A Glimpse Inside
Real data from the Fruitaholics
Every fruit has a story. Here are a few of ours.
South Asia
India produces nearly half the world's mangoes but exports less than 1% of them — they eat almost all of them domestically.
Europe / North America
Strawberries aren't technically berries — they're "accessory fruits" because the fleshy part comes from the receptacle, not the ovary.
Central America
Dragon fruit is actually a cactus that blooms only at night — its enormous white flowers open for a single evening and are pollinated by bats and moths.
Southeast Asia
Queen Victoria allegedly offered a knighthood to anyone who could bring her a fresh mangosteen. It was banned from US import until 2007.
Australia
Finger limes contain three times more vitamin C than a mandarin. Aboriginal Australians used them as both food and a natural antiseptic.
West Africa
In the 1970s, the FDA nearly approved miraculin as a sugar substitute — the project was mysteriously shut down, with sugar industry lobbyists widely suspected.