List of culinary fruits


This list contains the names of fruits that are considered edible either raw or in some cuisines. The word "fruit" is used in several different ways. The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, i.e. "Any sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet vegetables, some of which may resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were a fruit, for example rhubarb." Many edible plant parts that are true fruits botanically speaking, are not considered culinary fruits. They are classified as vegetables in the culinary sense, and hence they do not appear in this list. Similarly, some botanical fruits are classified as nuts, and do not appear here either. Because of all this, this list is also not meant to be botanically correct with how the fruits are grouped together, instead, fruits are grouped together based on physical similarities.

Pomes

Pomes include any crunchy accessory fruit that surrounds the fruit's inedible "core" and typically has its seeds arranged in a star-like pattern.
Common nameSpecies nameCultivar list
AppleMalus pumilaApple cultivars
Chinese quincePseudocydonia sinensis
ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa
Cocky applePlanchonia careya
Eastern mayhawCrataegus aestivalis
HawthornCrataegus rhipidophylla
JaguaGenipa americana
LoquatEriobotrya japonica
Lovi-loviFlacourtia inermis
MedlarMespilus germanica
Niedzwetzky's appleMalus niedzwetzkyana
PearPyrus communisPear cultivars
QuinceCydonia oblonga
RamontchiFlacourtia indica
Rose hipRosa rugosa
RowanSorbus aucuparia
SapodillaManilkara zapota
Scarlet firethornPyracantha coccinea
ServiceberryAmelanchier alnifolia
Shipova× Sorbopyrus irregularis
SorbSorbus domestica
Southern crabappleMalus angustifolia
ToyonHeteromeles arbutifolia

Drupes

Drupes represent any fruit that has only one seed or one hard capsule containing seeds.
Common nameSpecies nameCultivar list
AçaíEuterpe oleracea
AcerolaMalpighia emarginata
African mangoIrvingia gabonensis
African mangosteenGarcinia livingstonei
African oil palm fruitElaeis guineensis
Alaskan bunchberryCornus × unalaschkensis
AmbarellaSpondias dulcis
American oil palm fruitElaeis oleifera
American plumPrunus americana
ApricotPrunus armeniaca
BambanganMangifera pajang
Beach plumPrunus maritima
BignayAntidesma bunius
BinjaiMangifera caesia
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Bolivian mountain coconutParajubaea torallyi
Brush cherrySyzygium australe
Bush butter fruitDacryodes edulis
Canadian bunchberryCornus canadensis
CasimiroaCasimiroa edulis
Cedar Bay cherryEugenia reinwardtiana
ChangungaByrsonima crassifolia
CherryPrunus avium
Cherry elaeagnusElaeagnus multiflora
Cherry of the Rio GrandeEugenia involucrata
Chinese dateZiziphus mauritiana
Choke cherryPrunus virginiana
CocoplumChrysobalanus icaco
CoconutCocos nucifera
Cornelian cherryCornus mas
Country-almondTerminalia catappa
Creek plumPrunus rivularis
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum
Curry berryMurraya koenigii
DamsonPrunus domestica subsp. insititia
DatePhoenix dactylifera
Desert quandongSantalum acuminatum
EmblicPhyllanthus emblica
Emu appleOwenia acidula
EngkalaLitsea garciae
Fibrous satinashSyzygium fibrosum
Flatwoods plumPrunus umbellata
GomortegaGomortega keule
GreengagePrunus domestica subsp. italica
Green plumBuchanania obovata
GuavaberryMyrciaria floribunda
GubingeTerminalia ferdinandiana
Hairless rambutanNephelium xerospermoides
JambolanSyzygium cumini
Jelly palm fruitButia capitata
JocoteSpondias purpurea
JujubeZiziphus jujuba
Kelsey plumPrunus salicina spp.
King coconutCocos nucifera var. aurantiaca
KorlanNephelium hypoleucum
Little gooseberryBuchanania arborescens
LonganDimocarpus Longan
LycheeLitchi chinensis
Malay rose appleSyzygium malaccense
Mamey sapotePouteria sapota
MangoMangifera indicaMango cultivars
MaprangBouea macrophylla
MarulaSclerocarya birrea
Miracle fruitSynsepalum dulcificum
Moriche palm fruitMauritia flexuosa
NectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersica
NeemAzadirachta indica
Nepali hog plumChoerospondias axillaris
NutmegMyristica fragrans
Otaheite gooseberryPhyllanthus acidus
PeachPrunus persica
Peanut butter fruitBunchosia glandulifera
PequiCaryocar brasiliense
Pigeon plumCoccoloba diversifolia
PiliCanarium ovatum
PitangaEugenia uniflora
PlumPrunus domesticaPlum cultivars
PulasanNephelium mutabile
RambutanNephelium lappaceum
Red bush appleSyzygium suborbiculare
RiberrySyzygium luehmannii
SageretiaSageretia theezans
Saw palmetto fruitSerenoa repens
Sea coconutLodoicea maldivica
Shoebutton ardisiaArdisia elliptica
Silver buffaloberryShepherdia argentea
SloePrunus spinosa
Spanish cherryMimusops elengi
Spanish limeMelicoccus bijugatus
Tamarind-plumDialium indum
Velvet tamarindDialium cochinchinense
Velvet tamarindDialium guineense
Watery rose appleSyzygium aqueum
Wax appleSyzygium samarangense
Wild peachTerminalia carpentariae
WongiManilkara kauki
YangmeiMyrica rubra
Yellow plumXimenia americana
ZwetschgePrunus domestica subsp. domestica

