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Fruits, fruits and vegetables that start with Z are comparatively rare. Nevertheless, there are some fruits and vegetables that bear this initial. We've put together a comprehensive list.
In a nutshell
- the knowledge can help not only in games
- Exotic fruits more often begin with Z
- Vegetables offer a wider choice
- local fruits with Z are rare
- numerous plants contribute to a healthy diet
Fruit with "Z"
Fruit varieties that start with a Z are hard to find. Still, there are a few to choose from, although exotic variants are also considered.
cibebe
- Synonyms: raisins, sultanas, currants
- Origin: Asia and Europe
- Type of fruit: grapes
- Taste: sweet and fruity
- Health value: contain a lot of sugar
- Special feature: dried
crabapple
Ornamental apple "Rudolph"
- Botanical name: Malus
- Origin: Asia
- Type of fruit: apples
- Taste: depending on the type, sweet to tart-sour
- Health value: vitamins, minerals, fiber
- Special feature: ornamental apples are also edible, but apples are smaller
Zinfandel
- Botanical name: Vitis vinifera 'Zinfandel'
- Synonyms: grapes
- Origin: Europe
- Type of fruit: grapes
- Taste: intense and sweet
- Health value: vitamins, minerals and secondary plant substances
- Special feature: used to make wine
- Use: the grape variety is not inedible, but it is not intended for consumption either
lemon
- Botanical name: Citrus × limon
- Origin: India
- Type of fruit: segmented fruit with skin that has pores
- Taste: fresh, fruity, sour
- Health value: high vitamin C value
- Special feature: can stimulate the appetite but at the same time burn fat
Tip: The juice of one lemon covers more than half of the daily vitamin C requirement.
citrus fruits
Calamondin orange (Citrus fortunella)
- Examples: lime, tangerine, orange, kumquat, clementine
- Origin: including Asia
- Type of fruit: segmented, comparatively firm skin
- Taste: fresh, sweet, fruity and aromatic
- Health value: vitamins and minerals
- Special feature: the shell can also be used, very pleasant scent
Ziziphus
- Botanical name: Ziziphus jujuba
- Synonyms: jujube or jujuba, red date, jujube
- Origin: Asia
- Type of fruit: berry
- Taste: sweet and fruity, like a combination of dates and baked apple
- Health value: high content of vitamins and minerals
- Special feature: is also used as a herbal medicine in China
sugar apple
- Botanical name: Annona cherimola
- Synonyms: cherimoya, bottle tree fruit
- Origin: Central and South America
- Type of fruit: Heart-shaped fruits with scaly skin
- Taste: fresh and fruity with numerous different notes, reminiscent of a fruit salad
- Health value: particularly rich in minerals
- Special feature: everything is edible except for the seeds
plum
- Botanical name: Prunus domestica subsp. domestica
- Synonyms: plum
- Origin: probably Damascus
- Type of fruit: stone fruit
- Taste: sweetish-sour with harder, not quite as juicy flesh
- Health value: many vitamins and minerals
- Special feature: can have a laxative effect
Vegetables with "Z"
There are significantly more types of vegetables that are at least native to Europe or that can be grown here.
Zeller
- Botanical name: Apium graveolens
- Synonyms: eppich, celery
- Origin: Mediterranean
- Type of fruit: leaves, stalks and tubers
- Taste: slightly sweet, earthy, spicy and intense
- Health value: extremely low in calories, rich in vitamins and, above all, minerals
- Special feature: versatile, very aromatic
ornamental gourd
- Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo
- Origin: Central and South America
- Type of fruit: hard skin with firm, fibrous flesh
- Taste: not toxic but extremely bitter and therefore inedible
- Special feature: very unusual shapes
- Use: for autumnal decoration
notice: The ornamental gourd contains a high amount of bitter substances, so the fruit must not be eaten.
