Fruit index
Orange
Origin
The sweet, tasty and juicy orange loved all around the world originates from its sour wild Chinese predecessor. The first historical records are from 2 500 B.C. It is carried by the Romans in Europe and Africa and in 1493 ...
Peach
Origin
Archeologists have information for the appearance of peaches before around 2 000 years in Ancient China. Even now some wild growing peaches may be found near the border between China and Pakistan. ...
Apricot
Origin
The apricots were found before 4 000 years in the high Chinese mountain ranges. Alexander the Great was the first to carry them to Greece and Italy. Later the Spanish discoverers carry them to California and plant them in their ...
Apple
Origin
The wild apples existed even in Ancient times. It is suggested that first they were cultivated in Kazakhstan – Central Asia. The forbidden fruit with its over 7 500 different types was traded and spread in Europe and Africa from ...
Pineapple
Origin
The pineapple originates from Brazil and Paraguay. It was cultivated during the centuries and then carried into America and the Caribbean. Officially it was tried for a first time by the Europeans on 4th November 1493 from ...
Banana
Origin
Bananas were found by Alexander the Great in India. From there they were carried in Europe, Africa and South America. In North America they come officially after 1830.
The banana is the mostly consumed fruit in the world and ...
Grapefruit
Origin
The grapefruit’s origin is a botanical mystery. Most probably it is a hybrid between sour shaddock (tropical fruit) and sweet orange. The grapefruit has the characteristics of both citrus fruits. The ripen fruit has the peel ...
Carrot
Origin
The carrot’s origin is from more than 5 000 years in Central Asia, in the region of Afghanistan. It was gradually spread around the Mediterranean. The first carrots were white, pink, yellow, green and black, but not orange. In ...
Tomato
Origin
Homeland of the tomato is Central and South America, from Mexico to Peru. It is a perennial plant with a short life, cultivated as an annual plant, usually reaching height of 1-3 meters, with thin wooden stem, that crawls on ...
Strawberry
Origin
The strawberry is from kind Rosaceae, as well as the fruit of these plants which contains high values of carbohydrates and vitamin C. The strawberry is an annual small fruit. The fruit has red to purple shade. There is no ...
Mango
Origin
The mango is a tropical dicotyledonous from family Sumac, coming from India and South-East Asia. It is used in the production of fruits with the same name and the type M. indica has the biggest economical value. It is a big ...
Lemon
Origin
The lemon is a hybrid citric tree. Its origin are India and Indochina – countries, where is always hot. That is why the lemon cannot live in cold weather and in Bulgaria it is grown in flowerpots and kegs that are taken outside ...
Blackcurrant
Origin
The blackcurrant is a fruit plant. The blackcurrant plant is a short bush that reaches height of about one meter. Its leaves are wide and very notched. If we grind blackcurrant leaves among our fingers, they produce specific ...
Sour cherry
Origin
The sour cherry is from the subtype fruit trees, which belongs to the cherry type, family Rose flowers. The sour cherry has pit fruits. It grows in temperate climate in the North hemisphere; in North America there are two types, ...
