How Many of These Fruits With Stones and Pits Can You Identify?

By: Tasha Moore
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How Many of These Fruits With Stones and Pits Can You Identify?
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About This Quiz

Not too long ago, stone and pitted fruits were mostly associated with warm-weather activities, like cook-outs and pool parties, as these fruits were typically available commercially during the spring and summer seasons only. In the 21st century, however, things have changed quite a bit. See if you can identify some of the new (and not so new) varieties of these fruits that are now available almost all-year-round.

Genetic engineering is no longer a thing of science fiction. Literally, the "fruits" of sciency labor are now available on the shelves at your local market. This test will surely get your creative juices flowing about some of the juiciest foods on the planet!

Some words of advice for the uninitiated foodies: No, plumcot is not a droid from another galaxy sent to earth to spy on cats; it's a stone fruit. Despite what you may have heard, a peacherine is not the new and improved self-playing version of the tambourine instrument. Peacherine is a stone fruit. And the aprium is not a new-age laser procedure to separate unibrows; it's also a stone fruit. Still, recall more familiar stone-fruit favorites along this food quiz journey; you'll take a few laps down that lane, as well. Let's begin!

Hass avocado white background
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Which avocado variety is the most popular in the United States?
Hass avocado
Holiday avocado
Maluma avocado
Reed avocado
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Hass avocados make up 95 percent of total avocado consumption in the United States. The Hass avocado craze began in the early 2000s, and US consumption continues to grow every year.

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Blenheim apricot branches
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Which type of apricot is easy to cultivate at home and is California's favorite?
Hunza apricot
Blenheim Royal apricot
Chinese apricot
Moorpark apricot
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Wrong Answer

Dried apricots can satisfy any sugar craving. The dried fruit is high in natural, low-glycemic sugar.

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Kalamata olives in bowl
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What is the black- or brown-colored olive that is named after a city in southern Peloponnese, Greece?
Picual olive
Cerignola olive
Mission olive
Kalamata olive
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Wrong Answer

Olives were first cultivated on the island of Crete in 3000 B.C. Both the olive fruit and oil are key components of the Mediterranean diet.

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Dapple Dandy pluot sliced
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What spicy-tasting fruit, which looks like a dinosaur egg, is a cross between a plum and an apricot and has a greenish-yellow skin with red blotching?
Dapple Dandy pluot
Bing cherry
Chaunsa mango
Jade Purse lychee
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Wrong Answer

Growers spliced the names plum and apricot for the tasty pluot hybrid. The Dapple Dandy pluot's splotchy skin is akin to that of a prehistoric dinosaur egg.

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Lychee bunch
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The seeds from which succulent fruit are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine?
Avocado
Plum
Lychee
Mango
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Wrong Answer

Lychee is a great source of antioxidants and minerals. In particular, lychee seeds are used in Chinese medicine to treat ailments such as liver disease, viral infection and hyperglycemia.

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Flavor Delight aprium in hand
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Which stone fruit is a very sweet plum/apricot hybrid and well-deserves its delectable name?
Emperor lychee
Red Raspberry pluot
Sweet Treat pluerry
Flavor Delight aprium
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Wrong Answer

Botanists cross certain breeds of plum and apricot to achieve specific flavors in a newer breed. This kind of breeding tends to yield fruits with a sweeter juice content.

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Mauritius lychee tree
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Which white-flesh fruit's skin is green, red or yellow-red in color, and also buds into rare strains that do not contain seeds?
Nectarine
Aprium
Lychee
Pluot
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Wrong Answer

Although they are rare, seedless lychees are grown naturally. This variety is an export of the southern Chinese island of Hainan.

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Sindhri mango on wicker
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Also known as "Honey mango," which mango has very soft flesh that melts in your mouth?
Sindhri mango
Langra mango
Benishan mango
Alphonso mango
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Wrong Answer

The soft, sweet flesh of the Sindhri mango causes it to ripen quickly. This mango crop is most abundant during June and July.

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Bowen mango
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Which common, local fruit in India is often made into culinary chutneys?
Mango
Cherry
Avocado
Olive
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Mango is a hugely popular tropical fruit. It is a member of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae).

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Zwetschge plum tree
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Which variety of plum is named after its fruit-bearing tree found primarily in Central Europe?
Burgundy plum
Damson plum
Bullace plum
Zwetschge plum
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In contrast to European plum varieties, Japanese plums have a longer shelf-life and are more suitable for commercial sale. The Japanese plum was actually first cultivated in China many thousands of years ago.

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Zutano avocado branch
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Ripe avocados are usually rich and creamy, but don't expect a creamy texture from which pear-shaped avocado breed?
Hass avocado
Zutano avocado
Choquette avocado
Reed avocado
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Wrong Answer

Avocado oil is considered a heart-healthy alternative for cooking oil. Zutano avocados have a lower oil content and higher water content than other types of avocados.

