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Rose apple

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

The oval, yellow fruit of various tropical trees belonging to the myrtle family. These fragrant fruits not generally eaten out-of-hand but are most often used in making jams, jellies and confections.

Roselle

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A tropical plant of the mallow family that is cultivated for its thick, red calyx and bracts, used in making jellies and as a cranberry substitute.

Sapodilla

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A large, evergreen, tropical American tree that has edible fruit and hard, durable wood and yields chicle.

Sapote

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This tree, native to Mexico and Central America, is also called the "marmalade tree" or "sapota." It offers a sweet, edible fruit. "Sapote" is also used to refer to the "sapadilla tree."

Granadilla

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

A tropical fruit native to Brazil, but now grown in the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia. The flavour is sweet, yet tart, and has a perfumy tropical fragrance. Also called "passion fruit."

Grape

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Grapes, especially dark-colored ones, are loaded with phytochemicals, antioxidants that may help protect against cancer and heart disease. Two of those phytochemicals, anthocyanin and ...

Grapefruit

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So named because they grow in grape-like clusters. These large citrus fruits are grown in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. They are available in both seeded and seedless varieties.