Fruits are an excellent source of essential vitamins and minerals, and they are high in fiber. It also provide a wide range of health-boosting antioxidants, including flavonoids. Eating a diet high in fruits can reduce a person’s risk of developing heart disease, cancer, inflammation, and diabetes

In common language “fruit” normally means the seed associated fleshy structures of plants. It is typically sweet or sour and edible in the raw state, such as apples, bananas, grapes, lemons, oranges, and strawberries. In botanical usage, the term “fruit” also includes many structures that are not commonly called “fruits” in everyday language, such as nuts, bean pods, corn kernels, tomatoes, and wheat grains