Which fruit does float?
By Smolaru
@Smolaru (842)
Romania
January 5, 2007 2:03am CST
Well i was seating at my desk i front of the computer and eating a banana and started to think...which fruit floats so what do you think guyz and galz
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@mrsjumppuppy03 (3301)
• United States
12 Jan 07
Cranberries float because they contain small air pockets and air is less dense than water. In addition to air, there are other substances that are less dense than water, such as oil and cork. Most of the fruits and vegetables that float in water do so because they are made of substances that are less dense than water, not because they contain air pockets
Believe it or not coconuts will also float in water.
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@BlaKy2 (1475)
• Romania
1 Feb 07
The pomelo is native to southeastern Asia and all of Malaysia and grows wild on river banks in Fiji, Tonga, and Hawaii. It may have been introduced into China around 100 B.C. It is widely cultivated in southern China (Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces) and especially in central Thailand on the banks to the Tha Chin River; also in Taiwan and southernmost Japan, southern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Tahiti. It is also grown commercially elsewhere, particularly California and Israel.
The pomelo is also called shaddock after an English sea captain, Captain Shaddock, who introduced the seed to the West Indies in the 17th Century from the Malay Archipelago. In the Pacific and Asia, it is known as the jabong and in Chinese it is called yĆ²uzi (??) (It should not be confused with the yuzu), while it is called som o (?????) in Thai.
The pulp colour ranges between clear pale yellow to pink to red, and tastes like a sweet, mild grapefruit. It is the largest citrus fruit, growing as large as 30 cm in diameter and weighing as much as 10 kg; the peel is thick, and sometimes used to make marmalade.
The grapefruit is a hybrid between the pomelo and the orange[1]. In some markets, grapefruits or pomelo/grapefruit crosses will also be sold as "pomelo" or "pummelo".
The tangelo is a hybrid between the pomelo and the tangerine. It has a thicker skin than a tangerine and is less sweet.
It can usually be found in grocery stores in the United States from the late fall until early spring and is sometimes thought of as a Christmas fruit.
The peel of the pomelo is also used in Chinese cooking or candied. In general citrus peel is often used in southern Chinese cuisine for flavouring, especially in sweet soup desserts.