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Cherry
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American rock metal band Warrant sang about which type of pie in a '90s song classic?
Apricot
Cherry
Mango
Plumcot
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Cherries contain vitamin C and polyphenols, which have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. It has been suggested that regular consumption of cherries may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

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Martini cocktail
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Vintage martini beverages feature which one of these hollowed fruits on a toothpick?
Olive
Pluot
Peach
Plum
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Wrong Answer

When pimientos were first paired with olives, each pimiento was stuffed into an olive by hand. "Pimiento" is from the Spanish word for "pepper," yet pimientos are usually mild in flavor.

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Olive in oil
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Oil pressed from which fruit is rich in heart-healthy monounsaturated fats?
Lychee
Mango
Cherry
Olive
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Wrong Answer

Extra-virgin types of this oil have beneficial fats and loads of antioxidants. Cooking extra virgin olive oil tends to produce more smoke than other cooking oils.

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Lychee
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The tree that produces which stone fruit is native to the South China Guangdong province?
Lychee
Apricot
Mango
Pluot
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Wrong Answer

Guangdong has one of the longest coastlines and is one of the southernmost provinces in mainland China, making it a location ideal for trading lychees.

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Crimson Lady peach bunch
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Which clingstone peach has yellow flesh and a rare smooth skin?
Angelus peach
Belle of Georgia peach
Arctic Supreme White peach
Crimson Lady peach
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Wrong Answer

Peaches are the most widely eaten fruit in desserts. Vitamin A is abundant in peaches, especially those with yellow flesh.

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White Nectarine sliced
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Smoother skin is the only difference between peach and which fruit?
Olive
Cherry
Plum
Nectarine
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Wrong Answer

Peaches and nectarines are genetically similar fruits. It is believed that a the fuzz-less skin of the nectarine is due to a recessive genetic trait.

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Gir Kesar mango tree
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Which mango grows near the similarly-named "Girnar" mountain ranges of India?
Sindura mango
Anwar Ratol mango
Neelam mango
Gir Kesar mango
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Wrong Answer

The Gir Kesar mango is India's second-largest mango export. Gir Kesar mango is oval-shaped and has a distinctive curved tip.

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Avocado guacamole
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Thick-paste versions of which fruit are a Mexican cuisine favorite?
Pluerry
Plum
Avocado
Olive
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Wrong Answer

Ripe avocados, onion, cilantro, garlic and lime are the five basic ingredients for guacamole. The ancient Aztecs were the first to create such an amazing, yet simple dish.

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James and the Giant Peach
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Which stone fruit is a rather huge aspect of a popular novel for grade-schoolers?
Peach
Cherry
Plum
Apricot
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"James and the Giant Peach" was made into a film in 1996, and is based on the 1961 novel by British author Roald Dahl. The author mentioned that he'd first set out to write about another stone fruit (the cherry) before changing his mind.

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Plums in a bowl
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Which stone fruit becomes a sweet-tasting prune if you wait long enough to eat it?
Lychee
Plum
Cherry
Olive
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Wrong Answer

Prunes are known to have laxative properties. Drinking prune juice can help to relieve chronic constipation symptoms.

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Snow Queen Nectarine sliced
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What is the name of this juicy, super-sweet freestone fruit with white flesh that's considered a taste test winner?
Panamint nectarine
Snow Queen nectarine
Double Jewel peach
Late Legrand nectarine
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Wrong Answer

Freestone fruits have flesh that easily separates from the stone. On the other hand, clingstone fruit flesh tends to cling to its stone.

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Burgundy plum sliced
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Can you guess the name of this fruit that is of Japanese origin?
Asian China peach
Anwar Ratol mango
Burgundy plum
Fairtime peach
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Wrong Answer

It takes approximately 2 to 3 years for the Burgundy plum to bear fruit.

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Aprium sliced
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Which hybrid will you get if you cross a plum with an apricot?
Peach
Peacherine
Nectaplum
Aprium
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Wrong Answer

Plumcot, pluot and aprium stone fruit hybrids express traits in different variations from their fruit parents. Plumcots are 50-50 plum and apricot, while pluots are more plum than apricot, and apriums are more apricot than plums.

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Olives
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Which nutritious fruit is cultivated primarily in the eastern Mediterranean region?
Olive
Peach
Plum
Avocado
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Wrong Answer

Fresh olives in their natural state are too bitter to eat. Salt processing greatly diminishes the bitter flavors.

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Spice Zee nectaplum branch
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What is the name of this "interspecific" plum/nectarine/peach hybrid with white flesh and pink skin when ripe (maroon skin when budding)?
Flavor Grenade plumcot
Spice Zee nectaplum
Emerald Drop pluot
Flavor Jewel pluot
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Wrong Answer

"Interspecific" means that which exists among members of different species. In the nectaplum, nectarine and plum qualities are more detectable than its peach traits.

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Mirabelles bunch
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What is a fruit that is also called "cherry plum"?
Sweetheart cherry
Mirabelle plum
Flavor Queen pluot
Tropical Plumana plumcot
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Wrong Answer

Although the beverages are sold commercially, cherry plum wine and brandy are easy to make at home. Tart unripened cherry plums are eaten with salt as a snack in the Middle East.

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Olive oil
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The 1992 film "Lorenzo's Oil" portrays a father who discovers the healing powers of rapeseed and which small fruit in order to cure his sick son?
Avocado
Olive
Cherry
Apricot
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Wrong Answer

Consumed regularly, olive oil can help to reduce the risks of heart disease and obesity. It is also believed that extra virgin olive oil helps to preserve memory and protects the brain against neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer's.

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Acerola cherries in hand
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What cherry is native to South America and is also called "Barbados cherry"?
Acerola cherry
Regina cherry
Surinam cherry
Brooks Tulare cherry
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Wrong Answer

To "cherry-pick," means to pick the best or most desirable. "Cherry-picking" was first used in a New York Times ad in the year 1965.

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Avocado sliced
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What stone fruit packs more calories per bite than most other fruits?
Olive
Avocado
Lychee
Plum
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Wrong Answer

If you ever want to bulk up, consider eating avocados. One cup, or approximately 146 grams, of avocado has roughly 235 calories.

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Lychee white background
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Which stone fruit ripens to a pinkish-red or red color and has either a smooth skin or rough skin texture due to small, sharp projections?
Lychee
Mango
Avocado
Peach
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Wrong Answer

Edible lychees are usually imported into the US as canned, dried or whole fruits. California, Florida and Hawaii produce lychees domestically.

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Pluots grilled
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What is a stone fruit hybrid that's an anagram of a popular celestial body?
Pluerry
Apricot
Plumcot
Pluot
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Wrong Answer

Because apricots and plums are genetically similar, pluot hybrids are possible. Technically, pluots are 75 percent plum and 25 percent apricot.

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Apricot bunch
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What tasty fruit is a natural, yet smaller version of peach and nectarine?
Apricot
Peacotum
Nectaplum
Aprium
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Wrong Answer

Turkey and Iran are the world's largest producers of apricots. California is the largest producer of the fruit domestically.

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Saturn peach bunch
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Also known as a "flat peach," which type of peach is shaped like a donut?
Crimson Lady peach
Saturn peach
Redhaven peach
Charlotte peach
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Wrong Answer

The Saturn peach tends to be a good marketing asset for commercial peach sales, in general. Peaches are so popular these days. You can find peaches blended into sorbets, beers and beauty products!

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Reed avocado sliced
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Which avocado cultivar is of Guatemalan parentage?
Reed avocado
Ettinger avocado
Mexicola avocado
Texas avocado
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Wrong Answer

The reed avocado can weigh a pound or more and usually has a round shape.

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Chaunsa on wicker
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"Chaunsa" is the name of which fruit that originated in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan?
Cherry
Mango
Apricot
Lychee
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Wrong Answer

Mango is grown abundantly throughout the South Asia region. Climate requirements limit commercial production in the United States; however, California, Florida and Hawaii can grow mangos successfully on the US mainland.

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Charlotte peach
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Georgia is known for its abundant crop of which sweet stone fruit favorite?
Plum
Olive
Cherry
Peach
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Wrong Answer

Georgia is known as the "Peach State," but peach production is also substantial in California, South Carolina and New Jersey. California alone was responsible for producing approximately 49 percent of U.S. peach produce in 2014.

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Peacotums on a plate
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If you like a really tart skin, which apricot/peach/plum hybrid would you probably choose?
Aprium
Plumcot
Peacotum
Pleury
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Wrong Answer

Peacotums, peacherines and apriums are considered designer stone fruit breeds since they are genetically engineered. Aside from the tart skin it inherits from the plum, the peacotum boasts the fuzzy skin of the apricot and the sweet flesh of the peach.

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Cherries on a branch
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According to US legend, a young George Washington is known for chopping down a tree that bears which fruit?
Apricot
Cherry
Peach
Olive
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Wrong Answer

There is a cherry pie recipe named for the first president. Some recipe variations for this treat call for tart cherries to balance out the generous heaps of sweet sugar the recipes also recommend.

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Avocado
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Which fruit is also called "alligator pear" and is best known for its bumpy skin and relatively large stone seed compared to other stone fruits?
Mango
Olive
Avocado
Lychee
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Wrong Answer

The avocado is a fruit, and not a vegetable. It is native to the region that spans from southern Mexico to the Andes mountains.

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