One ounce of avocado, equal to about two tablespoons, or a fifth of a medium-size fruit, provides 4.5 grams of fat.

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He heard that the mangosteen, a tangerine-size fruit (unrelated to the mango) with a hard purple rind and a fleshy white interior, had medicinal properties.

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The typical one is about 60 square metres (645 square feet) in size and produces fruit and vegetables.

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While off-the-cuff comments about tree size may provide low-hanging fruit for late-night shows, they are not usually a good measure of a speech.

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The size of a small breadfruit, the fruit has a lime-green skin covered with eyes like a potato's.

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Critics say the measure will be ineffective because it does not limit the size of dairy-based drinks, like milkshakes and fruit juices, which often contain high amounts of sugar and are calorie laden.

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The coati is about the same size and shape as a raccoon and is omnivorous - eating leaves, fruit, small rodents, birds and eggs.

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Three bidders fought over the placemat-size still life, which depicts several golden-hued apples stacked on a white plate near some smaller, green fruit.

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