Most Expensive Fruits in the World
Look how buying some fruits can be more difficult than buying a car. Here's a list of most expensive fruits in the world.
1. Sekai Ichi Apple
Sekai Ichi in English means “world number 1”. It costs around $21 per apple. They are washed with honey and branded by hand to ensure there are no blemishes.
Produced in Japan, they are juicy and sweet but not at all crispy like other apples. The average fruit has circumference of 15 inches & can weigh up to 2 pounds.
2. Dekopon Citrus
Dekopon Citrus are said to be the most delicious and sweet oranges in the world. Having size of softballs, they have huge hump on the very top.
Sold at an auction for $80 per pack of six, these oranges are hybrid of mandarin and orange. Until 2011, they were only found in Japan. Since then, their production was started in California too. It is a seedless fruit which feels firm at first bite but then melts in the mouth bursting sweetness.
Just a simple imagination of it makes our mouth watering. Wonder how delicious actual fruit would be?
3. Taiyo no Tomago Mangoes
Taiyo no Tomago in English means “Egg of the Sun”. Don’t worry, they don’t taste like eggs, the name is given because of their egg shape. Just like Dekopon Citrus, these are also cultivated in Japan.
These mangoes are very exclusively selected and those with low sugar content and weight less than 350 grams aren’t sold at all.
The first harvested mango is auctioned each year and the highest price paid till date is $3000 for a pair.
4. Densuke Black Watermelon
Densuke Watermelons are only grown in Hokkaido, Japan. Seems like Japan is a country full of expensive fruits.
In June 2008, it was sold at an auction for 650,000 YEN which is approximately $6300 making it most expensive watermelon ever sold.
Each year around 10,000 are grown and the first harvested melon is put up for auction. It can weigh up to 11kg and the average selling price is $250.
Pineapple from Cornwall England
This time it’s not Japan but England. Pineapples produced at lost gardens of Cornwall, England are most expensive pineapples in the world.
Average price for one pineapple is around $1600 and the highest price paid till date is $15,000 for just one Pineapple. That is costlier than some new budget cars in the market.
The price is nothing compared to the hard work and patience required to grow them. They are kept under straw, manure and horse urine for almost 2 years. Wait, what? Horse Urine? Seriously? Well, the thing is pineapples never come into direct contact with the fertilizers.
Because of the intensive time and labour required to grow them, they are often given to the garden staff to thank them for their hard work.
Roman Ruby Grapes
Here comes Japan again with the most expensive Grapes in the world. In 2011, a bunch of Grapes was sold at an auction for a staggering amount of $6400.
These grapes have size similar to ping pong balls. It is must that Grapes have sugar content of 18% and weight 20 grams each otherwise they aren’t sold at all. Some Grapes can be as big as 3cm diameter.
Yubari Melon
Guess where these Yubari Melons are grown? Yeah, it’s again Japan only. It’s like fruits are playing big role in Japan’s economy.
These melons are cultivated in Yubari, Hokkaido and are always given in pairs often as a gift. It is regarded as status symbol in Japan.
In 2013, a 3.7 kilogram pair was sold for 1.6 million YEN which is approximately $12,900. Although the average price for one pair is usually $225.
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