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◉ Variety. Answer: This is the result of breeding two or more fruits
of the same species that have different characteristics.
◉ Hybrid. Answer: This is the result of crossbreeding two or more
fruits of different species to obtain a completely new fruit.
◉ Berry. Answer: This is a class of fruit that is small and has many
tiny, edible seeds.
◉ False. Answer: Berries continue to ripen after being picked, true
or false?
◉ Strawberry. Answer: This is a bright red, heart shaped berry
covered with tiny black or yellow seeds. It is widely used in desserts,
sauces and salads.
◉ Blueberry. Answer: This is a small dark blue berry that grows on a
shrub. It is in peak season from mid-June to August and is widely
used in jams, jellies, desserts, salads and quick-breads.
,◉ Cranberries. Answer: This is a small, red, round berry that has a
tart flavor. It is white when young and turns a deep red when ripe.
Because it is so tart it is always cooked with sugar or simple syrup
before being added to a dish.
◉ Gooseberry. Answer: This is a smooth skinned berry that can be
green, golden, red, purple or white and has many tiny seeds on the
inside. It is especially common in English and european jams, jellies
and chutneys.
◉ Currants. Answer: This is a small red, black, or golden white berry
that grows in grape-like clusters.
◉ Zante Currant. Answer: This is the most common type of "currant"
used in baking, but it is actually a small, sweet variety of seedless
grapes.
◉ Aggregate Fruits. Answer: This classification is a cluster of tiny
fruits. Blackberries, raspberries, loganberries and boysenberries are
all actually not berries but fall into this category.
◉ Blackberries. Answer: This is a sweet, dark purple to black
aggregate fruit that grows on a bramble bush.
,◉ Raspberries. Answer: This is a slightly tart, red aggregate fruit
that grows in clusters. Because of its velvety soft texture it is one of
the most fragile fruits available commercially.
◉ Loganberries. Answer: This is a red-purple hybrid aggregate fruit
made by crossbreeding a raspberry and a blackberry. The shape and
size are similar to a blackberry but are redder in color.
◉ Boysenberries. Answer: This is a deep maroon hybrid aggregate
fruit made by crossbreeding a raspberry, blackberry and a
boysenberry.
◉ Grape. Answer: This class of fruit is oval with a smooth skin and
grows on woody vines in large clusters. They are the most widely
grown fruit mostly due to their use in wine-making.
◉ Thompson Grapes. Answer: This is a seedless grape that is pale to
light green in color. Available year round it is mostly used as a table
grape or dried to produce sultanas (golden raisins).
◉ Red Flame Grapes. Answer: This is a seedless grape that ranges
from a light purple red color to a dark purple color. It is typically
sweeter and crisper in texture than a Thompson grape.
, ◉ Concord Grapes. Answer: This is a seeded grape with a deep black
color. It is sometimes called a slipskin grape as the skin is easily
removed from the grape. Most commonly used in jams, jellies and as
juice due to a high sugar content and distinguishable flavor.
◉ Pomes. Answer: This classification of fruit contains a core of seeds
and has a thin edible skin. They grow on trees or bushes and are an
excellent source of antioxidants and dietary fiber.
◉ Apples. Answer: This is a hard, round pome that can range in
flavor from sweet to tart and in color from pale yellow to dark red.
There are over 7,500 cultivated varieties and they are available year
round with a peak season between late August to early November.
◉ True. Answer: 1 oz of raisins and 1 cup of grapes contain
approximately the same nutritional value. True or false?
◉ Approximately 50%. Answer: What is the average yield
percentage of apples by weight?
◉ Pears. Answer: This is a bell-shaped pome with a thin peel and
sweet flesh. There are thousands of varieties and they should be
picked before ripe or they will develop a grainy texture.