Discussion Thread for "Raw Fruits" Polls

If you have yet to vote in either (or both) of these polls, they are still open and will be for a while longer.

Since posts to those threads are what keep them in view, and since there haven’t been all that many posts – just votes – maybe they have escaped your notice.

Here’s how things looked in both polls last night:



http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=736297
View Poll Results: What's your Favorite "raw" fruit?  
This poll will close on 10-24-2014 at 06:57 AM 

                                        http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=736569
                                        View Poll Results: Which are your Top Five "Raw" Fruits on this list?  
                                        This poll will close on 11-05-2014 at 11:06 PM 
apples                      32 26.89%   apples         32 41.03% 
cherries                    31 26.05%   cherries       17 21.79% 
bananas                     29 24.37%   bananas        32 41.03% 
strawberries                28 23.53%   strawberries   35 44.87% 
grapes                      25 21.01%   grapes         31 39.74% 

blueberries                 22 18.49%   blueberries    15 19.23% 
oranges                     21 17.65%   oranges        18 23.08% 
peaches                     20 16.81%   peaches        25 32.05% 
mangos                      19 15.97%   mangos         16 20.51% 
watermelon                  19 15.97%   watermelon     23 29.49% 

raspberries                 18 15.13%   raspberries    22 28.21% 
pineapple                   17 14.29%   pineapple      27 34.62% 
nectarines                  16 13.45%   nectarines     15 19.23% 
tangerines                  15 12.61%   tangerines      4 5.13% 
blackberries                14 11.76%   blackberries   16 20.51% 

tomatoes                    14 11.76%   tomatoes       18 23.08% 
berries                     13 10.92%   berries         4 5.13% 
pears                       13 10.92%   pears          17 21.79% 
clementines                 12 10.08%   clementines     9 11.54% 

Bing cherries               11 9.24% 
cantaloupe                  11 9.24%    cantaloupe     23 29.49% 

                                        Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 78 
apricots                    10 8.40% 
grapefruits                 10 8.40% 
plums                       10 8.40% 

Asian Pears                  8 6.72% 
Kiwi                         8 6.72% 
Mandarin oranges             8 6.72% 
Figs                         7 5.88% 
Red grapefruit               7 5.88% 
honeydew                     6 5.04% 
Melons of any sort           6 5.04% 

Dates                        5 4.20% 
Lychee                       5 4.20% 
Papayas                      5 4.20% 
Passion fruit                5 4.20% 
Any Others (please specify)  5 4.20% 

black raspberries            4 3.36% 
coconuts                     4 3.36% 
persimmon                    4 3.36% 
Pomegranate                  4 3.36% 
wild raspberries             4 3.36% 

minneolas                    3 2.52% 
pluots                       3 2.52% 
custard apples               2 1.68% 
Dragon fruit                 2 1.68% 
Durian                       2 1.68% 
pawpaw                       2 1.68% 
Starfruit                    2 1.68% 
anona                        1 0.84% 
mamey sapote                 1 0.84% 
Mangosteen                   1 0.84% 
Nanking cherries             1 0.84% 
stone fruit                  1 0.84% 

Cherimoya                    0 0% 
Longan                       0 0% 
quadrato banana              0 0% 
sapodilla                    0 0% 
White sapote                 0 0% 
wineberries                  0 0% 

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 119 

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There was also a Pre-Poll effort at

Pre-Poll Data Collecting – What’s your Favorite “raw” fruit?

The point to this particular thread is to try to reach a decision on what (if anything) to do next to give anyone interested a chance to vote or to comment on the basic issue of Favorite Raw Fruit.

If warranted, another poll may be posted after some discussion, either here or in either (all) of those other threads. I had planned on Friday as a date for that additional poll, but I wanted to be sure I wasn’t jumping the gun with that move.

What are your thoughts on the issue?

I find it interesting that the top rated fruit pretty much line up with the “flavours” you find on a box of fruit loops cereal. Coincidence? I think not.

Excellent observation! Cool, too! Life Savers and what all else?

Here’s an update from just a moment ago:



View Poll Results: What's your Favorite "raw" fruit?  
This poll will close on 10-24-2014 at 06:57 AM 

                                          View Poll Results: Which are your Top Five "Raw" Fruits on this list?  
                                          This poll will close on 11-05-2014 at 11:06 PM 

apples                     32 26.23%      apples          47 44.34%
cherries                   31 25.41%      cherries        33 31.13% 
bananas                    29 23.77%      bananas         41 38.68% 
strawberries               29 23.77%      strawberries    44 41.51% 
grapes                     26 21.31%      grapes          37 34.91% 

blueberries                22 18.03%      blueberries     21 19.81% 
oranges                    21 17.21%      oranges         24 22.64% 
peaches                    21 17.21%      peaches         34 32.08% 
mangos                     19 15.57%      mangos          20 18.87% 
watermelon                 19 15.57%      watermelon      35 33.02% 

raspberries                18 14.75%      raspberries     30 28.30% 
pineapple                  17 13.93%      pineapple       37 34.91% 
nectarines                 16 13.11%      nectarines      18 16.98% 
tangerines                 15 12.30%      tangerines       6  5.66% 
blackberries               14 11.48%      blackberries    19 17.92% 

tomatoes                   14 11.48%      tomatoes        20 18.87% 
berries                    13 10.66%      berries          8  7.55% 
pears                      13 10.66%      pears           23 21.70% 
clementines                12 9.84%       clementines     14 13.21% 
Bing cherries              11 9.02% 

cantaloupe                 11 9.02%       cantaloupe      27 25.47% 
apricots                   10 8.20% 
grapefruits                10 8.20% 
plums                      10 8.20% 
Asian Pears                 8 6.56% 
                                          Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 106 
Kiwi                        8 6.56% 
Mandarin oranges            8 6.56% 
Figs                        7 5.74% 
Red grapefruit              7 5.74% 
honeydew                    6 4.92% 

Melons of any sort          6 4.92% 
Dates                       5 4.10% 
Lychee                      5 4.10% 
Papayas                     5 4.10% 
Passion fruit               5 4.10% 

Any Others (please specify) 5 4.10% 
black raspberries           4 3.28% 
coconuts                    4 3.28% 
persimmon                   4 3.28% 
Pomegranate                 4 3.28% 

wild raspberries            4 3.28% 
minneolas                   3 2.46% 
pluots                      3 2.46% 
custard apples              2 1.64% 
Dragon fruit                2 1.64% 

Durian                      2 1.64% 
pawpaw                      2 1.64% 
Starfruit                   2 1.64% 
anona                       1 0.82% 
mamey sapote                1 0.82% 

Mangosteen                  1 0.82% 
Nanking cherries            1 0.82% 
stone fruit                 1 0.82% 

Cherimoya                   0 0% 
Longan                      0 0% 
quadrato banana             0 0% 
sapodilla                   0 0% 
White sapote                0 0% 
wineberries                 0 0% 

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 122