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Kaffir Lime
Citrus hystrix
A bumpy-skinned Southeast Asian citrus whose **leaves matter more than the fruit** — fragrant double-lobed leaves are an essential herb in Thai, Malaysian, and Indonesian cooking.
If you've been searching for fruits that start with K, you'll find 4 detailed fruits below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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Table of contents
| Kaffir Lime | Kiwano | Kiwifruit | Kumquat |
List of Fruits That Start With K
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Kiwano
Cucumis metuliferus
An African horned melon with bright orange spiky skin and electric-green jelly flesh — striking enough to be sold as decoration, with a mild banana-cucumber-lime flavor.
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Kiwifruit
Actinidia deliciosa
A small fuzzy brown fruit with vivid green flesh and tiny black seeds, originally a Chinese gooseberry, rebranded by New Zealand growers to global fame.
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Kumquat
Citrus japonica (formerly Fortunella spp.)
A miniature olive-sized citrus eaten whole, peel and all — sweet skin, tart flesh, and a contradiction in your mouth that makes them addictive snacking fruit across East Asia.
About fruits starting with K
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