Chécy, a French municipality of the Loiret department, has set the new world record for the largest fruit salad and will now appear in the Guinness book of records.
Apples, pears, strawberries, kiwis, grapes, watermelons, plums, oranges, grapefruit and bananas: 12.5 tons of fruits graciously donated by local businesses. More than 700 volunteers joined forces for 10 hours to peel and cut the 10 tons and 662 lbs of fruits that made up this salad. Spread around 24 tables by teams of ten, the participants raced against time, with 10 kg of fruits having to be cut per volunteer per hour. The fruits were then dumped into the large container of 530 cubic feet, installed for the occasion.
The giant fruit salad was sold the next day by trays of 1 kg sold for 5 euros [5.5 USD]. Thanks to partnerships with various sports clubs of the Loiret department, the salad will be sold in different establishments in the city of Orléans.
The record for the largest fruit salad had been held since last year by the city of Montreal in Canada, with 10 tons and 353 lbs.
