just not edible. If Jackfruit is too young then people have to cook it before eating it. Some people describe Jackfruit’s taste as Fibrous and Starchy. The Seeds of Jackfruit Fruit can be baked or boiled. Some people compare the Jackfruit’s Seeds Taste to the Chestnuts. The Leaves from Jackfruit people use for wrapping steamed Idlis (an Indian savory cake). The wood out of the Jackfruit Tree people use for either, furniture, doors, windows, roofs, musical instruments, and other construction uses. The Jackfruit itself looks like a little hedgehog animal, but in a bigger form. The ripened Jackfruit can be eaten raw and fresh. About one cup or 165 grams of Raw Jackfruit contains these Nutrients: 
Chayote Fruit or Sechium Edule can be eaten either raw or cooked. Choyote can also be called Sayote, Tayota, Pear Squash, Vegetable Pear, Chuchu, Chocho, Choko, Christophene, Mirliton, or even an Alligator Pear. If you look at the picture you could see how this fruit looks like a boxing glove, or an old person’s closed mouth but without the teeth :) Chayote is originally from Central America. While cooking, Chayote fruit is cooked lightly just like the Summer Squash. Some people like to enjoy Chayote Fruit with Salad or Salsa. Most of the people are mainly interested in the fruit, but its leaves, seeds, stem, and the root are also edible. About one cup or 132 grams of Raw Chayote Fruit contains these Nutrients:
Have you ever heard of a fruit called Durian, I know that I didn’t, until this research. This Seasonal Durian Fruit is also called by some people as The King of Fruits. They probably call it that way because of the large size and the thorns that cover it all the way around. Durian Fruit can be one foot long, and half of a foot in diameter, and it can way anywhere between two to seven pounds. Durians can either have greenish, yellowish, or brownish colors. Depending on your taste and opinion you could either extremely and deeply love the unusual smell and taste of this fruit or absolutely hate it and never even want it anywhere close to you. Because of the Durian’s smell issues some Asian hotels, subways, airports, and other public transportation banned this fruit from having it in public places. People believe that Durian has some very unique and strong smell even with the husk still intact. People can enjoy the insides of the fruit when it is fresh still, but the seeds you would have to cook before eating them. People around the world that love Durian taste, they enjoy it either with or mixed in like in ice cream, biscuits, candies, milkshakes, cakes, cappuccino, and even with fish or rice. The Nutrients in about one cup of Raw and Diced Durian Fruit are:
Sapodilla Fruit is healthy, sweet, tasty, and with a caramelly flavor. Sapodilla fruit has to be in warm and tropical climates in order to survive and flourish. Some of the places that you can find Sapodilla fruit trees at are like Mexico, Central America, India, and Philipines. In order for the Sapodilla Fruit to be ripen all the way it needs to be collected from the tree first. The Nutrients that one cup of Raw Sapodilla with pulp contains are:
Carambola Fruit is also called Starfruit is a delicious, sweet, and juicy fruit. It is pretty popular in Asia, Malaysia, South Pacific, South America, Florida, and Hawaii. The entire fruit is okay to eat, yes even with the fruit’s skin. Some people think that this fruit tastes like Grapefruit, Papaya, and Orange all together at the same time. If you have kidney problems then you may want to avoid this fruit for health reasons, but otherwise Carambola or StarFruit is pretty harmless. About one cup (132grams) of Raw Carambola contains these important Nutrients: