Have you ever stopped to think about how many fruits there are in the world — beyond the usual apples, bananas, and oranges?
Some are familiar favorites, like juicy watermelon on a hot day or the rich sweetness of a perfectly ripe mango.
Others you might stumble across while traveling — strange shapes, unexpected textures, vibrant colors you’ve never imagined.
As I began putting together this guide to fruit names in English , I was surprised by just how many I’d never heard of, let alone tasted.
The more I looked, the more I realized how diverse and fascinating the world of fruit really is — from tart passion fruit and crisp grapes to spiky durians and sweet cactus pears.
This guide explores over 200 fruits. Each section begins with the easy and familiar and then invites you into the unusual and extraordinary.
You’ll also find special lists: fruits with the longest names, fruits with spiky skins, cactus fruits from the driest landscapes, and those with unforgettable smells.
There’s a whole world to discover, one bite at a time.
50 Most Common Fruit Names in English No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Apple Sweet/Tart Eaten fresh, pies 2 Banana Sweet Smoothies, snacks 3 Orange Sweet/Tart Juices, eaten fresh 4 Mango Sweet Juices, desserts 5 Strawberry Sweet Fresh, desserts 6 Grapes Sweet Juices, snacking 7 Watermelon Sweet Eaten fresh 8 Pineapple Sweet/Tart Juices, tropical dishes 9 Kiwi Tart/Sweet Smoothies, fresh eating 10 Pear Sweet Fresh eating 11 Cherry Sweet/Tart Desserts, snacking 12 Papaya Sweet Smoothies, eaten raw 13 Avocado Creamy Salads, spreads 14 Blueberry Sweet/Tart Baking, snacking 15 Plum Sweet Eaten fresh, jams 16 Pomegranate Tart/Sweet Juices, toppings 17 Peach Sweet Eaten raw, desserts 18 Apricot Sweet Dried, preserves 19 Coconut Mild/Sweet Water, desserts 20 Lime Sour Juices, cooking 21 Lemon Sour Juices, flavouring 22 Lychee Sweet Desserts, fresh eating 23 Fig Sweet Fresh or dried 24 Date Sweet Dried snacks, desserts 25 Guava Sweet/Tart Juices, eaten raw 26 Blackberries Sweet/Tart Baking, jams 27 Raspberries Sweet/Tart Desserts, fresh eating 28 Jackfruit Sweet Curries, desserts 29 Dragon Fruit Mild Sweet Smoothies, fresh eating 30 Passion Fruit Tart/Sweet Juices, desserts 31 Starfruit Tart/Sweet Garnishes, fresh eating 32 Gooseberry Tart Jams, preserves 33 Durian Sweet/Strong Fresh, traditional dishes 34 Cranberries Tart Juices, sauces 35 Custard Apple Sweet Fresh eating 36 Persimmon Sweet Fresh, baking 37 Rambutan Sweet Fresh eating 38 Sapodilla Sweet Fresh, desserts 39 Longan Sweet Fresh, desserts 40 Mulberry Sweet/Tart Jams, fresh eating 41 Clementine Sweet Juices, snacks 42 Tangerine Sweet Snacking, juicing 43 Nectarine Sweet Eaten fresh, desserts 44 Soursop Sweet/Tart Juices, smoothies 45 Loquat Sweet/Tart Jams, fresh eating 46 Sapote Sweet Eaten raw, desserts 47 Acerola Cherry Tart/Sweet Juices, vitamin C source 48 Olive Bitter/Savoury Pickling, oil 49 Medlar Sweet/Tart Jams, preserves 50 Quince Tart Jams, cooking
