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Durian fruit cut open to show the edible flesh. The durian (/ ˈ d ʊər i ə n / ⓘ [1]) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognized species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. [2] Durio zibethinus, native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available on the international ...
Durio graveolens, sometimes called the red-fleshed durian, [7] orange-fleshed durian, or yellow durian, [8] is a species of tree in the family Malvaceae. [9] It is one of six species of durian named by Italian naturalist Odoardo Beccari. [10] The specific epithet graveolens ('strong smelling' or 'rank') [11] is due to the odor.
Climacteric fruits ripen after harvesting and so some fruits for market are picked green (e.g. bananas and tomatoes). Underripe fruits are also fibrous, not as juicy, and have tougher outer flesh than ripe fruits (see Mouth feel). Eating unripe fruit can lead to stomachache or stomach cramps, and ripeness affects the palatability of fruit.
The name "durian" is derived from the Indo-Malay word "duri" which refers to the fruit's many protuberances. Often considered the king of fruits, [10] durian is distinguished by its large size, arresting odor, and fearsome thorny husk. The fruit can grow up to 30 centimeters long and 15 centimeters in diameter, and typically weighs one to three ...
Chinese imports of durian rose to 1.56 billion kilograms last year, 2.5 times what it imported in 2019. Chinese consumers can’t get enough of durian, a fruit so pungent it’s banned in ...
In 1988, agriculturists in Rayong province lost their incomes from durian overflow. Moreover, the increase of worms that pierced durian seeds made durians have a bitter taste and could not be sold as ripe durian. Agricultural authority and local people tried to solve this problem by creating new ways to eat unripe durian.
Yum China's CEO said that it's sold 30 million durian pizzas in 2024 so far, as the country imported 1.4 million tons of the fruit last year.
Durian simpor is a mild-flavoured, yellow-fleshed variant of D. graveolens. [citation needed] Durio kinabaluensis Kosterm. & Soegeng: Mountain Durian: Crocker Range and Mount Kinabalu, Sabah: Durio kutejensis Becc. durian pulu, durian merah, nyekak, Pakan, Kuluk, or lai: Borneo: Durio lowianus Scort. ex King: durian duan, durian sepeh, durian ...