The world record for the heaviest blueberry has now been beaten and officially entered in the Guinness World Records.
Grown by staff at blueberry grower Costa Group in New South Wales, the blueberry, picked on Nov. 13 and kept in a freezer since then, weighs in at 20.4 grams (0.71 ounces) and measures 39.31 millimetres (1.55 inches) beating the previous heaviest blueberry record grown in Western Australia in 2020 that weighed 16.20 grams (0.57 ounces)
The specific blueberry variety grown by Costa Group is new and developed to meet the demand by consumers for bigger berries.
Also known for its large fruit size, crisp texture, and long shelf life, he said, “This really is a delightful piece of fruit. “While the fruit is large, there’s absolutely no compromise on quality or flavour as would be expected when developing a premium variety blueberry.”
Recent growing conditions has caused Costa Group’s crops to flourish, however, they weren’t expecting how much they would weigh.
“It wasn’t really until we put them on the scale that we realised what we found,” Mr Hocking said. ”The record-breaking fruit was obviously particularly large, but we would have picked 20 or more fruit on that morning that would have broken the previous world record.”
After 12 weeks of waiting, the giant blueberry was officially given the record for the world’s heaviest documented.
So, will it be eaten?
Mr. Hocking said he doesn’t know—while tempting, his team decided to save the berry from an immediate end, and instead ate its compatriots.
“We get second breakfast every day... we don’t have to eat this one,” he said.
As for what’s in store for the blueberry next, Mr. Hocking said, “There’s been a few ideas, maybe like a resin cast and mounting it on the wall or something.”
But in general, the Eterna berries—while larger—don’t compromise on flavour, he promises.
“It’s a different experience, eating a berry that is that large,” he said.
“We see it more as people who are consuming them as snacks, more than maybe the traditional uses in breakfasts and baking. But certainly, the flavour and the firmness is there—it’s got a really nice crunch to it and a high level of blueberry aromatics.”
Other World-Breaking Fruits and Vegetable
The Heaviest CarrotOn Sept. 9, 2017, Christopher Qualley from Otsego, Minnesota, U.S., cultivated the heaviest carrot on record, weighing in at 10.17 kilograms (22.44 pounds).
Travis Gienger, a grower from Minnesota, dominated competition with an immense gourd weighing 2,749 pounds (1,247 kilograms) in October 2023.
The heaviest tomato, weighing 11.65 pounds (5.284 kilograms), was grown by Del and Julie Faust, both from the United States. Confirmed at the Stillwater Harvest Fest in Stillwater, Minnesota, on Oct. 8, 2022, by representatives from the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth.
The tomato boasted a total circumference of 32.5 inches (82.55 centimetres) and sprouted from a “9.06 Brown” seed.
Although Macyn Bertucci and Jenny Bourg have grown the biggest cabbages recorded in their state, the world recordholder for the heaviest cabbage remains in Alaska.
