39 Pinkish Fruits (With Photos!)

Are you looking to introduce some color to your fruit collection? Prepare to explore 39 pinkish fruits from around the world that are guaranteed to delight your taste buds!

Hey there, fruit lovers! Today, we are going to dive into one of the most colorful and underrated categories of fruits out there – pink fruits. We are going to look at 39 “pinkish” fruits. These range from bright pink to just a light red, and we will cover those that have either a pink skin or pink pulp (or both).

You may have heard the nutritional advice that we should “eat the colors of the rainbow”. The idea is that different colored fruits and veggies have different yet complementary nutritional profiles, so we should eat a variety of colors for optimal health. Okay, now we admit pink is not a color of the rainbow but these pinkish fruits are still a healthy contributor to the eat your colors theme.

We can think of a whole lot of other reasons to seek pink fruits, and wrote this article with some of these in mind. Perhaps you are looking for ideas for a gender reveal party, a little girl’s birthday party, or a Breast Cancer awareness event. If so, here are some fruits you can use to decorate a table, a fruit salad, or to color other foods.

Pinkish Fruit Varieties

Cherry

These sweet and tart fruits are high in antioxidants, including anthocyanins, which have been shown to reduce inflammation and may improve brain function. Cherries are also a good source of potassium, which helps to regulate blood pressure and support heart health. Cherries thrive in cool climates. In the United States the leading producers are Washington State, California, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Michigan. They are great just eaten by the handful, but in the kitchen they really come into their own. Try this Cherry Cheesecake Oat Cookies Recipe!

Are Cherries Keto Friendly? No. According to the USDA one cup of pitted cherries has 19g of Carbs, so they do not readily support a keto diet. Sure eat a few, accepting that each cherry has about 1g of carbs.

Cranberry

Cranberries are one of the few fruits grown commercially today that are native to North America. Most fruits were brought to America from Europe or Asia, and unlike our traditional favorites of mashed potatoes and sweet potato casserole, cranberries were very likely served at the first Thanksgiving in 1621.

Native Americans mashed cranberries and mixed them with various hunted meats to make what may have been the first “energy bars”. We don’t know exactly what these looked like, but they were not likely rectangular and evenly colored. We aren’t trying to copy these 17th Century bites, but our Chocolate-Dipped Chewy Granola Bars would likely be a more agreeable surrogate.

Dragon Fruit

Also known as the pitya, this tropical fruit is not only visually stunning, but it is also rich in nutrients. It is loaded with vitamin C, iron, and fiber. Dragon fruit is also known for its anti-inflammatory properties, making it an excellent choice for those with arthritis or other inflammatory conditions.

Dragonfruit are tropical fruits with a bright pink outer skin and white or pink flesh dotted with black seeds. It has a mild, slightly sweet flavor, and is often used in smoothies, salads, and other dishes.

Fig

Figs originated in the Mediterranean area thousands of years ago, and are today grown around the world. Figs can be eaten fresh, dried, in jams & jellies, and in countless desserts. Turkey is the world’s largest producer of figs followed by Egypt and Morocco.

Guava

Guava is a tropical fruit popular worldwide, but native to Mexico and Central America. They come in a variety of colors including some with pink flesh. Pink guava has a sweet, musky flavor and can be eaten raw or used in jams, jellies, and other recipes.

Our hands down favorite use of guava, however, is in Hawaiian POG Juice. If you haven’t had this, you need to give it a try.

Hala Fruit

Hala Fruit is a popular tropical fruit grown around the world to include in Florida and Hawaii here in the USA. It is mildly sweet tasting like a cross between pineapple and mango. It is rather difficult to find in the USA as most groceries won’t make room for it in the produce section. Try specialty or international markets. It is a bit expensive, especially considering that its thick skin results in much of the fruit’s weight going into the compost bin.

Java Apple

The Java Apple is native to Southeast Asia, and is especially popular in Vietnam where they are eaten out of hand like most other apples worldwide. The Java apple has an aesthetic bell shape and varies in color from pink to bright red.

Koshu Grape

Koshu grapes are grown in Japan where they were first grown around the 8th Century. Most grapes grown in Japan came from outside the island, but Koshu is truly native to the Island of Japan. Grown exclusively in the valleys around Mount Fuji, they are a fruit of limited availability outside of Japan where they are made into Koshu wine known for its pink hue and low alcohol content.

Lilly Pilly

The Lilly Pilly is a pinkish to purple berry generally about the size and shape of a cherry. The Lilly Pilly is native to Australia where they are eaten raw or in jams, jelly, syrup, ice cream, and pastries.

Loganberry

The Loganberry is a hybrid between blackberry and raspberry, but most people tend to think they taste more like raspberries. You can use loganberries as a substitute in pretty much any berry recipe.

Lychees

The Lychee is native to Southeast Asia where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. It didn’t begin commercial cultivation in the United States until 1916, and is today grown in Florida and Hawaii.

