They grow on cashew trees, inside a kidney-shaped drupe. Cashews are incredibly popular — and for good reason. They’re not only highly nutritious but also remarkably versatile. Their slightly ...

Almonds, cashews and pecans, on the other hand, are actually seeds inside a drupe, or a stone fruit. Instead of the hard outer shell of a true nut, a drupe has a fleshy outer layer surrounding a ...

The hairy layer is called the mesocarp. (Photo credit: Moment/Getty Images) From a botanical perspective, the coconut is considered to be a drupe, which is a fruit with a fleshy outer part ...

Pistachios are so delicious that people are willing to suffer the indignity of breaking their shells apart, like a little squirrel. In fact, we love them so much we're willing to risk them ...

Cherry is a reddish tiny fruit with a juicy texture that almost everyone enjoys. It’s chock-full of antioxidants! Cherry is high in potassium and magnesium, as well as vitamins A, K, C, and B6 ...

I’ve been driven to mine by an agro-industrial complex that seems determined to wring every last trace of flavor out of drupe fruits. Year-round, there they sit, stacked high in the produce ...