Citruses

Citruses represent fruit known botanically as "hesperidia", berries with thick and leathery rinds. These fruits are generally sour and acidic to some extent and have a wagon wheel-like cross section.
Common nameSpecies nameCultivar list
African cherry orangeCitropsis articulata
AmanatsuCitrus × natsudaidai
Bajoura citronCitrus medica ssp. bajoura
Bergamot orangeCitrus bergamia
Bitter orangeCitrus × aurantium
Blood limeCitrus australasica var. sanguinea × 'Ellendale Mandarin'
Blood orangeCitrus × sinensis 'Blood Orange'
Buddha's handCitrus medica var. sarcodactylis
Calamondin× Citrofortunella microcarpa
Cam sànhCitrus reticulata × sinensis
Centennial variegated kumquatCitrus margarita 'Centennial Variegated Kumquat'
CitronCitrus medicaCitron cultivars
ClementineCitrus × clementina
Desert limeCitrus glauca
EtrogCitrus medica var. ethrog
Finger limeCitrus australasica
Florentine citronCitrus × limonimedica
GrapefruitCitrus × paradisi
HyuganatsuCitrus tamurana
Ichang papedaCitrus cavaleriei
IyokanCitrus × iyo
Jiangsu kumquatCitrus obovata
KabosuCitrus sphaerocarpa
Kaffir limeCitrus hystrix
Key limeCitrus × aurantiifolia
KinnowCitrus nobilis × citrus × deliciosa
KiyomiCitrus unshiu × citrus sinensis
KumquatCitrus japonica
LemonCitrus limon
LimeCitrus × latifolia
LimequatCitrus × floridana
Mandarin orangeCitrus reticulata
MangshanyeganCitrus mangshanensis
Meyer lemonCitrus × meyeri
Myrtle-leaved orangeCitrus myrtifolia
ŌgonkanCitrus flaviculpus
OrangeCitrus × sinensis
OroblancoCitrus grandis × citrus paradisi
Oval kumquatCitrus margarita
Persian limeCitrus × latifolia
PomeloCitrus maxima
Ponderosa lemonCitrus × pyriformis
RangpurCitrus × limonia
Round limeCitrus australis
Satsuma mandarinCitrus unshiu
ShangjuanCitrus cavaleriei × citrus
Shonan goldCitrus flaviculpus × citrus unshiu
SudachiCitrus sudachi
Sweet limettaCitrus limetta
Taiwan tangerineCitrus × depressa
TangeloCitrus × tangelo
TangerineCitrus tangerina
TangorCitrus reticulata × sinensis
Ugli fruitCitrus reticulata × citrus paradisi
YuzuCitrus junos