These unique fruits have a pink peelable skin and white pulp. They are often eaten fresh or dried.

Miracle Fruit

The miracle fruit is a small red berry native to tropical West Africa. It derived its boastful name from its use in turning sour foods sweet. While we haven’t tried this fruit yet, we can’t refute the claim so we’ll just go with it. It is commonly used locally to sweeten palm wine and other drinks.

Passion Fruit

The passion fruit is a tropical fruit native to to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Today, they are grown almost worldwide, or at least in tropical regions worldwide. In the USA they are grown commercially in both Florida and Hawaii and for good reason. Passion Fruit Juice is wonderful, and it is even better in a cool Passion Fruit Smoothie.

Peach

Many peach varieties can exhibit a pink hue, but the pinkest we know is the Pink Halo Peach which has a decidedly pink skin but white flesh. Peaches are an American favorite, and are super healthy. They only have about 11 calories per ounce, and like most orange pulped fruits are high in vitamins A and C. While peaches are great eaten raw, in yogurt, on cereal, or in an endless number of great desserts, our favorite use is in this decadent Grilled Peach Caprese Recipe.

Pink Banana

There are a variety of bananas that have a pink or reddish tint to their skin. They are smaller and sweeter than regular bananas, with a delicate flavor that some people compare to raspberries. The Pink Dwarf Banana is a favorite among pink bananas.

Pink Lemonade Blueberry

Okay, we know this is an oxymoron but the blueberry that is decidedly bright pink does go by that name. They are a hybrid fruit developed by the USDA in the last 20 years. The berries are said to be quite sweet with a hint of Kiwi flavor.

Pink Currant

Pink currants grow on short attractive shrubs. The pink berries are sweet and can be eaten raw by the handful or sprinkled on your yogurt. They are also good in preserves and pies among other dessert uses.

Pink Grapefruit

Pink pulped grapefruit are the most popular variety of grapefruit. Among the thousands of fruits of the world, the grapefruit is a relative newcomer compared to say the apple or grape. It appears to have originated in Barbados in the 1700s as a hybrid between the pomelo and orange. The name, however, came from how they grow in clusters like grapes.

For more on grapefruit nutrition information, as well as how to select, store, cut, and more on grapefruit check out Grapefruit 101. And for a decadent but healthy treat, try this Grapefruit Brulee!

We are often asked, are grapefruit keto? No. According to the USDA half of a medium grapefruit contains 13g of carbs. This isn’t high as fruit goes, so you could certainly use 13 grams of our daily “carb limit” on this healthy food option.

Pink Kiwi

Pink Kiwi’s can simply have a pink skin and normal green pulp like the trademarked Pink Jumbo. Cultivars can, however, also be found with partially red to pink pulp and a greenish brown skin.

Kiwis are native to China, but were named when commercial cultivation began in New Zealand. They are a particularly healthy fruit containing more vitamin C than oranges. Give them a try in these Green Smoothie Popsicles! You don’t even need popsicle molds.

Pink Peppercorn

Pink Peppercorn isn’t strictly a peppercorn, but instead a dried berry grown on Brazilian and Peruvian pepper trees. They are used like other varieties of peppercorn, and their fruity, peppery taste can accent a variety of cuisines from fish & meats, citrus, and a variety of baked goods.

Pink Lady Apple

Pink Lady Apples are an Apple Variety developed in Australia in 1973. They are, however, grown around the world today and available in most US grocery stores. The Pink Lady Apple is just one of the 2,500 or so apple varieties grown in the US, and there are something like 30,000 apple varieties grown worldwide. We like pink lady apples in this Vegan Apple Crisp recipe.

Pink Lemon

This is a relatively new fruit that is a hybrid of a lemon and a mandarin orange. It has a yellow skin with green stripes and pink flesh that is juicy and tart.

Pink Mango

The bright pink skin of this mango is the result of hybrid breeding with blackberries, blueberries, and grapefruit yielding a mango with a berry-like flavor. Mangoes are native to Southern Asia and only reached the USA around 1880. With over 40 million tons grown every year mangoes are one of the world’s most eaten fruits.

Pink Muscatel Grape

The Pink Muscatel is a subvariety of the muscatel grape which has been grown for thousands of years, and was used for wine making in both Ancient Rome and Greece. The first documented use of these grapes in wine came out of a tomb in Turkey dating to 2,700 years ago.

Today, however, the leading producers of these grapes are Chile and Peru. They are a sweet grape great eaten by the handful, in any fruit salad recipe, or in wine.

Pink Pearl Apple

We could dedicate most of this article to apples that lean from red into pink, but will just present the two that have the word “pink” in their name. The Pink Pearl Apple looks like an apple that nature turned inside out due to its reddish pulp. The truth is, it wasn’t nature but Mr. Albert Etter of California who created this unique apple in 1944.

