Fruit Index

Inspired by Maggie Mason’s Mighty Life List, I made a goal of tasting 250 different varieties of fruit. From there, this blog was more or less born and then took on a life of its own. In October of 2011, I hit my goal! The list below includes all the varieties I have tasted, along with links to any that have reviews on this site. The categories aren’t perfect because fruit is crazy with its hybrids and weird naming conventions. Do you have a favorite or unusual fruit that I haven’t tried? Email me!

Apple Varieties Avocado Varieties
 Berry Varieties
Banana Varieties Cherry Varieties
 Citrus (Misc) Varieties
Date Varieties Fig Varieties
 Grape Varieties
Grapefruit Varieties Guava Varieties
 Kiwi Varieties
Kumquat Varieties Lemon Varieties
 Lime Varieties
Mandarin Varieties Mango Varieties
 Melon Varieties
Nectarine Varieties Orange Varieties
 Peach Varieties
Pear Varieties Persimmon Varieties
 Plum Varieties
Pluot & Plumcot Varieties Quince Varieties
 Tropical and Misc Varieties


APPLES

Apple, Akane
Apple, Ambrosia ★★★★½
Apple, Aurora ★★★½☆
Apple, Anna ★★★½☆
Apple, Arkansas Black ★★★★☆
Apple, Ashmead’s Kernel
Apple, Belle de Boskoop ★★★★☆
Apple, Ben Davis ★★★★☆
Apple, Beverly Hills
Apple, Blushing Gold ★★★★½
Apple, Braeburn
Apple, Cameo
Apple, Chieftain ★★★★☆
Apple, Ein Shemer ★★★☆☆
Apple, Empire
Apple, Fuji
Apple, Gala
Apple, Ginger Gold
Apple, Golden Delicious ★★½☆☆
Apple, Granny Smith
Apple, Green Dragon ★★★★½
Apple, Golden Russet
Apple, Honeycrisp ★★★★☆
Apple, Hidden Rose ★★★★☆
Apple, Hudson’s Golden Gem
Apple, Jazz
Apple, Jonagold
Apple, Jonathan
Apple, Kiku
Apple, King David
Apple. Lady
Apple, Macintosh
Apple, Melrose
Apple, Mohawk ★★★★☆
Apple, Mutsu (aka: Crispin)
Apple, New Country
Apple, Opal ★★★★☆
Apple, Pacific Rose
Apple, Pinata (aka: Pinova)
Apple, Pink Lady (aka: Cripps Pink)
Apple, Pitmaston Pineapple ★★★½☆
Apple, Razor Russet
Apple, Red Delicious
Apple, Red Gold
Apple, Red Prince ★★★★☆
Apple, Rome (aka: Red Rome, Rome Beauty)
Apple, Roxbury Russet
Apple, September Wonder
Apple, Sierra Beauty
Apple, Spitzenberg
Apple, Stayman
Apple, Sundowner (aka: Cripps Red)
Apple, SweeTango ★★★½☆
Apple, Winesap
Crab Apple, Mandarin ★★★★☆


APRICOTS

Apricot, Angelcot
Apricot, Brittany Gold


AVOCADOS

Avocado, Bacon
Avocado, Haas
Avocado, Harvest ★★★½☆
Avocado, Nimlioh ★★★★☆
Avocado, Reed


BANANAS

Banana, Apple
Banana, Cavendish
Banana, Manzano ★★★★☆
Banana, Red
Banana, Orinoco ★★★☆☆


BERRIES

Berry, Miracle
Blueberry
Boysenberry
Cranberry
Currant, Red
Currant, White
Goji
Gooseberry
Huckleberry
Mulberry, Black
Mulberry, White ★★★☆☆
Raspberry, Red
Raspberry, Yellow
Strawberry, Albion
Strawberry, Camarosa ★★★★☆
Strawberry, Mara de Bois ★★★★★


CHERRIES

Cherry, Bing
Cherry, Brookes
Cherry, Lapin
Cherry, Rainier ★★★½☆
Cherry, Surinam ★★★★☆


CITRUS (MISC)

Citron, Buddha’s Hand ★★★★½
Ugli Fruit (aka: Uniq Fruit) ★★★★☆
Yuzu ★★★★☆


DATES

Date, Abada ★★★★☆
Date, Barhi ★★★★☆
Date, Medjool ★★★★½
Date, Zahidi ★★★½☆


FIGS

Fig, Brown Turkey ★★½☆☆
Fig, Christmas ★★★½☆
Fig, Diana
Fig, Mission
Fig, Osborn Prolific ★★☆☆☆
Fig, Panache ★★★½☆
Fig, White Genoa


GRAPES

Grape, Autumn Royal ★★★☆☆
Grape, Black Muscat
Grape, Caragnan Black ★★★★☆
Grape, Colombard White
Grape, Concord ★★★½☆
Grape, Crimson Seedless
Grape, Kyoho
Grape, Princess ★★½☆☆
Grape, Red Flame
Grape, Red Globe
Grape, Thomson Seedless
Grape, Zante Currant (aka: Champagne) ★★★★☆


GRAPEFRUIT

Grapefruit, Cocktail (aka: Mandalo) ★★★★☆
Grapefruit, Marsh ★★★★☆
Grapefruit, Melogold ★★★★☆
Grapefruit, Oro Blanco
Grapefruit, Ruby Red
Grapefruit, Star Ruby
Minneola Tangelo
Pommelo ★★★☆☆


GUAVA

Feijoa, Unknown Variety (aka: Pineapple Guava) ★★★★☆
Guava, Bangkok Apple
Guava, Brazilian ★★★★☆
Guava, Mexican
Guava, Strawberry ★★★½☆
Guava, Vietnamese ★★★½☆


