Exotic Delights: 12 Perfect Tropical Fruits for Fruit Salads

KineticHarbor Updated: 2025-08-23

2. Mangosteen: The Elegant Purple Queen

Called the "Queen of Fruits," mangosteen reveals exquisite, snow-white meat under its rich purple exterior. Mangosteen is a great friend to ramboutan because of its fresh, sweet taste with a faint tanginess. Mangosteen gives a mild sweetener in a fruit salad that counteracts the tastes of other fruits. Its soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture creates a wonderful sensory experience when it contrasts so elegantly with the stiffer ramboutan. Carefully cut around the middle of the fruit and twist to open, exposing the segmented white flesh within, to ready mangosteen for your fruit salad. You can readily remove and toss the bits into your salad. Mangosteen and ramboutan together provide a symphony of tropical tastes that will carry your taste receptors to far-off worlds. Not only tastes great, but mangosteen is high in minerals including xanthones, strong antioxidants. Among the possible health advantages of these molecules include anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting ones for the fruit. Choose mangosteens for fruits with a deep purple hue and a fresh, green stem. Steer clear of fruits whose yellow resin on the skin shows overripeness. The distinctive taste of the mangosteen, which ranges from sweet to slightly acidic, accentuates the simpler sweetness of the ramboutan and gives your fruit salad depth. Your tropical fruit salad will surely be unforgettable thanks to this royal team.