In the depths of South America's Amazon Basin, the achachairú, a highly prized tropical fruit, has been cultivated for generations. But in North Queensland is where it is grown on its largest scale.

In them, any kid who ate Gushers immediately had their head turned into a giant piece of fruit. Suddenly your pals and classmates were walking, talking apples and oranges. Truly inspired stuff.

Welch’s released a line of chewy fruit snacks that are filled with liquid fruit flavors, just like, yes, Gushers. But Welch’s version, called Juicefuls, is packed with real fruit puree, so ...