Quenepas (Mamoncillo Fruit) Spanish limes are a fruit with a thousand names. Quenepas in Puerto Rico, mamoncillos across the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, guineps in Jamaica, kenep in Haiti, limoncillo in the Dominican Republic, and mamón or jocote depending on which country in Central America you ask. Nearly every country has its own name for the fruit also known as quenepa. Despite the lime in the name, the Spanish lime is not actually a citrus fruit. From the outside it looks like a miniature lime, or close to a key lime, with skin that's a beautiful green, leathery and hard like a shell. Crack it open and you get translucent orange flesh wrapped tightly around a single large seed. The Spanish lime is related to lychee, rambutan, and longan rather than anything in the citrus family.  As for what a Spanish lime tastes like, imagine lime crossed with lychee, with citrus notes, a hint of tamarind, and the sweet-tart finish Puerto Ricans love. Mamoncillo trees grow wild in South America and have spread throughout tropical regions, including parts of tropical Africa, though the heart of quenepa culture remains Puerto Rico, the island of enchantment, where Ponce hosts a national festival every summer. We sell Spanish limes by the pound, sourced from family farm partners during the short summer harvest, with individual fruits shipped on the branch in clusters where possible. Free U.S. shipping covers every box. Why Choose Spanish Limes from Tropical Fruit Box? Sourced direct from family farm partners across South America and the Caribbean during the short summer Spanish lime harvest, with the Arrive Fresh Guarantee on every box. Each box ships with quenepas attached to the branch where possible, the way they're sold at local Caribbean and Latin American markets. Free U.S. shipping on every Spanish limes order, with no minimums or surprise fees at checkout. Tropical Fruit Box was built to make hard-to-find fruits like mamoncillos and guineps available to U.S. families who grew up eating them. You Might Also Like Longan Fruit Box: a sibling in the Sapindaceae family, with the same translucent flesh-around-a-seed structure and a sweeter, less tangy flavor. Rambutan Box: a closer cousin to the Spanish lime, with a hairy red shell hiding similar lychee-style flesh. Caribbean Tropical Fruits: the wider regional collection covering quenepas, mamoncillo fruit, and other island favorites. Out of Season Boxes: subscribe for restock alerts when the Spanish lime season runs out. Best Spanish Limes For... Caribbean and Diaspora Family Tables For families who grew up sucking the flesh off the seed at summer gatherings, our growers ship the same quenepas eaten across the islands. Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Jamaicans, and Haitians all recognize this fruit immediately, even under different names. Beach Snacks and Summer Refreshment The best Spanish limes for a summer beach snack are riper ones eaten by cracking the shell with your teeth (don't tell your dentist). Each soft shell cracks open to a tangy flesh that refreshes more than a key lime ever could, which is why mamoncillos are such a beach favorite. Cocktails, Mojitos, and Tropical Drinks Mamoncillos work well in a muddler with sugar, lime juice, and rum or sparkling water. Quenepas pulp adds a lychee-tamarind flavor most cocktail menus don't carry, and the tartness holds up against stronger spirits without disappearing.

The stars are aligned here at Tropical Fruit Box, with Star Fruits that is. In the middle of the hottest summer we've had in forever, these Star Fruits, also called Carambola, finally showed up! They grow in tropical climates around the world, so they seem to like this heat. Go figure!You definitely want to eat them when they are ripe, if you eat them before, they’ll taste more sour and citrusy. When they ripen, they are sweet, definitely tart but no worries, their taste of apple mixed with pear and fresh crispy grape finish don't disappoint. If the edges are a little brown, don’t worry, it just means they are ready to eat and are sweeter, waiting for you to take a big bite.You could use them as garnishes in the fanciest drinks ever, add them to salads and even make the famous, Star Fruit upside-down cake. We think they should be called Star Hero Fruit since it has anti-inflammation properties, helps with digestion, helps reduce cholesterol, and has a low glycemic index. They are rich in potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C. They are also low in calories and have a high fiber content.If you don’t know why they are called Star Fruits, we’ll let you cut one and figure it out for yourself, as we know we have the smartest customers here at Tropical Fruit Box. ***Sorry, Cannot ship to California***

The Summer We’ve All Been Waiting For Is Here.And to honor the fruit-loving legends who came before us, we’ve packed a box with peak-season stunners you won’t find just anywhere. This is your tropical passport to summer bliss—fresh, rare, and ready to devour. Here’s what’s inside: 💜 Passion FruitA spoonful of summer. Tart, floral, and wildly tropical—this is the flavor of sunshine in its most concentrated form. 🍍 Pinkglow® Pink PineappleBold, beautiful, and blushing with sweetness. One bite and you’ll understand why this one’s a total showstopper. 🍈 Golden PapayaSmooth, mellow, and subtly sweet. A golden beauty that’s perfect with lime or blended into your morning. 🐉 Dragon FruitA visual masterpiece with a subtly sweet, refreshing crunch. Chop it into a fruit salad or just grab a spoon and dig in. 🥑 Tropical AvocadosBigger, creamier, and way more satisfying than the standard ones. These are the avocados your toast dreams about. 🟢 Rambutan This is the box you bring to your next BBQ, picnic, or office flex. Gift it, share it, or savor it solo—we won’t judge. Note: Due to seasonality, availability, and California restrictions, contents may vary slightly. But trust us—you’re getting the best of the tropics, every time.  