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Fruit Names That Start with A No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Apple Sweet/Tart Eaten fresh, juice, pies 2 Apricot Sweet Dried fruit, jams 3 Avocado Creamy/neutral Salads, toast, guacamole 4 Amla (Indian Gooseberry) Sour/Bitter Pickles, powders, juice 5 Asian Pear Crisp/Sweet Fresh eating, desserts 6 Apple Banana Sweet Smoothies, snacks 7 Apple Guava Sweet Juices, eaten fresh 8 Alpine Strawberry Sweet Desserts, garnishes 9 Ambarella Tart/Sour Pickles, chutneys 10 Abiu Custard-like Fresh eating 11 Acerola Cherry Tart/Sweet Juices, vitamin C boost 12 Ackee Savoury/creamy Traditional dishes (Jamaica) 13 Araza Sour Juices, jams 14 American Persimmon Sweet Baking, snacking 15 Annona (Sugar Apple) Sweet Eaten fresh 16 Alligator Apple Bitter Not commonly eaten 17 Australian Finger Lime Tart/Citrusy Garnishes, sauces 18 Anise Melon Sweet Eaten fresh 19 Akebi Fruit Mildly sweet Eaten fresh, Japan 20 Apple Berry Mildly sweet Native bushfood (Australia) 21 African Mango Sweet Supplements, fruit 22 American Black Cherry Sweet Jams, desserts 23 Apple Cactus Fruit Tart/Sweet Fresh or juiced 24 Ashy Fig Mild sweet Tropical food markets 25 Atemoya Creamy/Sweet Fresh eating, desserts
Fruit Names That Start with D No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Date Sweet Snacking, baking 2 Dragon Fruit Mildly sweet Smoothies, salads 3 Damson Plum Tart/Sweet Jams, preserves 4 Dewberry Sweet Eaten fresh, pies 5 Desert Lime Sour/Tart Marmalades, sauces 6 Duku Sweet Fresh eating 7 Desert Fig Sweet Dried or fresh eating 8 Davidson’s Plum Sour/Tart Jams, sauces 9 Durian Sweet/Strong Eaten fresh, desserts 10 Dangleberry Sweet Wild berries, jams 11 Date Plum Sweet Baking, fresh eating 12 Desert Banana Sweet Dried or eaten raw 13 Doub Palm Fruit Nutty Eaten fresh, rare 14 Desert Quandong Tart Traditional desserts 15 Desert Grape Sweet Fresh or raisins 16 Dried Fig Sweet Snacks, baking 17 Desert Raisin Sweet/Tangy Traditional foods 18 Dwarf Banana Sweet Snacking, smoothies 19 Dwarf Pomegranate Sweet/Tart Juices, fresh eating 20 Dwarf Coconut Mild/Sweet Drinking, cooking 21 Double Coconut Mild/Nutty Rare, ornamental 22 Desert Apple Tart Not commonly eaten 23 Desert Papaya Sweet Smoothies, raw eating 24 Dried Mango Sweet Snacks, desserts 25 Desert Guava Sweet Juices, eaten raw
Fruit Names That Start with E No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Elderberry Tart/Bitter Syrups, jams, wellness 2 Eggfruit (Canistel) Sweet Eaten raw, desserts 3 Emu Apple Sour Traditional bushfood 4 Elephant Apple Sour/Bitter Curries, pickles 5 Entawak Nutty Cooked dishes, Southeast Asia 6 Eastern Mayhaw Tart Jellies, sauces 7 Eastern Wild Apple Tart Preserves, cider 8 Eastern Persimmon Sweet Baking, fresh eating 9 Edible Cactus Fruit Sweet/Tart Eaten raw, juiced 10 Edible Fig Sweet Fresh or dried 11 Early Gold Mango Sweet Juices, eaten fresh 12 Eastern Gooseberry Tart Jams, preserves 13 Eastern Pear Sweet Raw eating, cooking 14 Eastern Plum Sweet Jams, desserts 15 English Apple Sweet/Tart Pies, cider 16 English Cherry Sweet Snacking, desserts 17 Elephant Mango Sweet Juices, eaten raw 18 Exotic Melon Sweet Fresh eating 19 Edible Blueberry Sweet Baking, snacking 20 Edible Passion Fruit Tart/Sweet Juices, toppings 21 Edible Palm Fruit Mild sweet Cooking, fresh eating 22 Early Apple Sweet Early-season harvest 23 Early Banana Sweet Smoothies, snacks 24 Edible Olive Bitter/Savoury Pickling, oil 25 Ebony Fruit Sweet/Tangy Rare, tropical regions
