# Fatty fruits: Are avocados unique? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922 "2009-03-26T22:12:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/1 "2009-03-26T22:12:47Z")
Are there other fruits or vegetables (nuts notwithstanding) that contain high amounts of fat? ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/2 "2009-03-26T22:21:17Z")
Its rivals include olives and durians. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/3 "2009-03-26T22:21:29Z")
Coconut. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/4 "2009-03-26T22:32:31Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Coconut. Has often been accused of being a nut. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/5 "2009-03-26T22:34:37Z")
Coconuts and peanuts, neither of which are nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/6 "2009-03-26T22:36:23Z")
And even if they were nuts, nuts are still a kind of fruit. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/7 "2009-03-26T23:11:30Z")
Legumes aren’t, though. They’re legumes. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/8 "2009-03-26T23:17:46Z")
Legumes are also fruits. They’re the part of the plant that contains the seed. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/9 "2009-03-26T23:45:04Z")
Here’s a starting point: [List of culinary fruits - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_fruits) Note that your attempt to clarify matters by excluding nuts (and presumably seeds) is problematic, because it is a form of special pleading. There are plenty of fruits that contain high amounts of fat, but we don’t generally consider them culinary fruits–for that very reason! So we could compile a very long list of botanical fruits that are high in fat, but they won’t seem like fruit to you because they aren’t soft, moist or sweet. If you want a list of soft, moist, high-fat fruits, olive and durian both qualify. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/10 "2009-03-27T00:21:50Z")
Bananas? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/11 "2009-03-27T02:32:52Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Bananas? No. Bananas have lots of carbs, but only negligible amounts of fat. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/12 "2009-03-27T07:43:39Z")
While peanuts are legumes, coconuts aren’t. They’re monocots, highly unrelated to either legumes or nut-bearing plants. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/13 "2009-03-27T08:22:53Z")
IIRC Brazil nots are the [highest fat nuts in](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_nut/)the world. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/14 "2009-03-27T10:15:33Z")
> [@astro](#): > > IIRC Brazil nots Also known as [nãos](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/n%C3%A3o#Portuguese). ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/15 "2009-03-27T11:27:02Z")
The fruit of palms (at least oil palms) is also high in fat. But I think the OP was really asking, “Is there any fruit we commonly eat as fruit, that is high in fact, other than avocados?” I cannot think of any. (I am not familiar with durian. Isn’t that the one that siinks?) ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/16 "2009-03-27T12:24:00Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > Has often been accused of being a nut. Well, some times it \*feels \*like a nut. Some times it don’t. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/17 "2009-03-27T12:35:36Z")
Am I missing something with corn? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/18 "2009-03-27T12:57:38Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Am I missing something with corn? Corn is a cereal grass. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/19 "2009-03-27T14:16:18Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > The fruit of palms (at least oil palms) is also high in fat. But I think the OP was really asking, “Is there any fruit we commonly eat as fruit, that is high in fact, other than avocados?” I cannot think of any. (I am not familiar with durian. Isn’t that the one that siinks?) Not that we eat avocados as fruits (or tomatoes). So yeah, I guess it all depends on what are we calling fruits for the purposes of this thread. Yes, durian is the one that super stinks. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-fruits-are-avocados-unique/490922/20 "2009-03-27T15:18:13Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Corn is a cereal grass. The corn grain is also a fruit, but not very high in fat.