https://kvalifood.com/tags/medlar/ Recent content in Medlar on Kvalifood Hugo en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://kvalifood.com/wiki/pome-fruits/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://kvalifood.com/wiki/pome-fruits/ <h1 id="pome-fruits">Pome Fruits</h1> <img src="https://kvalifood.com/wiki/pome-fruits/pome-fruits_hu_254d618247c353a1.webp" alt="" loading="lazy"> <p>The pome fruits — apples, pears, quince, and their relatives — are all members of the rose family (<em>Rosaceae</em>), native to Eurasia. The defining structure is a thick fleshy portion derived from the enlarged flower stem tip (not the ovary alone), surrounding an inner tough-walled core containing seeds. All are <a href="https://kvalifood.com/wiki/fruit-ripening/">climacteric</a>, storing starch that converts to sugar during ripening, making them the temperate world&rsquo;s most storable and versatile fresh fruits.</p>