Mingolo Mango, Mingolo Mango, say that 10 times and repeat it again! Besides being the perfect tongue twister, this mango will only bring joy and pleasure to your very sensitive but likely by now, bored tastebuds. First cultivated in India over 5000 years ago, this beautiful mango has an amazing pedigree. About the Mingolo Mango Mingolo mangos are medium-sized mangos that are very sweet and have enough flesh to enjoy in one sitting since the seed is mid-size as well but we seriously doubt that you’ll eat just one. When you cut into one, you can smell the delicious tropical fruit notes with even a hint of peach. Don’t pull out the toothpick just yet since they have very few fibers and the texture is pretty smooth overall. Don’t be fooled by the green exterior skin since they will ripen to a beautiful yellow. Origins of the Mingolo Coming to us from our partner farms in the fertile Dominican Republic, this mango deliciousness will really make you enjoy that fresh mango flavor that you miss in anticipation of the full summer mango season ahead. It’s kind of the preview of what’s to come this year and by the looks of the flowering situation happening in mango trees all around us, it’s going to be a mango year for the record books! We seriously must learn from the wine-making folks to label the mango seasons and start taking tasting notes.We can just close our eyes and look into the future and hear our Tropifruters deep in conversation – Remember that Tropical Fruit Box Mingolo Mango from 2022? – Absolutely! It was a lot richer and full of flavor than the 2017 with more flavor complexity due to the weather patterns and blah blah blah… but, we digress.Other favorite mangos, or mangoes (yes, you can spell it both ways and yes, we are annoyed at being corrected all the time by folks on both sides) from this region are the Jamaican Julie Mangos, the much loved and anticipated Haitian Francine mangos that our Tropifruters clamor for every year.To get back into the topic, the peak availability for the Mingolo Mango is from March to July and guess what? It’s time. Get your box of Mingolo Mangos today and enjoy it in whichever way you prefer, sliced, cubed, in smoothies, shakes, Mango Lassies, you name it but most importantly, take a picture, share your recipes and let us know how you liked them!

  Have you had a mango 🥭 lately? Not one of those supermarket mangos that have been there for a while. I'm talking about a fresh, juicy, and delicious mango that looks like it just got picked from the tree. That's what we have. Mango has to be the most popular tropical fruit of all time and for a reason, the texture, sweetness, and unique taste make it a superstar in cuisines worldwide. Get your taste buds ready for a mouthwatering experience like no other! Our Tropical Mango Box contains hand-picked, ripe, and juicy mangos that will transport you to a tropical paradise with each bite. Known for its unrivaled texture and sweetness, this superstar fruit is a must-have for any cuisine. So why settle for a bland grocery store mango when you could have a fresh and flavorful one from our box? Grab yours today and join the mango craze! With 12-15 fresh and flavorful mangos per box, our Tropical Mango Box is a smart choice for anyone looking to add a nutritious and delicious fruit to their diet. Not only is mango a beloved tropical fruit, but it also offers a unique texture and taste that can elevate any dish. Plus, our box weighs 12 pounds, making it a great value for the number of mangos you'll receive! Don't miss out on the opportunity to try these tasty treats. Order Your Box of Tropical Mangoes Today **If you are in California, any Floridian variety will be swapped out for another due to import restrictions. Please note that varieties change seasonally. ***  This box is available in 12 and 14 lbs.  

We know how serious our Tropifruiters are about mangos. Ataulfo mangos can be your new favorite mangos as they are buttery and creamy to taste, perfect to eat raw, or as a cooking ingredient for your favorite sauces. This variety is not fibrous like other mangos which makes them amazing when reaching peak ripeness. So, don’t miss this fruity delight! This box comes in two sizes, regular with 8 pounds of melt in your mouth Ataulfo mangos and large which has 12 pounds of fruit and are from Mexico.