lemongrass
- Botanical name: Cymbopogon citratus
- Synonyms: Lemongrass, Sereh
- Origin: Asia
- Type of fruit: stalks
- Taste: aromatic lemony
- Health value: essential oils
- Special feature: finely chopped, wonderfully suitable as a spice
zucchini
- Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo var. giromontiina
- Origin: Central America
- Type of fruit: similar to a pumpkin with an edible skin
- Taste: very subtle, slightly nutty
- Health value: extremely low in calories, rich in vitamins and minerals
- Special feature: very fast growing, high yield, versatile
Notice: The zucchini can be eaten raw and is even very healthy.
sweet pea
- Botanical name: Pisum sativum var. saccharatum
- Synonyms: snow pea, snow pea
- Origin: Near East
- Type of fruit: legume
- Flavor: sweetish aroma that goes wonderfully with savory dishes
- Health value: a lot of protein, roughage, minerals, vitamins
- Special feature: very long pods and high yield
sweetcorn
- Botanical name: Zea mays convar. saccharata
- Synonyms: corn or grain
- Origin: Mexico
- Type of fruit: grains on cobs
- Taste: sweet
- Health value: high in starch and therefore sugar
- Special feature: very versatile application possibilities
cantaloupe melon
- Botanical name: Cucumis melo
- Origin: tropics and subtropics
- Type of fruit: melons with hard skin and soft flesh
- Taste: juicy, sweet, fruity
- Health value: rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber and water, low in calories
- Special feature: particularly sweet
sugar cane
- Botanical name: Saccharum officinarum
- Synonyms: sweet grass, sugar cane plant
- Origin: East Asia
- Type of fruit: sweet grasses
- Taste: sweet, partly like pure sugar with a slight hint of caramel
- Health value: provides energy quickly
- Special feature: used to produce cane sugar
sugar beet
- Botanical name: Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Synonyms: turnip
- Origin: Greece
- Type of fruit: tuber that grows underground
- Taste: sweetish, hard to woody, reminiscent of carrots, becomes bitter after prolonged chewing
- Health value: rich in minerals and trace elements
- Special feature: can be used to make sugar
dwarf tomato
- Botanical name: Solanum lycop.
- Synonyms: dwarf bush tomato, dwarf tamarillo, cherry tomato, date tomato, cocktail tomato
- Origin: the different cultivated forms come from different countries
- Type of fruit: juicy, round to oval-shaped tomatoes with a smooth, thin skin and soft flesh
- Taste: aromatic to fruity and sweetish
- Health value: vitamins, minerals and secondary plant substances
- Special feature: many choices of colour, shape and aroma, surprisingly high yield
onion
- Botanical name: Allium cepa
- Synonyms: Zipolle, Bolle, shallot
- Origin: Origin is unclear, but has been cultivated for more than 4,000 years
- Type of fruit: Tubers and leeks
- Taste: slightly spicy to sweet
- Health value: rich in vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals such as alliin and antioxidants
- Special feature: available in many variants
frequently asked Questions
What do I need to know about fruits and vegetables with a Z for?Such questions can arise in knowledge games such as “Stadt Land Fluss” but also in a quiz. Quite apart from that, it broadens horizons and can help at markets when previously unknown types of fruit and vegetables are on offer.
What is the difference between fruits, vegetables and fruits?Both fruits and vegetables produce fruit. Even if the word fruit is mostly used synonymously with fruit, this is not entirely correct. Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and all other vegetables that grow above the ground are also classified as fruit.
Are the plants with a Z particularly healthy?As with any other food, there are significant differences. The listed plant food is no exception. The Zibebe, for example, is particularly rich in sugar and should therefore be considered more of a candy. Lemon and zucchini, on the other hand, are a valuable addition to the diet.
Do ornamental forms also count as fruits and vegetables with a Z?Why shouldn't they count? It's still fruit. If this leads to discussions during a game or quiz, appropriate rules should be established for the next rounds.
Are there other plants with a Z?Yes, but these are exotic plants that are usually called differently in this country or are not known at all.