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The component which usually accounts for the sweet taste of fruits is fructose.

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Are all fruits juicy and fleshy?

Bananas, strawberries, grapes and oranges are the edible fruits. There are many different fruits including the ones listed above. Fruits are usually anything sweet with seeds, excluding gourds such as zuchinnis and cucumbers. Tomatoes are also fruits.


What are some common Indian fruit trees and their characteristics?

Some common Indian fruit trees include mango, banana, guava, and papaya. Mango trees produce sweet and juicy fruits, while banana trees bear elongated fruits with a creamy texture. Guava trees produce round fruits with a unique flavor, and papaya trees bear large, orange fruits with a sweet taste.


Are queen palm fruits edible?

Queen palm or Cocus palm fruits are technically edible when ripe. The green fruits are neurotoxic to wild animals. The fruits are made into jam in some South American countries. The fruit is sweet but very fibrous. Not a lot of flesh on them. Great for feeding parrot type birds and small children : )


Why do plants often make fruits that contain lots of sugar?

Plants produce fruits with high sugar content to attract animals that will help disperse their seeds. Animals are more likely to eat and spread the seeds of fruits that are sweet and energy-rich. This increases the plants' chances of reproducing and dispersing their seeds to new areas.


What is frutose?

Fructose is a simple sugar found in fruits, honey, and some vegetables. It is absorbed directly into the bloodstream and used as a source of energy by the body. Consuming fructose in moderate amounts as part of whole fruits is generally considered healthy, but excessive intake through processed foods and sugary beverages can contribute to health issues like obesity and metabolic disorders.

Related Questions

What component account for usually sweet taste of fruits?

Sugar.


What Type of carbohydrate is sweet and found in fruits?

Fructose is a sweet carbohydrate found in fruits.


What fruits is edible?

Bananas, strawberries, grapes and Oranges are the edible fruits. There are many different fruits including the ones listed above. Fruits are usually anything sweet with seeds, excluding gourds such as zuchinnis and cucumbers. Tomatoes are also fruits.


Does glucose taste sweet?

Most of the time glucose is sweet. for example it is usually found it fruits, baby food, and surprisingly soft drinks. But these are just some of the examples.


Are all fruits sweet?

No, not all of them.


What causes fruits to taste sweet?

Fructose.


What is something sweet to eat for after meal?

Fruits would be the best and healthier choice. There are a large variety of fruits that have sweet taste. Such examples are watermelon and mango.


Which fruits are not sweet?

Well, tomatoes are more on the savoury side. But that is actually hard, because there are hardly any fruits that are not sweet. I have always found passion fruits to be sour, but that might just be chance. Also pumpkin is a lot less sweet then many fruits (most people think pumpkin is a vegetable, but they actually are fruits!)


Why is apple sweet?

All fruits contain natural sugars, especially fructose. This makes them taste sweet.If an apple has little spots, they are sweet.Jazz apples are the perfect combination of sweet and tart. They are usually a littlemore expensive, but worth it.


What causes fruits taste sweet?

Fructose.


What makes fruits taste sweet or sour?

There are naturally occurring sugars and ascorbic acids in fruits that cause this.


What are the fruits that contains alcohol?

Fruits don't start out with alcohol. But when sweet fruits start to ferment, the sugar in them turns to alcohol. It happens to pretty much all fruits.