Berries

Berries represent any fruit that is berry-sized, unless they are a Pome or Drupe, which go in their respective categories.
Common nameSpecies nameCultivar list
AchachaGarcinia humilis
Amazon grapePourouma cecropiifolia
American black elderberrySambucus canadensis
American red elderberrySambucus pubens
American red raspberryRubus strigosus
Angular sea-figCarpobrotus glaucescens
Apple berryBillardiera scandens
Arabian coffeeCoffea arabicaCoffee cultivars
ArazaEugenia stipitata
Atherton raspberryRubus probus
BarberryBerberis vulgaris
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bengal currantCarissa carandas
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Black currantRibes nigrum
Black mulberryMorus nigra
BlackberryRubus allegheniensis
Blue guarriEuclea crispa
Blue tongueMelastoma affine
BlueberryVaccinium corymbosum
BolwarraEupomatia laurina
BoquilaBoquila trifoliolata
BoysenberryRubus ursinus × rubus idaeus
Brazil cherryEugenia brasiliensis
Calabur fruitMuntingia calabura
Calligonum junceumCalligonum junceum
Camu camuMyrciaria dubia
Cape gooseberryPhysalis peruviana
Cattley guavaPsidium cattleyanum
Ceylon gooseberryDovyalis hebecarpa
Chilean guavaUgni molinae
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
Coarse dodder-laurel fruitCassytha melantha
Copperleaf snowberryGaultheria hispida
ConkerberryCarissa spinarum
CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon
Creeping raspberryRubus hayata-koidzumii
CudrangMaclura tricuspidata
Darwin's barberryBerberis darwinii
Date-plumDiospyros lotus
DewberryRubus flagellaris
Eastern teaberryGaultheria procumbens
ElderberrySambucus nigra
Emu berryGrewia retusifolia
Fox grapeVitis labrusca
Golden kiwifruitActinidia chinensis
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
GrapeVitis viniferaGrape cultivars
HackberryCeltis occidentalis
Hardy kiwiActinidia arguta
HoneyberryLonicera caerulea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
HuckleberryVaccinium ovatum
JabuticabaPlinia cauliflora
Japanese bramble berryRubus parvifolius
Kei appleDovyalis caffra
KiwifruitActinidia deliciosa
KokumGarcinia indica
Kwai mukArtocarpus hypargyreus
LangsatLansium parasiticum
Lemon aspen fruitAcronychia acidula
LimeberryTriphasia trifolia
LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
LoganberryRubus × loganobaccus
MangabaHancornia speciosa
Maqui berryAristotelia chilensis
MayapplePodophyllum peltatum
Midgen berryAustromyrtus dulcis
Molucca bramble berryRubus moluccanus
Mora comúnRubus adenotrichos
Mora de castillaRubus glaucus
MortiñoVaccinium floribundum
MuntrieKunzea pomifera
MuscadineVitis rotundifolia
NannyberryViburnum lentago
Native cherryExocarpos cupressiformis
Native currantAcrotriche depressa
Oregon grapeMahonia aquifolium
Pentadiplandra brazzeanaPentadiplandra brazzeana
PhalsaGrewia asiatica
Pitomba-da-bahiaEugenia luschnathiana
Purple apple-berryBillardiera longiflora
Purple guavaPsidium rufum
RaspberryRubus strigosus
Red currantRibes rubrum
Red huckleberryVaccinium parvifolium
Red mulberryMorus rubra
Roseleaf bramble berryRubus rosifolius
RukamFlacourtia rukam
SalalGaultheria shallon
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
Sea buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Sea grapeCoccoloba uvifera
Small-leaved myrtle berryArchirhodomyrtus beckleri
Small-leaved tamarindDiploglottis campbellii
Spanish tamarindVangueria madagascariensis
StrawberryFragariaStrawberry cultivars
Strawberry tree fruitArbutus unedo
Sweet apple-berryBillardiera cymosa
TamarilloSolanum betaceum
TayberryRubus fruticosus × rubus idaeus
Texas persimmonDiospyros texana
ThimbleberryRubus parviflorus
WampeeClausena lansium
White aspen berryAcronychia oblongifolia
White bark raspberryRubus leucodermis
White mulberryMorus alba
Wild orangeCapparis mitchellii
Wild strawberryFragaria vesca
WineberryRubus phoenicolasius
WolfberryLycium barbarum
YantokCalamus manillensis
Yellow mombinSpondias mombin
YoungberryRubus caesius 'Youngberry'
Zig-zag vine fruitMelodorum leichhardtii

