World’s Largest GrapesĪ number of different grapes have laid claim to being the world’s largest at one time or another but only Japan’s Ruby Roman grapes are both huge in size as well as in price. Trouble is, the kids are gonna need MUCH bigger lunchboxes to hold ’em. Whose the real Top Banana? Meet the Rhino Horn Plantain, a hybrid banana cultivar originating in Africa that bears fruit up to 2 feet (60cm) long – though average specimens range from 12 to 14 inches (about 32cm).ĭon’t be put off by the “plantain” thing, these jumbo specimens taste great raw or fried. (images via: Raw Food Health, Aaron’s Farm and ATG Tree) The Kissimmee, Florida landmark opened in 1973, is proud to call itself the “World’s Largest Orange,” and is your one stop shop for all things sweet & citrusy. It may not be edible but Eli’s Orange World is definitely big. (images via: Paul McRae and Odd Locations on Google Maps) He’s hit the motherlode, however, with the mother of all oranges – the King Orange that’s as big as your face and weighs about a pound & a third (0.6 kg) each. Huang’s not known as the “God of Citrus” for nothing: in his 20-year career at the Institute he’s created 170 new types of citrus fruits. Orange you glad somebody’s trying to make oranges bigger? Sure you are, and that certain someone happens to be Huang Ah-Hsien of Taiwan’s Agricultural Research Institute. (images via: Want China Times and Taiwan Today) Discovered by apple farmer Chisato Iwasaki of Hirosaki City, Japan, on October 24th of 2005, the choice Hokuto apple above tipped the scales at 1,849 grams (about 4 lbs 1 oz). Japan’s Hokuto apples, a hybrid of the Fuji and Mutsu varieties, are known for their large average size so it’s not surprising that a representative of this variety dropped into the Guinness World Records for being the world’s heaviest apple. There are many contenders to the title of “biggest apples” but generally, apples display quite a lot of size variation from fruit to fruit and even from branch to branch. How do you like THEM apples? As the top image illustrates, big apples aren’t always the best apples: the bigger the fruit, the harder it is to take a bite out of it. (images via: Travelpod, Elemental and Jack’s Reviews)

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