KIWI

Kiwi, Golden ★★★★☆
Kiwiberry, Variety Unknown (aka: Hardy Kiwi) ★★★★☆


KUMQUATS

Kumquat, Meiwa ★★★½☆
Kumquat, Nagami
Limequat ★★★½☆
Mandarinquat ★★★½☆


LEMONS

Lemon, Eureka
Lemon, Meyer
Lemon, Sorrento ★★★★☆
Lemon, Sweet
Lemon, Variegated Pink Eureka ★★★½☆


LIMES

Fingerlime, Australian Green Seedless ★★★½☆
Lime, Bearss ★★★½☆
Lime, Calamansi (aka: Kalamansi) ★★★★½
Lime, Kaffir (aka: Kiefer) ★★★★☆
Lime, Mexican (aka: Key Lime)
Lime, Rangpur ★★★★☆
Lime, Sweet
Limequat ★★★½☆


MANDARINS/TANGERINES

Clementine, Cuties ★★★½☆
Mandarin, Kishu ★★★★½
Mandarin, Page (aka Paige) ★★★★½
Mandarin, Satsuma ★★★★☆
Mandarinquat ★★★½☆
Minneola Tangelo
Tangerine, Algerian
Tangerine, Cutie
Tangerine, Gold Nugget
Tangerine, Honey
Tangerine, Lee
Tangerine, Pixie
Tangerine, Shasta ★★★★★
Tangerine, Sunburst


MANGOES

Mango, Ataulfo
Mango, Champagne
Mango, Haden
Mango, Manila
Mango, Sinaloa
Mango, Tommy Atkins

MELONS

Melon, Arava
Melon, Armenian Tigger ★★★★☆
Melon, Bolero
Melon, Cantelope
Melon, Charentais
Melon, Collective Farms Woman
Melon, Crenshaw
Melon, French Kiss
Melon, Galia
Melon, Honeydew
Melon, Kiwano/Horned ★★★☆☆
Melon, Orange Fleshed Honeydew
Melon, Petit Gris de Renne
Melon, Santa Claus
Watermelon, Moon & Stars ★★★½☆
Watermelon, Orange
Watermelon, Yellow


NECTARINES

Nectarine, Heavenly White
Nectarine, Honeydew
Nectarine, Jolly Red
Nectarine, Mango
Nectarine, Panamint
Nectarine, Supersweet ★½☆☆☆


ORANGES

Blood Orange, Moro ★★★★½
Blood Orange, Sanguinello ★★★★★
Orange, Bergamot ★★★★☆
Orange, Mandarin, Kishu ★★★★½
Orange, Mango
Orange, Navel, Cara Cara ★★★★☆
Orange, Navel, Sky Valley Heirloom ★★★★½
Orange, Seville
Orange, Valencia


PEACHES

Peach, Bonita
Peach, Donut
Peach, O’Henry ★★★★☆
Peach, Red Baron


PEARS, ASIAN

Pear, Asian, Hosui
Pear, Asian, Kosui
Pear, Asian, Seuri ★★½☆☆
Pear, Asian, Shingo or Shin Ko (Korean) ★★★★½
Pear, Asian, Shinseiki
Pear, Asian, Twentieth Century (aka: Nijisseiki) ★★★★☆
Pear, Asian, Unknown Japanese ★★½☆☆
Pear, Asian, Xinjiang Fragrant ★★★★½
Pear, Asian, Yali ★★★½☆


PEARS, EUROPEAN

Pear, Bartlett ★★★★☆
Pear, Bosc ★★★★☆
Pear, Comice ★★★½☆
Pear, Concorde
Pear, Forelle
Pear, French Butter
Pear, Green D’Anjou
Pear, Harrow Delight
Pear, Packham
Pear, Red D’Anjou
Pear, Seckel ★★★★☆
Pear, Starkrimson ★★★★½
Pear, Taylor’s Gold
Pear, Tosca
Warren Pear ★★★★☆

PERSIMMONS

Persimmon, Hachiya
Persimmon, Tsurunoko (aka: Chocolate) ★★★★☆
Persimmon, Fuyu ★★★½☆


PLUMS

Plum, Angelino
Plum, Burgundy
Plum, Catalina
Plum, Elephant Heart ★★★★½
Plum, Emerald Beaut ★★★★☆
Plum, Green Gage
Plum. Howard Sun
Plum, Italian Prune
Plum, Mariposa
Plum, Santa Rosa
Plum, September Yummy ★★★½☆
Plum, Superior


PLUOTS & PLUMCOTS

Plumcot, Red Velvet
Plumcot, Black Velvet
Pluot, Dapple Dandy (aka: Dinosaur Egg) ★★★★½
Pluot, Flavor Grenade ★★★½☆
Pluot, Flavor Jewel
Pluot, Flavor King
Pluot, Flavorosa
Pluot, Flavor Queen
Pluot, Green Goose
Pluot, King Kong ★★★☆☆
Pluot, Midnight


QUINCE

Quince, Orange ★★½☆☆
Quince, Pineapple ★★★½☆


TROPICAL AND MISC

Atemoya ★★★★½
Breadfruit
Cherimoya, Dr.White ★★★★★
Dragonfruit, Red Pitaya ★★★½☆
Jackfruit ★★★★☆
Jujube, Variety Unknown ★★½☆☆
Lilikoi
Longan ★★½☆☆
Loquat
Lychee
Mangosteen, Purple ★★★★☆
Papaya, Maradol
Passion Fruit, Frederick ★★★☆☆
Prickly Pear
Pineapple, Dole Tropical Gold
Pineapple, Queen Victoria (aka: South African Baby) ★★★½☆
Pomegranate, Wonderful ★★★★☆
Rambutan ★★★½☆
Sapote, White ★★★★☆
Star Fruit (aka: Carambola) ★★★★☆