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A spiky shell, a scaly rind, or a fruit the size of a bowling ball can tell you only so much. These photos show what to look for when a tropical fruit is cut or peeled, from the white segments of mangosteen to the salmon-colored flesh of mamey sapote. Start with the fruit you spotted at the market and compare the rind, flesh, and seeds.

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Kiwano
Kiwano: An orange, horned rind gives way to green jelly with pale seeds. The whole fruit and the cut section look…
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Tamarillo
Tamarillo: The cut fruit has thin red skin and dark seeds packed into separate pockets. Tree tomato is an older name for…
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Gac
Gac: The cut fruits at this Vietnamese market show bright red pulp around the seeds. That pulp gives the celebratory…
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Mamoncillo
Mamoncillo: A thin green shell surrounds the large seed and the pulp that clings to it. It is also called Spanish lime, a…
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Star fruit
Star fruit: The five ribs running down the fruit make a star when it is sliced across. The cut surface is pale and juicy…
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Pink guava
Pink guava: The green exterior hides pink flesh. The cut slice shows the pale seeds grouped toward the middle.
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Langsat
Langsat: The pale shell encloses soft, translucent segments. Look for the seams between the segments once the peel is off.
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Pulasan
Pulasan: The rough red rind has short blunt bumps. A peeled fruit shows the pale flesh inside, which helps explain why it…
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Jabuticaba
Jabuticaba: The thin purple skin is much darker than the flesh inside. Split a berry and the translucent pulp shows where…
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Feijoa
Feijoa: The dull green skin surrounds pale flesh with a softer, translucent center. The cross section shows the seed…
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Santol
Santol: The thick tan rind surrounds soft white segments. The fibers clinging to the seeds are visible when the fruit is…
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Monstera fruit
Monstera fruit: Hexagonal green scales cover rows of pale flesh. The fruit ripens in sections, and unripe parts can cause…
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Tamarind
Tamarind: The opened pod shows the dense brown pulp and the stringy fibers between it and the shell. The intact pods have a…
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Breadfruit
Breadfruit: The pebbled skin encloses pale, dense flesh with a separate central core. The cut surface is more even than the…
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African baobab fruit
African baobab fruit: The hard shell splits to reveal pale, dry pulp held together by fibers. The brown seeds sit inside…
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Loquat
Loquat: A brown seed takes up much of the center of this small yellow fruit. Loquats can have one or several of these…

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