Pink pearls are known for being crisp and juicy with a mildly sweet tart taste. What do you do with a uniquely colored apple with such a flavor profile? Our vote is that this Slow Cooker Stuffed Apples Recipe is an ideal recipe to showcase the unusual red pulp.

Pink Pineapple

Pink Pineapples are a pineapple variety patented by Del Monte in 2007. You can buy them online shipped out of Central America, but expect to pay $30-40 per fruit. They would, however, make a wonderful display for a pink themed party or event.

Pink Pomelo

The Pink Pomelo is a variety of the larger pomelo fruit. The pink pomelo has a pinkish-red flesh that is sweet and slightly tart. Pomelos are a large citrus fruit similar to grapefruit but larger.

Pink Reliance Grape

Pink reliance grapes are so named due to their ability to withstand disease, pests without the use of pesticides, drought, and very cold temperatures. The primary uses are eating raw, in jams & jellies, and in desserts.

Pink Strawberry (Pineberry)

Native Americans introduced Europeans to strawberries hundreds of years ago, but their wild strawberries were pretty small. Fortunately, the French brought a different variety from modern day Chile back to Europe where multiple strawberry cultivars were bred into the large juicy strawberries we know today.

Pink Strawberries are one of two things. They are either normal strawberries with a light red to pinkish hue while they ripen, or they are pineberries. Pineberries are a light pink berry with a white pulp. The name is a combination of Strawberry and Pineapple though there is no pineapple in these strawberries. You can use pineberries as you would any other strawberry.

Pink Tomato

Technically any red tomato can appear pink as it ripens from green to red, but we will just look at a few that are pink when ripe. The tomato began as a wild plant growing in the Andes Mountains, but is, of course, today one of the world’s favorite foods grown on all continents except Antarctica and in hundreds of varieties.

Tomatoes are a wonderfully healthy “fruit” that is more like a vegetable than a fruit with only 5 calories per ounce and a heavy dose of vitamins and minerals. The decidedly pink varieties include:

Belgium Pink Tomatoes: This pink tomato is a hefty tomato generally weighing in around 2 pounds, but capable of reaching 5 pounds. They are good sliced for burgers, BLTs, or other sandwiches.

Black Sea Man Heirloom Tomatoes: Black Sea Man has a striking pink center and browish pink skin with olive green patches. They are medium sized and said to be sweet with creamy overtones.

Brandywine Pink Tomatoes: These are beefsteak sized and shaped tomatoes that can have an almost bubble gum color. This variety was developed in 1885 and is known for its sweet flavor.

German Pink Tomatoes: These are a dense beefsteak sized tomato that slices well. These are a great option for sandwiches or burgers.

Julia Child Heirloom Tomatoes: This is my favorite of the group because, well let’s face it, how can you be a food blogger and not revere Julia Child? This tomato was named by a friend of hers. It is not surprisingly beautiful and sweet.

Pomegranate

This pomegranate is packed with antioxidants, including punicalagins, which are known to have potent anti-inflammatory effects. Pomegranates are also high in vitamin C and potassium, and have been shown to improve memory and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Prickly Pear

Prickly Pears are no ordinary pear as they grow at the tip of a cactus, thus the name. Some people say they taste like bubblegum, and they are often used in cocktails, jams, and candies. They are certainly a healthy fruit, high in fiber, antioxidants, and vitamin C.

Rambutan

Rambutans are native to SE Asia, and are a difficult to find and unique fruit. Its skin is a bright reddish to pink color with a coating of hair like spines. The pulp is pink to off-white, sweet, and a little acidic. They are said to have a flavor like grapes and are often eaten raw out of hand.

Ramontchi

The Ramontchi is native to the tropical regions of both Africa and Asia which is obviously a pretty big area. It resembles a plum in shape and color (red to pink, yellow, or purple) with a yellow or white flesh. It is commonly eaten out of hand, made into jam, or used in wine.

Raspberries

These tart and juicy berries are packed with antioxidants and are an excellent source of vitamin C and fiber. They are perfect for snacking on their own, adding to salads, or using in baked goods.

Rose Apple

Also known as Jambu, this fruit has a light pink skin and a crisp white flesh that tastes similar to a pear.

Sampinit

Also known as the Philippine Wild Raspberry, these are a cousin of the raspberries that came out of Europe. They are smaller than the raspberries grown in the USA, but can be used in any application calling for raspberries.

Watermelon

The ultimate summer fruit, watermelons are over 90% water, so they are appropriately named. They are eaten like other melons, sliced or balled, but are technically berries that have been enjoyed by humans for thousands of years. There are records of them in Ancient Egypt over 4,000 years ago, but we believe they were cultivated before that.

Yumberry

The Yumberry is also known as the Chinese Bayberry as it is native to South-Central China where it has been eaten for thousands of years. The term Yumberry was coined by an American importer who wanted to make them more marketable in the United States. The small red berries are very sweet and the trees are used decoratively in China.

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