Fruit

"Fruit" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds.

Descriptor ID	D005638
MeSH Number(s)	A18.024.500 G07.203.300.562 J02.500.562
Concept/Terms	Fruit Fruit Fruits Plant Capsule Plant Capsule Capsule, Plant Capsules, Plant Plant Capsules Plant Aril Plant Aril Aril, Plant Arils, Plant Plant Arils Berries Berries Berry Legume Pod Legume Pod Legume Pods Pod, Legume Pods, Legume

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fruit".

Anatomy [A]
Plant Structures [A18]
Plant Components, Aerial [A18.024]
Fruit [A18.024.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Food [G07.203.300]
Fruit [G07.203.300.562]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Food and Beverages [J02]
Food [J02.500]
Fruit [J02.500.562]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Fruit".

Fruit
Nuts
Seeds

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Fruit" by people in this website by year, and whether "Fruit" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 99 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	1	2
2000	1	1	2
2001	0	3	3
2002	2	3	5
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	2	3
2005	1	2	3
2006	2	1	3
2007	0	2	2
2008	3	1	4
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	2	2
2011	4	1	5
2012	1	2	3
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	2	3	5
2016	1	3	4
2017	1	2	3
2018	2	3	5
2019	1	3	4
2020	4	5	9
2021	2	3	5
2022	0	3	3
2023	5	3	8
2024	0	2	2
2025	1	5	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Fruit" by people in Profiles.

Pezzuto JM. Perspective: Are Grapes Worthy of the Moniker Superfood? J Agric Food Chem. 2025 Aug 06; 73(31):19262-19272.

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Sang-Ngern M, Fukuchi A, Kondratyuk TP, Park EJ, Simmons CJ, Wall MM, Lorch SE, Pezzuto JM, Chang LC. Biologically active withanolides from Physalis peruviana. Pharm Biol. 2025 Dec; 63(1):334-343.

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Liu H, Yang C, Wu X, Peng S, Zhou L, McClements DJ, Liu W. Influence of the maturity on the characteristics of orange-derived extracellular vesicles and their delivery performance for curcumin. Food Chem. 2025 Sep 01; 485:144518.

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Demircan B, McClements DJ, Velioglu YS. Utilization of potassium carbonate-olive oil solutions for wax removal from fruits: Investigation of mode of action using a model gelatin-based film system. Food Chem. 2025 Aug 15; 483:144362.

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Han Y, Guo X, Ji Z, Guo Y, Ma W, Du H, Guo Y, Xiao H. Colon health benefits of plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles via modulating gut microbiota and immunity. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2025; 65(31):7718-7738.

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Lee JH, Kim J, Jo YC, Jo YH, Jeong YH, Jeong SA, Lim BO, Shin DW. Enhanced Antioxidant and Protective Effects of Fermented Solanum melongena L. Peel Extracts Against Ultraviolet B-Induced Skin Damage. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 28; 17(5).

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Yu C, Ahmadi S, Hu X, Wu J, Wu D, Hou Z, Pan H, Xiao H, Ye X, Chen S. Individual Difference in the Capacity of Gut Microbiota to Ferment Four Complex Carbohydrates from Normal to Overweight People: An In Vitro Study. J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Sep 18; 72(37):20513-20526.

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Matison AP, Flood VM, Lam BCP, Lipnicki DM, Tucker KL, Preux PM, Guerchet M, d'Orsi E, Quialheiro A, Rech CR, Skoog I, Najar J, Rydberg Sterner T, Scarmeas N, Kosmidis MH, Yannakoulia M, Gureje O, Ojagbemi A, Bello T, Shahar S, Fakhruddin NNINM, Rivan NFM, Anstey KJ, Cherbuin N, Mortby ME, Ho R, Brodaty H, Sachdev PS, Reppermund S, Mather KA. Associations between fruit and vegetable intakes and incident depression in middle-aged and older adults from 10 diverse international longitudinal cohorts. J Affect Disord. 2024 08 15; 359:373-381.

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Xu H, Huang Y, He K, Lin Z, McClements DJ, Hu Y, Cheng H, Peng X, Jin Z, Chen L. An effective preserving strategy for strawberries by constructing pectin/starch coatings reinforced with functionalized eggshell fillers. Food Chem. 2024 Aug 30; 450:139314.

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Jin C, Zongo AW, Du H, Lu Y, Yu N, Nie X, Ma A, Ye Q, Xiao H, Meng X. Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides Ellis) fruit: a critical review of its functional nutrients, processing methods, health-promoting effects, comprehensive application and future tendencies. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2025; 65(1):165-192.

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