Utopia Holistic Health and Holidays July 2017 | Page 18

WE ARE
EATING TOO
MUCH OF
THE WRONG
THING, AND
NOT ENOUGH
OF THE
RIGHT THING.
DAVID WOLFE
 The pericarp may be described in three layers from
outer to inner, the epicarp, mesocarp and
endocarp. Fruit that bears a prominent pointed
terminal projection is said to be beaked.
Some fruits have coats covered with spikes or
hooked burrs, either to prevent themselves from
being eaten by animals, or to stick to the feathers,
hairs, or legs of animals, using them as dispersal
agents. Examples include cocklebur and unicorn plant.
The sweet flesh of many fruits is "deliberately"
appealing to animals, so that the seeds held within are
eaten and "unwittingly" carried away and deposited
 The pericarp may be described
in three layers from outer to
inner, the epicarp, mesocarp
and endocarp. Fruit that bears a
prominent pointed terminal
projection is said to be beaked.
Some fruits have coats
covered with spikes or hooked
burrs, either to prevent
themselves from being eaten
by animals, or to stick to the
feathers, hairs, or legs of
animals, using them as
dispersal agents. Examples
include cocklebur
and unicorn plant.
The sweet flesh of many fruits
is "deliberately" appealing to
animals, so that the seeds held
within are eaten and
"unwittingly" carried away and
deposited (i.e., defecated) at a
distance from the parent
Many hundreds of fruits,
including fleshy fruits (like
apple, kiwifruit, mango, peach,
pear, and watermelon) are
commercially valuable as
human food, eaten both fresh
and as jams, marmalade and
other preserves. Fruits are also
used in manufactured foods
(e.g., cakes, cookies, ice cream,
muffins, or yogurt) or
beverages, such as fruit juices
(e.g., apple juice, grape juice, or
orange juice) or alcoholic
beverages (e.g., brandy, fruit
beer, or wine) Fruits are also
used for gift giving, e.g., in the
form of Fruit Baskets and Fruit
Bouquets.