dMost and Least Nutritive Fruits In World
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Most and Least Nutritive Fruits

An analysis of the 38 commonly eaten raw (as opposed to dried) fruits shows that the one with the highest calorific value is the avocado (Persea americana) with 741 calories per edible lb. That with the lowest value is cucumber with 73 calories per lb. Avocados probably originated in Central and South America and also contain vitamins A, C. and E and 2.2% protein.

Biggest Apple

An apple weighing 3 lb 1 oz was reported by V. Loveridge of Ross-on Wye, England in 1965.

Largest Artichoke

An 8-lb artichoke was grown in 1964 at Tollerton, N Yorkshire England, by A. R. Lawson

Largest Broccoli

A head of broccoli weighing 28 lb 14 3/4 oz was grown in 1964 by J. T. Cooke of Huntington, W. Sussex, England.

Largest Cabbage

In 1865 William Collingwood of The Stalwell, County Durham, England, grew a red cabbage with a circumference of 259 in. It reputedly weighed 123 lb.

Largest Carrot

A carrot weighing 11 lb was grown by Bob McEwan of Beeac, Vic, Australia, in Sept 1967.

Largest Cauliflower

A record cauliflower weighing 52 lb 11 1/2 oz was also grown by Mr Cooke (see Broccoli) in 1966.

Largest Celery

A 35-lb bunch was reported grown by C. Bowcock of Willaston, England in 1973.

Largest Cucumber

A 13-lb example was grown by George J. Kucera of Mexia, Tex, in July 1978. A Vietnamese variety 6 ft long was reported by L. Szabo of Debrecen, Hungary in Sept 1976.

Longest Gourd

A gourd 82 in long was grown by Mark and Randy Ohlin of Poland, Ohio, in 1979. A gourd weighing 196 lb was reported from J. Leathes of Herringfleet Hall, Suffolk, England in 1846.

Largest Kohlrabi

A kohlrabi weighing 36 lb was grown in 1979 by Emil Krejci of Mt Clemens, Mich.

Largest Lemon

Mrs D. G. Knutzen of Whittier, Calif, reported in Jan 1977 a lemon with a circumference of 28 3/4 in, weighing 6 lb 4 oz.

Largest Lettuce

A head of 25 lb was grown by C. Bowcock of Willaston, England in 1974.

Largest Lima Bean

One bean pod measuring 14 in in length was grown by Norma McCoy of Hubert, NC, in 1979.

Largest Melons

A watermelon weighing 200 lb was reported in Apr 1980. The growers were Ivan and Lloyd Bright of Hope, Ark. The largest cantaloupe reported was one of 41 lb 2 oz grown by Vernon Dulaney of Belle Rive, ill.

Largest Mushrooms

A common mushroom with a 75-in circumference was found near the Lualaba River, Zaire, in 1920 . A mushroom weighing 18 lb 10 oz was reported from Whidbey Island, Wash, in Sept 1968.

Largest Okra Stalk

An okra stalk 17 ft was tall was grown in 1979 by P C. Cain of Kosciusko, Miss.

Largest Onion

An onion of 6 lb 3 oz was reported grown by T. Fenton of Preston, England in 1977.

Largest Orange

The heaviest orange is one weighing 3 lb 11 oz grown by Bill Calen dine of Tucson, Ariz, in 1977.

Largest Parsnip

A parsnip 60 in long was reported by M. Zaninovich of Wanneroo, Western Australia. The heaviest was 5 lb 1 5 1/2 oz grown by Ray Kelley of Mabton, Wash, in 1979.

Largest Peanut

Ed Weeks of Tarboro,NC, grew a peanut 3 1/2 in long in 1978.

Largest Pear

A pear weighing 3.09 lb was harvested on May 10, 1979 at K . and R. Yeomans, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

Longest Pepper

A Nu Mex Big Jim pepper 13 1/2 in long was grown by June Rutherford Hatch, NM, in 1975. A sweet pepper plant owned by Ralph Savarese Pascagoula, Miss grew to be 56 in tall, yielding 53 peppers, in 1978.

Largest Pineapple

A pineapple weighing 17 lb was picked by H. Retief in Malindi, Kenya, in Dec 1978.

Largest Potato

A potato weighing 18 lb 4 oz was reported dug up by Thomas Seddal in his garden in Chester, England, on Feb 17, 1795. A yield was reported of 515 lb from a 2 1/2 lb parent seed by C. Bowcock of Willaston, England, planted in Apr 1977.

Largest Radishes

Radishes weighing 25 lb have been grown by Glen Tucker of Stanbury, South Australia, in Aug, 1974, and by Herbert Breslow of Ruskin, Fla, in 1977.

Largest Squash

A squash weighing 513 lb was grown by Harold Fulp, Jr., at Ninevah, Ind, in 1977. Mike Jovanovich of LaPonte, Ind grew 1,851 lb of squash from one seed in 1979.

Biggest Strawberry

One berry weighing 2 3/4 oz was grown by Lester Slate of Dover-Fox croft, Maine. A plant weighing 7 1/4 oz was reported by E. Oxley of Walton-on-the-Naze, England, in 1972.

Largest Sugar Beet

A 45 1/2 lb sugar beet was grown by the Bob Meyer Farms in Brawley, Calif, in 1974.

Largest Sweet Potato

A 22 1/2 lb specimen grown by George Wynn of Gibsonton, Fla in 1977 was reported.

Largest Tomato

A 6-lb-8-oz tomato was grown by Clarence Dailey of Monona, Wis, in Aug 1976. (The same variety of seeds that produced this world record tomato can be obtained from Grace’s Gardens, Box 15A, Autumn Lane, Hackettstown, NJ 07840.) A 31-ft-6-in plant was grown in 1980 at the Chosen Hill School in Gloucester, England.

Largest Turnip

A turnip weighing 73 lb was reported in Dec 1768. In modern times the record is 35 lb 4 oz for a turnip grown by C. W. Butler of Nafferton. Humberside, England. A purple top turnip of 30 lb was grown by Denverd Fleming of Phil Campbell, Ala, in 1979.

Largest Zucchini

A zucchini weighing 19.14 lb was grown in 1979 by Douglas Andre of Millington, Mich.

Largest Vines

The largest recorded grape vine was one planted in 1842 at Carpinteria. Calif. By 1900 it was yielding more than 9 tons of grapes in some years, and averaging 7 tons per year. It died in 1920.