99 Fall Fruits | The Best Seasonal Fruit for Your Gut Microbiome

Health trends love to spotlight a single fruit or extract. But the microbiome doesn’t work that way. It thrives on variety, and fall delivers it best: apples, pears, persimmons, figs, grapes, and nearly a hundred more.

A 2025 review in Frontiers in Microbiology found that eating a wide range of fruits and plants fuels different groups of beneficial bacteria, building a stronger and more resilient gut community (Khan et al., 2025, Frontiers in Microbiology).

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• Reds & Oranges
• Yellows & Golds
• Greens
• Blues & Purples
• Browns, Rusts & Neutral Tones
• Wild & Specialty Autumn Fruits

Other studies show just how unique each fruit can be. A review in Food & Function reported that blueberries boost Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, kiwis increase Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, and prunes improve both stool weight and microbial balance (Bach et al., 2021, Food & Function).

In a human trial, adding fruit- and vegetable-based supplements shifted the microbiome within six weeks, increasing beneficial strains like Faecalibacterium and producing higher levels of short-chain fatty acids linked to gut health (Vogel et al., 2022, Nutrients).

That’s why fall is the perfect season to expand beyond your go-to apple. Markets are full of pears, persimmons, figs, grapes, and nearly a hundred other fruits you can rotate onto your plate.

Up next is a lineup of 99 fall fruits mapped across the color spectrum. Use it as your seasonal cheat sheet to keep meals exciting, your gut microbes well-fed, and your health thriving.

Reds & Oranges

1. Red Delicious Apple
2. Honeycrisp Apple
3. Gala Apple
4. Empire Apple
5. Jonathan Apple
6. McIntosh Apple
7. Winesap Apple
8. Rome Apple
9. Arkansas Black Apple
10. Cortland Apple
11. Stayman Apple
12. Cranberries
13. Red Currants
14. Pomegranates
15. Persimmons (Fuyu)
16. Persimmons (Hachiya)
17. Kaki Persimmon
18. Blood Orange
19. Seville Orange
20. Clementine
21. Mandarin Orange

Yellows & Golds

22. Golden Delicious Apple
23. Opal Apple
24. Jonagold Apple
25. Mutsu (Crispin) Apple
26. Yellow Pear
27. Bartlett Pear (yellow stage)
28. Asian Pear (yellow-green)
29. Pineapple Guava (feijoa flesh is pale yellow-green)
30. Quince
31. Starfruit (ripe)
32. Yellow Fig (Kadota)
33. Meyer Lemon
34. Yuzu
35. Yellow Plum
36. Mirabelle Plum
37. Cape Gooseberry (Physalis, husked)
38. Loquat

Greens

39. Granny Smith Apple
40. Rhode Island Greening Apple
41. Shizuka Apple
42. Crispin Apple (green stage)
43. Green Pear (Anjou)
44. Bosc Pear (green stage)
45. Concorde Pear
46. Forelle Pear
47. Green Gage Plum
48. Key Lime
49. Finger Lime (green)
50. Kaffir Lime
51. Guava (green)
52. Feijoa (green skin)
53. Soursop (green, tropical fall fruit)

Blues & Purples

54. Concord Grapes
55. Catawba Grapes
56. Moon Drop Grapes
57. Black Corinth Grapes
58. Red Globe Grapes (deep purple-red)
59. Blueberries (late fall crops in some regions)
60. Elderberries
61. Serviceberries (purple stage)
62. Black Currants
63. Damson Plum
64. Italian Prune Plum
65. Stanley Plum
66. Black Mission Figs
67. Brown Turkey Figs (purple skin)
68. Kadota Figs (when purplish)
69. Mulberries (late crop)
70. Aronia Berries (Chokeberries)

Browns, Rusts & Neutral Tones

71. Medlar Fruit
72. Chestnut Apple (dark russet type)
73. Russet Apple (Egremont Russet)
74. Brown Turkey Fig (ripe brownish stage)
75. Dried Dates (Medjool)
76. Fresh Dates (Barhi)
77. Jujube (Chinese Date)
78. Longan
79. Lychee (tan-brown peel in late season)
80. Sapodilla
81. Tamarind (pod fruit)
82. Black Sapote (chocolate pudding fruit)
83. White Sapote
84. Pawpaw (custardy flesh, brownish skin in fall)
85. Jackfruit (brown-golden when ripe)
86. Breadfruit (ripe stage)
87. Durian (harvested in fall in some regions)

Wild & Specialty Autumn Fruits

88. Hawthorn Berries
89. Rowan Berries
90. Autumn Olive Berries
91. Sea Buckthorn Berries
92. Barberries
93. Rose Hips
94. Service Tree Fruit
95. Mayhaw
96. Chayote (technically a gourd fruit)
97. Sugar Apple (atemoya cross, fall harvest)
98. Custard Apple
99. Cherimoya

Seasonal eating is better when it’s shared. If you discovered a new fruit on this list, send it to a friend and spread the goodness.