Melons

Melons represent any fruit in the family Cucurbitaceae that are not treated as a culinary vegetable.
Common nameSpecies nameCultivar list
Bailan melonCucumis melo var. inodorus 'Bailan Melon'
Canary melonCucumis melo var. inodorus 'Canary Melon'
CassabananaSicana odorifera
Collective farm woman melonCucumis melo 'Collective Farm Woman Melon'
Crane melonCucumis melo 'Crane Melon'
Crenshaw melonCucumis melo 'Crenshaw Melon'
European cantaloupeCucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Honeydew melonCucumis melo var. inodorus
Horned melonCucumis metuliferus
Korean melonCucumis melo var. makuwa
MuskmelonCucumis melo
North american cantaloupeCucumis melo var. reticulatusReticulatus group cultivars
Santa Claus melonCucumis melo var. inodorus 'Santa Claus Melon'
Sprite melonCucumis melo 'Sprite Melon'
Tigger melonCucumis melo 'Tigger Melon'
WatermelonCitrullus lanatus
Hami melonCucumis melo 'Hami Melon'

Tropical and tropical-like fruit

Tropical and tropical-like fruit are any culinary fruits that do not fit in any other category.
Common nameSpecies nameCultivar list
AbiuPouteria caimito
AckeeBlighia sapida
African custard-appleAnnona senegalensis
African locust beanParkia biglobosa
Aglaia teysmannianaAglaia teysmanniana
American persimmonDiospyros virginiana
Annona conicaAnnona conica
Asam gelugurGarcinia atroviridis
Asam kelubiEleiodoxa conferta
AtemoyaAnnona squamosa × annona cherimola
BabacoVasconcellea × heilbornii
BacuriPlatonia insignis
BaelAegle marmelos
BananaMusa acuminata 'Cavendish'Banana cultivars
BilimbiAverrhoa bilimbi
BiribáRollinia deliciosa
Black applePouteria australis
Black sapoteDiospyros nigra
Brazilian guavaPsidium guineense
BreadfruitArtocarpus altilis
BreadnutArtocarpus camansi
BuraholStelechocarpus burahol
Burdekin plumPleiogynium timoriense
Burmese grapeBaccaurea ramiflora
Button mangosteenGarcinia prainiana
CacaoTheobroma cacao
CainitoChrysophyllum cainito
CanistelPouteria campechiana
Cashew appleAnacardium occidentale
CaweshAnnona scleroderma
CempedakArtocarpus integer
CharichueloGarcinia madruno
CherimoyaAnnona cherimolaCherimoya cultivars
Cluster figFicus racemosa
Costa rican guavaPsidium friedrichsthalianum
CourbarilHymenaea courbaril
CupuaçuTheobroma grandiflorum
Custard appleAnnona reticulata
Davidson's plumDavidsonia jerseyana
Dead man's fingersDecaisnea insignis
Desert figFicus platypoda
Doub palm fruitBorassus flabellifer
Duguetia confinisDuguetia confinis
Duguetia spixianaDuguetia spixiana
DurianDurio zibethinus
Elephant appleDillenia indica
FeijoaAcca sellowiana
Ficus carriiFicus carrii
FigFicus carica
GấcMomordica cochinchinensis
GambogeGarcinia morella
Garcinia cambogiaGarcinia gummi-gutta
Garcinia forbesiiGarcinia forbesii