Sugar Apple, just saying it aloud makes you want to eat a big piece, even if you’ve never tasted it before. The Sugar Apple is also known as Sweet Sop or Anón. The fancy scientists call it Annona squamosa, we started adding their fancy names because our Tropifruiters are very inquisitive. This is what you do. It’s ripe when you can pull it apart and starts giving to the touch. Grab it with both hands and use your thumbs to separate the segments. When you separate the little knobs or lobes and expose the interior, you are in for a real treat. The creamy flesh has the consistency of a custard, like the one Grandma used to make, but this tastes much better because it has a hint of a minty finish. Sorry Granny, we still love you. Remember to take out the seeds, you can do it before you eat the flesh or just put the lobes in your mouth and work out the seeds, as the seeds are not edible. Sugar Apples are super rare and cultivated in very small batches. We only get a handful at a time and they literally fly out the door. Don't say we didn't warn you! The current variety is green and from Florida and unfortunately cannot ship to California.

Cherimoya Fruit (Custard Apple) Cherimoya is one of those fruits Mark Twain called "the most delicious fruit known to men," which is a lot of pressure for any cherimoya fruit to live up to. Most do. Cut a ripe one open and the flesh is white and custardy, with a flavor profile that splits the difference between banana, pineapple, and pear, and a fragrance that reads as floral. Latin Americans call it chirimoya or fruit cherimoya, and the same fruit is sometimes labelled custard apple in English markets. Spanish-speaking customers often order chirimoyas by name. Each box ships in 5, 8, or 12-pound sizes, packed by hand from our family farm partners during the short cherimoya season. If a size is sold out, check back at the start of the week. Free U.S. shipping covers every cherimoya delivery. Why Choose Cherimoya from Tropical Fruit Box? Hand-picked from family farm partners during the short cherimoya harvest, with the Arrive Fresh Guarantee on every cherimoya delivery. Sourced direct from growers in California, South America, and other tropical regions where cherimoya thrives, restocked weekly during peak season. Free U.S. shipping on every cherimoya fruit box, available in 5, 8, or 12-pound sizes to match your appetite or recipe plans. Tropical Fruit Box was built so families across the U.S. could buy fresh cherimoya direct from the farm, not from grocery stores that rarely stock it. You Might Also Like Soursop: the closest cousin to cherimoya in the Annona family, with a similar creamy white flesh and a more tropical, citrus-tinged flavor profile. Atemoya: a hybrid built from the cherimoya itself crossed with the sugar apple, sweeter and more aromatic than its cherimoya parent. Red Custard Apple: a rare Caribbean cousin in the same fruit family with a similar custardy flesh and a deeper sweetness. Sapote Family Tropical Fruits: the wider category of soft, custard-textured tropical fruits worth exploring after cherimoya. Best Cherimoya For... Spooning Ripe Cherimoya The best cherimoya for eating ripe with a spoon is the 8-pound box. Wait until the fruit yields like a soft pear, halve it, and scoop the custardy flesh from the skin. Discard the dark seeds. Cherimoya Smoothies and Ice Cream The best fruit cherimoya for blended drinks and frozen desserts is whichever size matches your batch. The custardy flesh blends easily, and freezing the scooped pulp in advance creates an instant cherimoya-based ice cream base. Latin American Family Recipes The best place to buy chirimoyas online if you grew up calling them by their Spanish name. Our growers cultivate the same cherimoya varieties found in Peruvian, Chilean, and Ecuadorian kitchens. A First Cherimoya The best cherimoya delivery for first-timers is the small 5-pound box, with a few cherimoyas to figure out the texture and flavor before going larger. Wait for the soft yield before cutting in.

Cacao Fruit also called Cacao pods is not what you'd expect. It's much better! Did you know that the literal translation for Cacao’s scientific name means “Food of the Gods”? The Olmecs, an ancient civilization from what is now Mexico, were the first to use Cacao Fruit over 3,500 years ago. They obviously didn’t know what they had because if they did, we’d all be speaking Olmec right now… Instead, the just the airport in Brussels, Belgium sells over 800 tons of chocolate every year but, we digress. Cacao Fruit and Chocolate Cacao Pods are these American football shape-inspired fruits and coincidentally are where Chocolate comes from. Yes, the name is a little confusing and we get a lot of people asking for cocoa fruit, cocoa, cacao... does it even matter, at the end it all comes form the cacao bean that lives inside the fruit. The taste couldn’t be any more different than the delicacy we’ve been groomed to gift to our loved ones. The white flesh has a pretty delicious zingy sweet flavor, it’s hard to describe its tart, fruity, citrusy flavor with mango and pineapple notes. The seeds are the ones used to actually make Chocolate and when you bite into them, you can taste what unprocessed pure chocolate is like. The regular box contains 4 pieces of Cacao Fruits and the large box has 6 pieces of this Food of the Gods. Don’t wait, order your box of Cacao fruit today.  

