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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