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Fruit Risk: Comparing variance in fruit taste

Here is a list of fruit, from least to most risky:

  1. Bananas. Apart from not being ripe, or being too ripe, all bananas taste the same. Nobody ever says “That was a good banana.”
  2. Pineapples: Del Monte seems to have a near-monopoly in the US, and they’re good at delivering consistent quality.
  3. Cantaloupes. Remarkably consistent, although there are some that disagree and are willing to pay for it.
  4. Grapes: Consistent within the same variety.
  5. Watermelon: Seedless watermelons are higher risk than seeded ones.
  6. Pomegranates: Unlike other fruit, large pomegranates tend to taste better.
  7. Apples. Apples are tricky, because their variance differs between different varieties. Granny Smith are low variance.
  8. Plums: Similar to watermelons.
  9. Apricots. Mostly bad, but sometimes incredible.
  10. Peaches. The riskiest of all fruit. Peach quality doesn’t just differ between batches, but also between years. 2026 hasn’t been a good peach year.