Do you think the nutritional value or medicinal properties consider by people? or other factors such as taste, price, ...... are the main reason for this regard?
All kind of fruits. The best one is marijuana has medicinal and refreshment values. Although it is not fruit, but it will be in future after conducting more experiments on it (Do not laugh it is a fact)
The Valencia oranges are the best appreciated fruits in Spain. One strong reason is the perfume of the orange flower, an hypnotic scent recording summer in the heart of February. Gosh, going Valencia by that time is like getting drugged day & night. And then, the golden sun contained in any Valencia orange, especially juicy. But not all the oranges are as good as Valencia ones.
Mango, banana, apple, guava, orange, papaya, pomegranate, grapes, litchi, pineapple and java plum are some the most popular fruits in India. Yes, medicinal and nutritional values are considered by the people. For instance, java plum is preferred by diabetics in India.
All our fruits are seasonal and I believe this applies to all countries. Mangoes, oranges, apples, pears, watermelons, dates, bananas, pawpaws and pineapples. Dates and watermelons are mostly consumed for their nutritional and medicinal values especially when a medical doctor recommends them.
Nagpur oranges are very famous.. strawberries, mulberries and famous for its fruits products like honey, Jams, crushes along with raspberry, mulberry and gooseberry and chikki
In India we cannot state any one single fruit to be popular throughout the country because of the availability of wide variety of climate, soil and weather. We have fruits that are popular area wise.
I am an Indian. I am happy that my country has diverse climatic conditions in various regions. All through the year, we taste all the fruits, and import the best ones too.
Interesting your question: “Do you think the nutritional value or medicinal properties consider by people? or other factors such as taste, price, ...... are the main reason for this regard?”
However, it is not possible one simple answer. Many comportments and attitudes are inside the population.
The nutritional value or medicinal properties are usually considered by the so called “healthy people” in the consumption of such fruits. Nevertheless, advertising of some properties, with or without scientific bases, can induce more people to consume them.
Taste is one other variable, together with practicality of consumption. See the trend of ready-to-eat.
Price is also a variable to consider, but can have a double effect: it can reduce the consumption (economic burden) or can increase the consumption (status symbol).
Indians like a wide variety of fruits, such as banana, mango, apple, orange, grapes, pineapples, pomegranate,peach, and watermelon. However, banana is most widely consumed due to its easy availability and low price besides good nutritional attributes.
One should use the fresh seasonal fruits available in his country. I advise to wash all the fruits thoroughly in running tap water before consumption from food safety point of view. I prefer to eat banana, mango, and apple.
As mentioned earlier by many participants, mango is one of the most popular fruits in India. It is grown, practically, in allover our country. but the size, shape, taste and some other properties may vary, depending on the place.
In general, the choice of a fruit is based on its taste, aroma etc. But now-a-days people have become quite health conscious and as a consequence for that, the nutritional benefits are becoming one of the major considerations for the choice of fruits.
Due to the efficient supply logistics and marketing carried out by the dominant chains of large-format stores and discount stores, citizens in my country consume various fruits, including those that are not grown in my country due to differences in the requirements of fruit growing conditions in individual climate zones. For example, high consumption of local fruit such as apples, pears, plums and seasonal grapes, currants and strawberries has been recorded for many years. In addition, due to the improvement in revenues, supply logistics and the above mentioned marketing of the store chain, the consumption of citrus fruits, which are not cultivated in my country, has also increased significantly over the last 30 years. For example, there is a relatively high intake today of lemons, oranges, bananas, mandarins. The consumption of grapefruit, mango, passion fruit, figs, etc. is slightly lower. However, avocado consumption has been growing in recent years, which is the result of active marketing by large-format stores. In addition, the consumption of seasonal fruits, such as grapes, strawberries, peaches, which are imported from countries developing crops in warmer and / or greenhouse climates, has been growing in recent years, and therefore these fruits can be grown throughout the year.
Most of the fruits, such as mango, banana, apple, guava, pear, grape, orange, pomegranate, plum, watermelon, strawberry, pineapple, muskmelon, cherry, and others are available in India. However, most Indians like to consume banana, mango, guava, orange, muskmelon, grape, and watermelon. I advise that all fruits must be thoroughly washed in clean water before ingestion.
People directly not consious about the nutritional and medicinal properties of fruits, however, indirectly they get benefited. People in generally consume the seasonal fruits for the taste and quality concern. In developing and under developing country, fruits are ocaasionally eaten. High valued fruit crops like strwaberry, currants, dry fruits are rarely used by people for daily consumption, although people know their meral compostions and medicinal value, they dont buy for its high value.
The most popular fruits that are locally grown apples, plums, cherries, cherries, pears, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, currants and chokeberry. Citrus fruits that are imported are also increasingly consumed.