Giant granadillaPassiflora quadrangularis
Glenniea philippinensisGlenniea philippinensis
GuavaPsidium guajava
Hala fruitPandanus tectorius
Hydnora abyssinicaHydnora abyssinica
Ice-cream beanInga edulis
IlamaAnnona diversifolia
JackfruitArtocarpus heterophyllus
JícaraCrescentia cujete
Kola nutCola nitida
KeluakPangium edule
KundongGarcinia parvifolia
LardizabalaLardizabala biternata
LúcumaPouteria lucuma
Luóhàn guǒSiraitia grosvenorii
Malabar plumSyzygium jambos
MammeeMammea americana
MaroloAnnona crassiflora
MaypopPassiflora incarnata
MentengBaccaurea racemosa
Monkey fruitArtocarpus lacucha
Monkey jackfruitArtocarpus rigidus
MonkeypodPithecellobium dulce
Monstera deliciosaMonstera deliciosa
Mountain soursopAnnona montana
MunduGarcinia dulcis
NaranjillaSolanum quitoense
Natal orangeStrychnos spinosa
NoniMorinda citrifolia
OorayDavidsonia pruriens
PapayaCarica papaya
Passiflora platylobaPassiflora platyloba
PassionfruitPassiflora edulis
PawpawAsimina triloba
PepinoSolanum muricatum
PersimmonDiospyros kaki
PineappleAnanas comosus
PomegranatePunica granatum
Pond appleAnnona glabra
Purple mangosteenGarcinia mangostana
Red fruitPandanus conoideus
SalakSalacca zalacca
Sandpaper figFicus coronata
SantolSandoricum koetjape
Smooth davidson's plumDavidsonia johnsonii
SoncoyaAnnona purpurea
SoursopAnnona muricata
South american sapoteQuararibea cordata
Star fruitAverrhoa carambola
Strangler figFicus aurea
Sugar-appleAnnona squamosa
Sweet granadillaPassiflora ligularis
Sycamore figFicus sycomorus
TamarindTamarindus indica
TerapArtocarpus odoratissimus
Trichosanthes beccarianaTrichosanthes beccariana
VanillaVanilla planifolia
Velvet appleDiospyros blancoi
White figFicus virens
Wild jackArtocarpus hirsutus
Wood-appleLimonia acidissima
Yellow granadillaPassiflora edulis f flavicarpa

Cacti and other succulent fruit

Cacti and other succulent fruit are fruits that come from either cacti or succulents.
Common nameSpecies nameCultivar list
Bilberry cactus fruitMyrtillocactus geometrizans
Cardón fruitPachycereus pringlei
Dragon fruitHylocereus undatus
Karkalla fruitCarpobrotus rossii
Peruvian apple cactus fruitCereus repandus
Prickly pear fruitOpuntia ficus-indica
Saguaro fruitCarnegiea gigantea

Plants with edible fruit-like structures

Plants with edible fruit-like structures are not technically fruit, but are used culinarily as such.
Common nameSpecies nameCultivar list
Juniper berryJuniperus communis
KahikateaDacrycarpus dacrydioides
ManoaoManoao colensoi
NageiaNageia nagi
Plum pine fruitPodocarpus elatus
PodocarpusPodocarpus elongatus
PrumnopitysPrumnopitys andina
Raisin tree fruitHovenia dulcis
RhubarbRheum × hybridumRhubarb cultivars
RimuDacrydium cupressinum
TotaraPodocarpus totara