How Well Do You Know Your Fruits And Vegetables?

Yellow watermelons are exactly the same as their red counterparts except they lack an antioxidant called lycopene, which gives the more commonly known melons their colour. Yellow watermelons are said to be slightly sweeter with hints of apricot and honey throughout.

Yellow raspberries, which are also known as golden Himalayan raspberries are an Asian species of the raspberry family.

Sorry but purple parsnips are not a real thing.

There are two main types of sweet potato – Okinawa, which has the more orange brown skin, and Stokes, which has the purple skin. The colour comes from anthocyanin, which is the same pigment that gives cherries and strawberries their rich colour.

Sorry but there is no such thing as a blue pear.

Sadly there is no such thing as red broccoli

The white aubergine or eggplant is said to have a milder more creamy flavour than it's purple counterpart. White aubergines are slightly smaller and usually have more seeds.

Black tomatoes are the bi-product of breeding a purple tomato (yep also a real thing) and a red tomato to create the black strain.

Unfortunately there is no such thing as a purple avocado.

Sorry but blue garlic is not a thing!

Purple carrots colour is due to the extra pigments alpha carotene and anthocyanin. The added pigments when consumed are converted into vitamin A making purple carrots more beneficial than regular orange ones.