Discover the most extraordinary flavors the tropics have to offer. Our Taste of the Exotics Box is a rare collection of premium fruits and honey, curated to deliver a one-of-a-kind tasting journey right to your door. What’s Inside: 🐉 Red Dragon Fruit – strikingly vibrant with a mildly sweet, refreshing flavor 🌿 Soursop – creamy, tangy, and tropical, often called “the fruit that tastes like a smoothie” 🌿 Cacao – sweet, tangy, and tropical. 🍐 Cherimoya – soft, custard-like texture with hints of vanilla and pineapple 🍯 Golden berry Sweet, tropical, juicy, and incredibly refreshing 🌴 Tamarind – Tart and sour 🍍 Pink Pineapple – rare, beautiful, and refreshingly juicy 🍯 Wildflower Honey – pure, golden nectar to drizzle over fruit or enjoy on its own Each bite is a discovery—sweet, tangy, creamy, and floral notes blend together to create a box unlike any other. ✨ Perfect for: adventurous foodies, gourmet gifting, unique recipes, or anyone ready to indulge in nature’s rarest delicacies. 👉 Order your Taste of the Exotics Box today and experience the extraordinary. Available in 10 lbs and 16 lbs! **Please note that these are pre-selected boxes and that selections may vary due to seasonality.

Bring the sunshine home with our Taste of the Tropics Box, a hand-selected mix of exotic fruits that capture the true flavors of paradise. Perfect for sharing, gifting, or treating yourself, this vibrant assortment delivers a one-of-a-kind tropical experience. What’s Inside: 🥭 Mangoes – juicy, sweet, and perfectly golden 🍍 Pink Pineapple – rare, refreshing, and uniquely beautiful 🥑 Tropical Avocado – creamy and versatile for every dish 🐉 Dragon Fruit – stunningly vibrant with a delicate sweetness 🍌 Manzano Bananas – the “apple banana” with a sweet, tangy twist 🍒 Longans– exotic, juicy, and lusciously tropical 🫐 Golden Papaya – Bright, and bursting with flavor Every box is carefully packed to ensure peak freshness and delivered right to your door. ✨ Perfect for: family fruit adventures, tropical recipes, smoothie lovers, or anyone craving a taste of paradise. 👉 Order your Taste of the Tropics Box today and savor the flavors of sunshine! Available in 10 lbs (Regular) and 16 (Large) lbs! **Please note that these are pre-selected boxes and that selections may vary due to seasonality. ***If ordering for a special occasion, be sure to add the gift note and/or event info in the notes at checkout.***

Who are we to tell you what you like? This is why we created this box. Tropical Fruit Freedom! How does it work? Choose above by clicking or tapping 3 to 6 types of fruit and we’ll fill up the box to the very top. If you’d like more quantity of one than another, you can just let us know in the notes at checkout. Simple. How much in the Box? At least 10 pounds of actual fruit!Since fruits are different shapes, sizes, and weights, we always err in your favor, so you get a little more. These are not the times to be skimping on food. If you have a favorite fruit, let us know in the “notes” at checkout and we will do our best to put extra!

If you haven’t tried Tropical Avocados, you are in for a treat. To my family, the Tropical Avocado has always been known as an Aguacate, pronounced (ah-gwa-kah-tee). This variety is a staple food in the Caribbean and Latin America where it’s been the most popular variety for generations. Tropical Avocados are also known as green skin avocados because of their shiny and gorgeous shade of green. They are a source of good fats, are hearty, yummy, and are full of nutrients. How do Tropical Avocados taste like? When it comes to taste, they are pretty similar to the Haas avocado although slightly sweeter. They are creamy, luscious, and delicious. They spread very easily and have a buttery and creamy smooth texture. They have a light yellow and green color inside, and the seed can be brittle but that’s OK. The reality is that they are very similar to the avocados you are used to. How are Tropical Avocados better? Larger in size: The first thing you’ll notice is that they are humongous compared to the varieties you can buy at the supermarket. Each Tropical Avocado is about the equivalent of 4 Haas avocados. You can prep just one and feed your whole family. Longer cut life: One of my pet peeves with those other avocados is that they turn black and the flavor changes right away, in the industry they call that oxidizing. The Tropical Avocados oxidize much slower which means that you can cut them and leave them out for longer. You can even keep one in the fridge wrapped in foil for two to three days after you cut them. How do you know when they are ripe? These avocados are ripe while the skin is still green, which is a little confusing if you are not used to them. Luckily, there is a simple way to know when they are ready. How? When you squeeze them and they give in just a little, they are ready to eat. Where are they from? These avocados are grown in the tropics on a beautiful farm in the Dominican Republic and in the off season over there, they come from beautiful and sunny Florida, where we are based. They grow with plenty of natural rain in nutrient-rich soil. They are naturally large, non-GMO and delicious. Our Large Box comes with about 8 Large Tropical Avocados. Our Regular Box has 4 Large Tropical Avocados.