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The Hidden Fruit That’s Surprisingly Not a Fruit—and Why It Matters Today Have you ever encountered something labeled “fruit” that left you wondering: Is this really a fruit? One of the most surprising—but not-so-surprising—mysteries in modern diets is the underappreciated reality: pomegranate skeeters and their surprising identity. But beyond this quirky taxonomic curiosity lies a deeper truth: the hidden ingredient misunderstood as a fruit may be quietly shaping modern food trends, sustainability efforts, and even health innovations. ### What Exactly Is This Hidden “Fruit”? Let’s start with a simple question: what do we consider a fruit? Most people think in terms of apples, bananas, or berries—pieces we eat whole, often sweet, sometimes tart. But pomegranate skeeters—the tiny, repeated seeds inside a pomegranate—are often overlooked. Technically, the pomegranate’s arils (the juicy, melanin-rich seeds we think of as “fruit”) are not a single fruit but hundreds of seed pockets fused into one edible structure. Each aril is technically its own fleshy "fruit" scale. While the whole pomegranate is widely consumed, what many don’t realize is that only the arils are the true edible fruit pieces, and even then, industry labeling frequently blurs these lines.