FOOD SCIENCE AND PROCESSING 3 (2+1)

Lesson 27 : Processing and Preservation of Fruits - I

Classification

Fruits are divided into groups depending upon the shape, cell structure, and type of seed or natural habitat. One system classifies them into the following groups.

Berries	:	Strawberries, gooseberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries.
Citrus fruits	:	Sweet limes, oranges, tangerines, sour oranges, lime, lemon, grape fruit.
Drupes	:	Apricot, sweet cherry, peach, plums.
Grapes	:	Green grapes, black grapes, seedless grapes.
Melons	:	Musk melon, water melon.
Pomes	:	Apples, pears.
Tropical and subtropical fruits	:	Amla, avocado, banana, dates, guava, Jack fruit, mango, jambu fruit, papaya, passion fruit, pineapple, pomegranate, sapota, seetaphal.