Foods 2 Chapter 16 - Fruit

Small juicy fruits with thin skins are __________.

• Drupes

• Berries

• Pomes

• Tropical Fruits

_________ have an outer skin covering a soft, fleshy fruit that surrounds a single, hard stone.

• Pomes

• Berries

• Drupes

• Melons

Fruits having a central, seed-containing core surrounded by a thick layer of flesh are classified as__________.

• pomes

• berries

• melons

• citrus fruits

______________ have a thick outer rind and a thin membrane that separates the flesh of the fruit into segments.

• Citrus fruits

• Pomes

• Tropical fruits

• Melons

_____________ are large, juicy fruits with thick rinds and many seeds.

• Pomes

• Drupes

• Melons

• Tropical fruits

_________ are grown in warm climates and are considered to be somewhat exotic.

• Tropical fruits

• Drupes

• Pomes

• Berries

Cantaloupe, apricots, and other orange fruits are good sources of vitamin ____ because they contain large amounts of ______________.

• A, carotene

• C, citric acid

• D, lactic acid

• E, juice

Fruits that have not reached full size and have poor color, flavor, and texture are ____________ fruits.

• immature

• rotten

• underripe

• sickly

Fruits that are full-sized but have not yet reached peak eating quality are ___________.

• immature

• underripe

• bland

• bloated

Handle all fruits gently to avoid_________.

• bruising

• implosion

• poisoning

• browning