Fruit Names That Start with H No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Honeydew Melon Sweet Fruit salads, fresh 2 Huckleberry Tart/Sweet Jams, pies 3 Hackberry Sweet/Nutty Snacks, foraging 4 Hawthorn Berry Tart Teas, jellies 5 Horned Melon Tart/Cucumber Eaten raw, garnishes 6 Himalayan Mulberry Sweet Dried fruit, fresh 7 Hairless Rambutan Sweet Fresh eating 8 Hawaiian Guava Sweet Juices, jams 9 Highland Banana Sweet Snacking 10 Hottentot Fig Tart Traditional remedies 11 Hardy Kiwi Sweet Eaten raw, smoothies 12 Hazelnut (Fruit) Nutty Baking, snacks 13 Huito Blueberry-like Juices, dyes 14 Hawaiian Papaya Sweet Eaten fresh 15 Hawaiian Mango Sweet Juices, eaten raw 16 Himalayan Cherry Sweet Jams, preserves 17 Hawberry Mildly tart Jellies, wild foraging 18 Hottentot Plum Tart Coastal areas, jams 19 Havasu Cactus Fruit Tart Native bushfood 20 Himalayan Apple Sweet Eaten fresh 21 Hog Plum Tart Chutneys, pickles 22 Habanero Pepper Spicy Culinary uses 23 Heirloom Tomato Sweet Salads, sauces 24 Heliotrope Berry Bitter Not usually eaten 25 Honeyberry Tart/Sweet Juices, fresh
Fruit Names That Start with K No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Kiwi Tart/Sweet Eaten fresh, desserts 2 Kaffir Lime Bitter/Tart Cooking, zest 3 Kumquat Sweet/Tart Marmalades, snacks 4 Korean Melon Sweet Fresh eating 5 Kiwano (Horned Melon) Tart/Cucumber Garnishes, salads 6 Kesar Mango Sweet Juices, desserts 7 Kepel Fruit Sweet Eaten fresh 8 Karonda Tart/Bitter Pickles, chutneys 9 Karkalla Salty/Tart Native bushfood 10 Kaki (Persimmon) Sweet Fresh eating, desserts 11 Korlan Tart Regional wild fruit 12 Kandis Fruit Sour Seasoning, sauces 13 Kwai Muk Sweet/Tangy Rare, tropical areas 14 Kousa Dogwood Berry Mildly sweet Fresh or fermented 15 Knobby Russet Apple Sweet Cider, fresh eating 16 Kei Apple Sour Jams, jellies 17 Klamath Plum Sweet/Tart Jams, sauces 18 Kahikatea Fruit Sweet Rare native fruit 19 Kakadu Plum Sour Jams, traditional uses 20 King Coconut Sweet Drinking, hydration 21 Kudam Puli Sour/Tangy Curries, souring agent 22 Krishna Fruit Sweet Eaten fresh 23 Kandis Lemon Very sour Regional cooking 24 Katuk Fruit Mild Medicinal uses 25 Kalumpit Tart/Sweet Local Filipino dishes
Fruit Names That Start with N No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Nectarine Sweet Fresh eating, desserts 2 Nance Sweet/Tart Juices, fermented drinks 3 Noni Bitter Juices, traditional uses 4 Naranjilla Tart Beverages, jams 5 Nutmeg (Fruit) Sweet/Spicy Spice, preserves 6 Neem Fruit Bitter Medicinal uses 7 Natal Plum Sweet/Tart Jams, ornamental 8 Northern Spy Apple Tart/Sweet Baking, cider 9 Navel Orange Sweet Fresh eating, juicing 10 Nagami Kumquat Sweet/Tart Snacks, preserves 11 Nam Dok Mai Mango Sweet Desserts, juices 12 Nectacotum Sweet Fresh eating 13 Nepali Hog Plum Sour/Tart Pickles, traditional 14 Nipplefruit Bitter Ornamental 15 Northern Blackberry Sweet Jams, pies 16 Newtown Pippin Apple Tart Cider, pies 17 Nere Fruit Bitter/Sour Traditional uses 18 Nungu (Ice Apple) Mildly sweet Refreshing summer snack 19 Nut Pear Sweet/Nutty Fresh eating 20 Naranj Tart Fresh juice, local uses 21 Nabalam Tart/Sweet Tropical uses 22 Northern Rose Apple Sweet Fresh or juiced 23 Negronne Fig Sweet Eaten raw, jams 24 Nashi Pear Crisp/Sweet Fresh eating 25 Nectaplum Sweet Cross fruit, desserts
