Rank 10: Buddha Pear
The Buddha pear from China ranks last among the ten most expensive fruits in the world. The pear is named for its appearance as it looks like a small Buddha statue. It gets its shape by growing it in a vessel shaped like a Buddha. According to legend, eating the Buddha pear will make you immortal. According to Plantura Garden, the pear is priced at the equivalent of 7.50 euros per piece.
Rank 9: Sekai Ichi Apples
The Sekai Ichi apples are the ninth Japanese fruit in the ranking, their name roughly translates to “the world’s best apples”. According to Plantura Garden, the price of around 17.70 euros per apple is justified by the fact that the apples are individually pollinated by hand and washed in honey. In addition, one of the apples weighs around one kilo and is therefore above average in size and weight.
Rank 8: The Decopon Orange
The Dekopon orange is of Japanese origin and is only cultivated there. According to Plantura Garden, a box with six Dekopon oranges costs the equivalent of around 67 euros. The special feature of the Dekopon orange is that it is larger than normal oranges and also has no seeds.
Rank 7: Sembikiya Queen Strawberry
In seventh place among the ten most expensive fruits in the world is another fruit from Japan: the Sembikiya Queen strawberry. According to Strasser, a single giant strawberry costs eight euros.
Rank 6: Square watermelon
The square watermelon also comes from Japan. The melon gets its square shape by growing it in a square container. According to Plantura Garden, a melon costs up to 646 euros. However, the square melons are not only intended for consumption, but are also sold as decorative items. Not only are they available in Japan, but they are also shipped abroad and can be purchased there.
Tier 5: Heligan Pineapple
The Heligan pineapple is the fifth most expensive fruit in the world and the most expensive fruit in Europe. The pineapple is grown in the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, UK. It is known for being the only pineapple grown in Europe. According to Plantura Garden, the pineapple should be fertilized with horse urine and cost the equivalent of up to 843 euros.
Rank 4: Taiyo no Tamago mango
The name of the Taiyo no Tomago mango means something like “egg of the sun” in German and again comes from Japan. To taste the exotic, a buyer has to pay the equivalent of around 2,530 euros per mango. The mango can only be harvested when it has reached a sugar content of at least 15 percent – it is therefore considered to be very tasty. However, the mango is not only cultivated in Japan, but also in the USA. However, it is much cheaper there.
Rank 3: Ruby red Roman table grapes
The Ruby Roman grapes made it onto the podium. The ruby red Roman table grapes are the size of a ping pong ball and come from Japan. As Plantura Garden reports, a vine of the grapes will be auctioned for around 5,000 euros.
Tier 2: The Densuke Watermelon
The second most expensive fruit in the world is a melon, the Densuke watermelon. The Densuke watermelon grows on the Japanese island of Hokkaido and is very rare, only around 10,000 Densuke watermelons can be bought each year. The Densuke melon is particularly heavy and weighs an impressive eleven kilograms on average. According to Plantura Garden, the equivalent of more than 5,000 euros has already been paid for a melon of this type.
Tier 1: The Yubari King Melon
The Yubari King melon also comes from Hokkaido and is currently considered the most expensive fruit in the world. According to Zaster, the Japanese Takamaru Konishi spent the equivalent of 24,400 euros for a pair of Yubari King melons. The melon species is considered sacred in the village of Yubari, after which it is named. The Yubari King melon is said to be particularly sweet and juicy and, according to Plantura Garden, should be protected from the sun with a hat and massaged daily.
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