Fruits that contain Y

List of Fruits That Contain Y

1

African Cherry Orange

Citropsis articulata

A small, thick-skinned wild African citrus with intensely fragrant peel and tart pulp — used more for marmalade and traditional medicine than fresh eating.

2

American Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

An odd umbrella-leafed forest plant with a single yellow fruit hidden under its canopy — edible only when fully ripe, and toxic in every other part.

3

Atemoya

Annona × atemoya

A tropical hybrid fruit — cherimoya × sugar apple — with sweet creamy white flesh, large dark seeds, and a tropical flavor between vanilla custard and pineapple, eaten fresh in tropical regions.

4

Bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

A small dark blue European wild berry — close cousin of the blueberry, but smaller, darker, more intensely flavored, and almost impossible to cultivate commercially.

5

Blackberry

Rubus fruticosus

A glossy black aggregate fruit of bramble vines — fierce wild thickets across temperate regions and the most-foraged fruit in many countries, with intense sweet-tart flavor and abundant seeds.

6

Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum (highbush) / V. angustifolium (lowbush)

A small, deep-blue North American berry famous for its high antioxidant content, eaten fresh or in baked goods, jams, and breakfast cereals.

7

Boysenberry

Rubus ursinus × idaeus

A large dark purple hybrid berry created in 1920s California — half blackberry, half raspberry, with logan and dewberry mixed in — that became a Disneyland concession and Knott's Berry Farm legacy.

8

Cherimoya

Annona cherimola

A heart-shaped Andean fruit with green dimpled skin and creamy custard-like flesh — described by Mark Twain as "the most delicious fruit known to men," with a flavor that combines banana, pineapple, and strawberry.

9

Cherry

Prunus avium (sweet) / Prunus cerasus (tart)

A small stone fruit of the rose family, with sweet eating varieties and tart pie varieties — pitted and bright in pies, preserves, and liqueurs.

10

Cloudberry

Rubus chamaemorus

A rare orange-amber Arctic berry that grows in remote bogs across the boreal north — Scandinavia's most prized wild berry, with no commercial cultivation despite decades of attempts.

11

Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

A small, intensely tart red berry of North American wetlands — turned into Thanksgiving sauce by colonial Americans and into urinary-tract-infection folklore by mid-20th-century medicine.

12

Elderberry

Sambucus nigra (European); Sambucus canadensis (North American)

A small dark purple-black berry from the elder shrub, eaten cooked into syrups, wines, and preserves — toxic when raw, beloved when properly prepared.

13

Gooseberry

Ribes uva-crispa

A small translucent green or red berry — once Britain's favorite hedgerow fruit, the subject of competitive gooseberry-growing societies, and the base of classic English fool desserts.

14

Honeyberry

Lonicera caerulea

A long blue Siberian honeysuckle berry (also called haskap) that ripens before strawberries, survives -40°F winters, and tastes like a blueberry-raspberry-blackberry hybrid.

15

Honeydew

Cucumis melo (Inodorus group)

A pale-green melon with smooth white-yellow rind and pale-green flesh, milder and sweeter than cantaloupe — a summertime hydration fruit.

16

Huckleberry

Vaccinium membranaceum and others

A wild dark berry of the western North American mountains — beloved by hikers, hunted by bears, and impossible to cultivate, sustaining a regional Pacific Northwest jam-and-pie economy.

17

Jostaberry

Ribes × nidigrolaria

A 1970s German hybrid combining blackcurrant and gooseberry — thornless, vigorous, productive, and almost unknown commercially despite decades of championing by horticulture writers.

18

Juniper Berry

Juniperus communis

Not actually a berry but the female cone of the juniper tree — a small dark blue spice used for centuries to flavor gin, game meats, and northern European preserves.

19

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

A small, tart red berry of the boreal forests of Scandinavia, North America, and Russia — similar in appearance to cranberry but smaller and sharper; the essential condiment of Swedish cuisine, served with meatballs, game, and pancakes.

20

Loganberry

Rubus × loganobaccus

A 19th-century California garden hybrid — half blackberry, half raspberry, dark red, intensely flavored, and the historical ancestor of modern boysenberries and tayberries.