Fruit Names That Start with R No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Raspberry Sweet/Tart Fresh eating, jams 2 Rambutan Sweet Eaten fresh 3 Red Banana Sweet Eaten fresh, smoothies 4 Rose Apple Sweet Fresh eating 5 Rowan Berry Tart Jellies, wine 6 Redcurrant Tart Baking, preserves 7 Rukam Tart Traditional uses 8 Raisin Sweet Snacks, baking 9 Rockmelon Sweet Fresh eating 10 Roselle Tart Juices, teas 11 Red Grapes Sweet Juices, eaten fresh 12 Red Pear Sweet Fresh eating, salads 13 Red Mombin Tart Juices, preserves 14 Red Mulberry Sweet Fresh or dried 15 Rumberry Sweet Fresh or fermented 16 Red Passion Fruit Tart/Sweet Juices, toppings 17 Rattan Fruit Sour Traditional uses 18 Red Delicious Apple Sweet Snacking, salads 19 Riberry Tart Sauces, jams 20 Raspuri Mango Sweet Juices, desserts 21 Rangpur Lime Sour Juices, cooking 22 Red Fig Sweet Fresh, jams 23 Rainier Cherry Sweet Snacking, baking 24 Red Sapote Sweet Eaten fresh, smoothies 25 Rosigold Mango Sweet Juices, eaten fresh
Fruit Names That Start with Y No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Yellow Passion Fruit Tart/Sweet Juices, toppings 2 Yellow Watermelon Sweet Eaten fresh 3 Yellow Pear Sweet Snacking, salads 4 Yunnan Hackberry Sweet Wild foraging 5 Yangmei Sweet/Tart Juices, jams 6 Yali Pear Crisp/Sweet Fresh eating 7 Yumberry Tart/Sweet Juices, dried fruit 8 Yellow Cherry Sweet Desserts, fresh eating 9 Yellow Plum Sweet Jams, desserts 10 Yellow Raspberry Sweet Fresh eating, baking 11 Yellow Guava Sweet/Tart Juices, eaten fresh 12 Yellow Dragon Fruit Mild Sweet Smoothies, fresh eating 13 Yellow Fig Sweet Fresh eating, jams 14 Yellow Apple Sweet Snacking, baking 15 Yamamomo Tart Preserves, fresh 16 Yellow Mangosteen Sweet Rare, eaten fresh 17 Yunnan Banana Sweet Tropical eating 18 Yellow Sapote Sweet Fresh eating 19 Youngberry Sweet/Tart Jams, pies 20 Yoghurt Berry Tart/Sweet Smoothies, desserts 21 Yellow Elderberry Tart/Bitter Syrups, traditional use 22 Yellow Orange Sweet Juicing, fresh eating 23 Yew Berry Toxic/Sweet Ornamental, not edible 24 Yellow Mombin Tart Juices, preserves 25 Yellow Ackee Mildly Sweet Cooked dishes
Longest Fruit Name No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Black Diamond Apple of Arkansas Sweet Rare, fresh eating 2 African Horned Cucumber (Kiwano) Tart/Cucumber Garnishes, eaten fresh 3 Buddha’s Hand Citron Citrus/Fragrant Zest, decoration 4 Strawberry Guava Sweet/Tart Fresh, juices 5 American Beauty Dragon Fruit Mildly Sweet Smoothies, eaten fresh
Spiky Fruit Name No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Durian Sweet/Strong Eaten fresh, desserts 2 Jackfruit Sweet Curries, desserts 3 Rambutan Sweet Fresh eating 4 Horned Melon Tart/Cucumber Fresh, garnishes 5 Soursop Sweet/Tart Juices, ice cream
Cactus Fruit Name No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Prickly Pear Sweet Eaten raw, juices 2 Dragon Fruit Mildly Sweet Smoothies, fresh eating 3 Cholla Bud Mildly Tart Traditional desert food 4 Saguaro Fruit Sweet Syrups, wild foraging 5 Barrel Cactus Fruit Tart Native culinary uses
Stinky Fruit Name No. Fruit Name Taste Common Use 1 Durian Sweet/Strong Fresh eating, desserts 2 Noni Bitter/Cheesy Juices, medicinal 3 Cheese Fruit Sour Traditional remedies 4 Jackfruit (ripe) Sweet/Musky Fresh, desserts 5 Soursop (overripe) Fermented Rare use when overripe
Fun Challenge! From crunchy apples to weird-and-wild durian (yes, the stinky one!), fruits are like nature’s candy — each with its own superpowers and surprises!
Ever tried blending amla into a healthy drink or cracking open a spiky rambutan? There’s always something new to taste, whether you’re snacking, cooking, or just being brave!
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