A trip to less industrialized -tropical and subtropical regions of the world can be very enlightening in some unexpected ways. By visiting these places, we can learn more about what tropical fruits ...

Plants provide almost every calorie of food we eat. Grains like rice, wheat and corn make civilization possible. For millennia, farmers have bred grains, fruit and vegetable varieties to get larger ...

At first glance, soursop might seem like an intimidating fruit: It's spiny, large, and unlike most produce seen in the United States. It also doesn't help that soursop rarely appears in big box ...

lychee, longan, and rambutan in a basket - leonov.o/Shutterstock Progress can sometimes be a double-edged sword, bringing with it regrettable food trends like 2021's glut of nearly identical hard ...

MIAMI – Rane Roatta and Edelle Schlegel can predict when one of the rare tropical fruits they grow on their Redland farm is destined to go viral on TikTok. “If it’s an odd color or appears somewhat ...

NEWS Meet the tropical fruit called the 'Michigan banana' What is a pawpaw? Pawpaws are the largest edible fruit tree native to North America, typically found in the eastern half of the United States, ...

Food GI is important for people with diabetes trying to keep their blood sugar in the target range because high GI foods can affect blood sugar. Research shows that a healthy diet with fruits high in ...

President Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits. It's part of a response to pressure from consumers ...