21

Lychee

Litchi chinensis

A small Chinese fruit with rough red shell and translucent white flesh of perfumed sweetness — a 2,000-year-old delicacy referenced in Chinese poetry and one of the most prized tropical fruits.

22

Magellan Barberry

Berberis microphylla

A small dark Patagonian berry (also called calafate) — Tierra del Fuego's iconic fruit, with a folk legend that whoever eats one will return to Patagonia.

23

Mamey Apple

Mammea americana

A large Caribbean fruit (Mammea americana, distinct from mamey sapote) with intensely fragrant orange flesh — eaten fresh, stewed, or fermented into Antillean wines and liqueurs.

24

Mamey Sapote

Pouteria sapota

A large football-shaped Mexican fruit with brown rough skin and dense salmon-pink flesh — the defining flavor of Cuban-Mexican milkshakes and tropical ice cream.

25

Marionberry

Rubus 'Marion'

An Oregon-bred blackberry hybrid, named for Marion County — the defining berry of Pacific Northwest pies, jams, and ice cream, prized for its complex sweet-tart flavor.

26

Meyer Lemon

Citrus × meyeri

A sweeter, thinner-skinned lemon with floral orange notes — a natural hybrid of lemon and mandarin orange discovered in China and popularised in California; prized for its edible skin, minimal bitterness, and fragrant juice.

27

Mulberry

Morus alba, Morus nigra, Morus rubra

A long, blackberry-like fruit grown across temperate regions of the world — often available free from neighborhood trees, vital for silkworms, and beloved by birds.

28

Papaya

Carica papaya

A tropical melon-like fruit with vivid orange flesh, central black seeds, and an enzyme that tenderizes meat — eaten ripe and unripe in different cuisines.

29

Physalis

Physalis peruviana

The golden berry in a papery lantern — physalis (cape gooseberry) is a small, bright orange berry enclosed in a papery husk that peels back like a Chinese lantern to reveal the sweet-sharp fruit inside; used as a decorative garnish on desserts, eaten fresh, and made into jam; not related to the gooseberry despite the name.

30

Pineberry

Fragaria × ananassa

A white strawberry with red seeds and intense pineapple-vanilla flavor — a re-bred near-extinct South American wild strawberry that's become a viral specialty fruit since 2010.

31

Pitaya

Selenicereus undatus

A stunning cactus fruit from the Americas — sold worldwide as dragon fruit — with brilliantly pink or yellow skin and speckled white or vivid red flesh dotted with tiny edible seeds, mild in flavor but extraordinary in color and nutrition.

32

Raspberry

Rubus idaeus (red European); Rubus occidentalis (black North American)

A small, intensely-flavored aggregate fruit of a thorny rose-family bramble, eaten fresh or cooked into preserves, sauces, and brandy.

33

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

A bright orange-pink Pacific Northwest forest raspberry — eaten fresh by hikers, cooked traditionally by Coast Salish peoples, a key indicator of healthy temperate rainforest ecology.

34

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis (and other Amelanchier species)

North America's versatile wild fruit — small, blueberry-sized purple-red berries from the Amelanchier shrub/tree, with a sweet, almond-flavoured flesh beloved by birds and foragers; also called Juneberry, Saskatoon, or Shadbush.

35

Strawberry

Fragaria × ananassa

A small red aggregate fruit with seeds on the outside, a hybrid that emerged in 18th-century France from a chance crossing of North and South American species.

36

Surinam Cherry

Eugenia uniflora

A small red ribbed Brazilian backyard fruit (also called pitanga) with intense complex flavor between cherry, raspberry, and tropical resin — extreme polarity between underripe (terrible) and ripe (delicious).

37

Tayberry

Rubus fruticosus × idaeus

A 1970s Scottish blackberry-raspberry hybrid named for the river Tay — long sweet-tart wine-red fruit with intense flavor, popular in home gardens but virtually absent from supermarkets.

38

Yumberry

Myrica rubra

Also called yangmei or Chinese bayberry — a knobbly red or purple fruit native to East Asia with sweet-tart flavor, high antioxidant content, and a brief, fragile fresh season.

39

Yuzu

Citrus junos

A small bumpy yellow Japanese citrus that's all aroma and almost no juice — used for zest and a few drops of intensely fragrant juice, central to Japanese cuisine and increasingly to Western cocktails.