Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) is a tropical fruit that is a good source of nutrients and antioxidants. It may offer health benefits such as aiding digestion, managing weight, and more. Rambutan is a ...

If rambutan, a fruit indigenous to Indonesia, ever becomes popular, it will probably be known as “hairy fruit.” That’s the meaning of the name rambutan – and an apt description as well. The red fruit ...

Native to southeast Asia, rambutan is a unique fruit that grows best in the tropical climates of Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia—though it also grows in Mexico and Hawaii.

Its scientific name is Nephelium lappaceum L. The name "rambutan" comes from the Malaysian word for "hair," a reference to the soft spines that cover the fruit. Rambutans grow in clusters on trees and ...

Behold the rambutan, a curly-haired red fruit that looks more like something out of a fairy tale than anything grown in real life. But while rambutans may seem exotic to Westerners, they’re a common ...

Alex Jackson, vice president of sales and procurement for Los Alamitos, CA-based Frieda's Branded Produce Gabriel 'Gabe' Bernal, executive vice president of Seasons Farm Fresh, a Miami-based wholesale ...