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Old 10-23-2008, 10:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Generally, bananas are considered the most popular fruit in the U.S. Also, generally, mangoes are considered themost popular fruit, world wide. However, if you Google, "Popular fruit", you get answers that include, besides the above, apples, oranges, tomatoes, and more. Which is correct?
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Old 10-23-2008, 10:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Most popular fruit.

When you say 'most popular', it may mean different things to different people.

A poll for example may give you a result of what fruit is the most popular based on what people like to eat most.

Looking at sales records, you may find a different result.

Producers would potentially give you a different result based on the profit they make from each fruit.

and then there is me.......based on what I'm hankerin' for today....
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its relative like everything else
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Generally, bananas are considered the most popular fruit in the U.S. Also, generally, mangoes are considered themost popular fruit, world wide. However, if you Google, "Popular fruit", you get answers that include, besides the above, apples, oranges, tomatoes, and more. Which is correct?
John, there is fairly reliable data available per country and for some countries, per region of fruits (and agriculture in general) produced, and then broken into local consumption and export. It is measured in metric tonnes. Import data is also available, though less reliable.

Looking at the data, you'll find fruits you might never have encountered before! For example, the Borojo is in the top 5 of fruits produced, consumed, and exported in Columbia and Venezuela.
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Default Re: Most popular fruit.

As bepah mentioned, "most popular" is based on production and consumption, not on preference. If you were to go around and ask people what their favorite fruit is, you will probably get things like mango, apple, strawberries etc...however if you look at the per capita consumption, bananas might be the highest, and thus would be the "favorite" fruit of many people without them even realizing it.
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Have you ever tasted a Borojo, Richard? There's a really really good reason that it's popular.
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Have you ever tasted a Borojo, Richard? There's a really really good reason that it's popular.
No, its been on my wish list since I first read about it! Besides tasting great, it is said to have all the pep of a diet coke without the caffeine or carbonation. I can't grow it here, but it would probably grow at Island Cassie's. So, did you say your going to start importing it to the U.S. for Trader Joe's ?
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Richard, Lorax
I was going to ask you to send me some seeds (at my expense obviously), but then I remembered that all our post comes through Miami!!! 'nough said!!
Well - it was a good idea for about 30 seconds!
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Cassie, maybe Lorax can send you some chocolate covered nuts for Halloween or Christmas.
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Borojo is notoriously difficult to start from seed, since you basically have to plant an entire rotting fruit for it to be viable. We propagate by cuttings.

So I guess you'll just have to take a holiday here.... I know a chicken shack in the jungle that makes the absolute best borojo milkshakes.

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This said, the most popular fruits in Ecuador by volume of purchase are:

Mango
Dessert Banana
Naranjilla
Papaya - Babaco - Chamburo
Pineapple
Chirimoya - Guayabana - Borojo (three-way tie for 6th place)
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and finally, Grapes, which we cannot grow domestically. Citrus is popular, but not to the degree of the other fruits.

I'm not counting Tomate de Arbol in this, because it's a swing-fruit like regular tomatoes. Ditto to Pepino dulce.

Popularity of Mora varies seasonally, since it's an integral part of a November-specific national dish called Colada Morada.

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I think tomatoes worldwide would be the most popular fruit.
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In Asia, the mangosteen is called the Queen of Fruits. It isn't exported very far though because of its limited shelf life. You can find it in every market when it is in season though, and I would bet that it is one of the most popular fruits, if not the most popular fruit over there. I loved it when I first tried it in Thailand!!
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Mangosteen! Garcinia mangostana. I will go with you on this Frank. There are quite a few varieties available here and we have one at our nursery which is pear shaped and when eaten almost ripe, it's 'crispy' to the bite. Most of them can only be eaten fully ripe. They grow better here than Thailand because our climate is wetter. The ones from Thailand are also smaller. Any size, they still taste great!
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OOh, non-native fruits!

I love Mangosteen, Lychee, Longan, and Rambutan, to name but a few. Of those, only the Rambutan will grow here, but it's worth the struggle.... and I never thought I'd say this, but I kind of miss Durian fruits....
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Old 12-19-2008, 06:34 PM   #17 (permalink)
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If I were on an island and only had one fruit tree to choose from, I think I'd take the banana as long as there was some variety to it. It's the perfect fruit, the peel protects it from damage, you don't need a knife to eat it, it is non-seasonal, very productive, and it's not messy.
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Oh, we're doing desert island one-fruit-only scenarios? I'd take andean blackberries (Mora). No season, no peels, no muss, no fuss, and very tasty. I find bananas a bit dehydrating, and if I was on an island I'd want a really juicy fruit.

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I have never tried most of these, so I would just take coconuts so I would have water, something to gnaw and something to make into utensils, bowls etc. like Gilligan. I suppose bananas would be right up there with them.
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Oh, we're doing desert island one-fruit-only scenarios? I'd take andean blackberries (Mora). No season, no peels, no muss, no fuss, and very tasty. I find bananas a bit dehydrating, and if I was on an island I'd want a really juicy fruit.

hmm...really hadn't considered the berries, you may have to beat the birds off of them though. This whole question was the basis of a final for a horticulture class I had in college.
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