Fruits

There is no doubt that Mindanao is home to the sweetest and juiciest fruits in different sizes and colours. Filipinos enjoy the year-round availability of fruits and savour the fresh juices from these, particularly in Davao where the exotic and creamy durian is mostly grown. Aside from durian, Davao is known for its pink-coloured, juicy, and sweet pomelo. Other tropical fruits are also found in Mindanao. Listed below are different fruits grown in Mindanao.

Durian

Tasty Durian

> sweet, with a distinctive smell, rich in protein and known as an aphrodisiac.
> this has been voted as the King of Mindanao’s fruits from a survey run by www.mindanao.com.
> varieties of durian are grown in Davao City, making it the durian capital of the Philippines.
> considered one of the best varieties of durian in Davao is “Arancillo”, named after former BPI-PhilFruits director Vicente Arancillo. (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2002/06/25/feat/durian.varieties.html)
> Neighboring provinces of Davao also grow durian.
> August to October is the durian season.
> Processed foods from durian are sold in the market — durian ice cream, yema, tart, and candies.

Pomelo

Pomelo

> this juicy fruit is grown in Davao and other neighbouring provinces.
> Pomelo can boost drug effects. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/06/21/life/pomelo.can.boost.drug.effects.html click this site to read an article about this.
> Pomelos from Nenita farms are juicy and sweet.
> Suha is the Tagalog name for pomelo, buongon, its Visayan name.
Mangosteen

Mangosteen from Zamboanga, Philippines

> http://gonatural.com.ph/herbalblog/?p=27 click this site to know the healing wonders of Mangosteen
> this can be processed into jam and marmalade
> Kablon Farms of Tupi, South Cotabato is known for their mangosteen jams and jellies

Rambutan
> this fruit is round, hairy, in bright, red colour, with white fruit or pulp inside.
> this can be bought for as low as 15 pesos per kilo during peak season.

Marang
> It looks like the small version of jackfruit.
> Small seeds covered with sweet creamy pulp
> Grown in almost all Mindanao provinces.
> For as low as five pesos per piece, you can enjoy this mouth-watering fruit during its peak season.

Banana
> Different varieties of bananas are grown in different parts of Mindanao.
> Majority of banana production in the country comes from Mindanao
> Latundan, Lakatan, and Cavendish are export-quality bananas grown in Southern Mindanao and in the Socsargen region.
> http://www.emindanao.ph/searchProject_listing.asp?ProjID=4 read an article about the export quality bananas of Mindanao.

Pineapple
> high-quality pineapples come from Bukidnon province.
> The Del Monte pineapple plantation is one of the biggest plantations in the world; it is located in Bukidnon.
> Polomolok, South Cotabato, another pineapple plantation, is owned by Dole.

Lanzones, papaya, and guava are also widely grown in Mindanao.