What is fruit?
Fruit is the edible part of a plant that surrounds one or more seeds.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin and zucchini are often marketed as vegetables because of their similar characteristics, but in the botanical sense they’re all fruits.
When you eat a diet consisting of a variety of fruits, you tend to roughly end up in a caloric ratio of 80% carbohydrates, 10% protein and 10% fats.
What is Fruitarianism?
The most strict definition of fruitarianism is a diet consisting entirely of raw fruits.
However; in reality few people that consider themselves fruitarian eat consistently just fruits, most fruitarians also include dark leafy greens and some vegetables. In some cases nuts and seeds are also sparingly used.
Differences between raw veganism and fruitarianism
Technically speaking, raw veganism is the correct term for a raw vegan diet that includes more than just fruit.
The feasible difference is that fruitarians emphasises getting nearly all of their caloric intake from fruit. A fruitarian usually gives less value towards nuts and seeds. And some avoid it completely as they feel it’s unnatural to eat seeds as they contain future plants. When it comes down to nuts they are very hard to obtain in their raw natural state. Some nuts are marketed to be raw, but this is rarely the case. Nuts are usually avoided or used very sparingly.
In contrast raw veganism usually requires more preparation using dehydrators to make crackers, and making replications of cooked dishes like pasta, soups and much more. This is especially in the foreground of the raw gourmet movement where there can also be said to be an overconsumption of fats, because of the large amount of oils, nuts, seeds, nut cheeses and avocados being used.
A low-fat raw vegan diet is to be recommended because of it's more appropriate caloric ratio, this makes it more similar to fruitarianism.
A fruitarian diet emphasizes simplicity; it’s normal to eat one fruit at a time until satisfaction and to eat it as it is, with minimal preparation. The use of oil, sugar, salt, spices and other additives are usually viewed as unnecessary since fruit tastes complete as it is.
Leafy greens and non-starchy vegetables is a regular addition in a fruitarian and especially in a raw vegan diet. It’s important to be aware of that most commercial fruits are picked unripe, grown in poor soil and is probably far from as mineral and vitamin dense as it once was. There are fruitarians that eat only fruits, and the ones that actually thrives on this most likely have a healthy body, stress free lifestyle and good quality fruit all year round - There are examples of people that have tried to eat purely fruit, but found it much more sustainable by adding in for example regular salads and green juices to make sure all their vitamin and mineral needs are being met.
Wikipedia's definition of the fruitarian diet.
Fruitarianism is a diet that consists entirely or primarily of fruits in the botanical sense, and possibly nuts and seeds, without animal products. Fruitarianism is a subset of dietary veganism.
Fruitarianism may be adopted for different reasons, including ethical, religious, environmental, cultural, economic, and health reasons. There are many varieties of the diet. Some people whose diet consists of 75% or more fruit consider themselves fruitarians.[1]
Fruit is the edible part of a plant that surrounds one or more seeds.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin and zucchini are often marketed as vegetables because of their similar characteristics, but in the botanical sense they’re all fruits.
When you eat a diet consisting of a variety of fruits, you tend to roughly end up in a caloric ratio of 80% carbohydrates, 10% protein and 10% fats.
What is Fruitarianism?
The most strict definition of fruitarianism is a diet consisting entirely of raw fruits.
However; in reality few people that consider themselves fruitarian eat consistently just fruits, most fruitarians also include dark leafy greens and some vegetables. In some cases nuts and seeds are also sparingly used.
Differences between raw veganism and fruitarianism
Technically speaking, raw veganism is the correct term for a raw vegan diet that includes more than just fruit.
The feasible difference is that fruitarians emphasises getting nearly all of their caloric intake from fruit. A fruitarian usually gives less value towards nuts and seeds. And some avoid it completely as they feel it’s unnatural to eat seeds as they contain future plants. When it comes down to nuts they are very hard to obtain in their raw natural state. Some nuts are marketed to be raw, but this is rarely the case. Nuts are usually avoided or used very sparingly.
In contrast raw veganism usually requires more preparation using dehydrators to make crackers, and making replications of cooked dishes like pasta, soups and much more. This is especially in the foreground of the raw gourmet movement where there can also be said to be an overconsumption of fats, because of the large amount of oils, nuts, seeds, nut cheeses and avocados being used.
A low-fat raw vegan diet is to be recommended because of it's more appropriate caloric ratio, this makes it more similar to fruitarianism.
A fruitarian diet emphasizes simplicity; it’s normal to eat one fruit at a time until satisfaction and to eat it as it is, with minimal preparation. The use of oil, sugar, salt, spices and other additives are usually viewed as unnecessary since fruit tastes complete as it is.
Leafy greens and non-starchy vegetables is a regular addition in a fruitarian and especially in a raw vegan diet. It’s important to be aware of that most commercial fruits are picked unripe, grown in poor soil and is probably far from as mineral and vitamin dense as it once was. There are fruitarians that eat only fruits, and the ones that actually thrives on this most likely have a healthy body, stress free lifestyle and good quality fruit all year round - There are examples of people that have tried to eat purely fruit, but found it much more sustainable by adding in for example regular salads and green juices to make sure all their vitamin and mineral needs are being met.
Wikipedia's definition of the fruitarian diet.
Fruitarianism is a diet that consists entirely or primarily of fruits in the botanical sense, and possibly nuts and seeds, without animal products. Fruitarianism is a subset of dietary veganism.
Fruitarianism may be adopted for different reasons, including ethical, religious, environmental, cultural, economic, and health reasons. There are many varieties of the diet. Some people whose diet consists of 75% or more fruit consider themselves fruitarians.[1]