The 43 Largest Fruits and Vegetables of All Time With Official Records

Curious about what was the largest vegetable ever grown? Let’s explore some of the most impressive largest-vegetable records of all time:

• Largest summer squash: 256 lb. 9.8 oz. (116.4 kg) on Sept. 23, 2021, by Vincent Sjodin
• Largest green cabbage: 138 lb. 4 oz. (62.71 kg) on Aug. 31, 2012, by Scott A. Robb
• Largest zucchini: 115 lb. (52 kg) on Sept. 28, 2020, by Ron Sholtz
• Largest kale: 105 lb. 14.5 oz. (48.04 kg) on Aug. 29, 2007, by Scott Robb
• Largest celery: 92 lb. 9 oz. (42.0 kg) on Sept. 29, 2018, by Gary Heeks
• Largest sweet potato: 81 lb. 9 oz. (37 kg) on March 8, 2004, by Manuel Pérez Pérez
• Largest radish: 68 lb. 9 oz. (31.1 kg) on Feb. 9, 2003, by Manabu Oono
• Largest turnip: 63 lb. 14 oz. (29 kg) on Nov. 2, 2020, by Damien Allard
• Largest cauliflower: 60 lb. 9.3 oz. (27.48 kg) on April 21, 2014, by Peter Glazebrook
• Largest beet: 52 lb. 14 oz. (23.995 kg) on May 23, 2019, by the Fortey Family
• Largest jicama: 46 lb. 4.8 oz. (21 kg) on Jan. 2, 2008, by Leo Sutisna
• Largest broccoli: 35 lb. (15.87 kg) in 1993 by John and Mary Evans
• Largest potato: 24 lb. 14.4 oz. (11.3 kg) on Dec. 8, 2008, by Khalil Semhat
• Largest cucumber: 23 lb. 7 oz. (12.9 kg) on Sept. 26, 2015, by David Thomas
• Largest carrot: 22 lb. 7.04 oz. (10.17 kg) on Sept. 9, 2017, by Christopher Qualley

The world's largest potato weighed in at over 24 pounds in 2008. While you'll likely not be working with a potato that large in your own kitchen, you can find out how long to bake potatoes up to 2 pounds with our How Long To Cook Calculator!

What about the largest fruit ever grown? Here are the most mind-blowing largest-fruit records of all time:

• Largest pumpkin: 2,702 lb. 13.9 oz. (1,226 kg) on Sept. 26, 2021, by Stefano Cutrupi
• Largest watermelon: 350 lb. 8 oz. (159 kg) on Oct. 4, 2013, by Christopher Kent
• Largest bunch of bananas: 287 lb. (130 kg) on July 1, 2001. by Manual Kabana
• Largest jackfruit: 94 lb. 2.9 oz. (42.72 kg) on June 23, 2016, by The Jackfruit Company
• Largest cantaloupe: 67 lb. 1.8 oz. (30.47 kg) on Aug. 5, 2019, by William N. McCaslin
• Largest bunch of grapes: 22 lb. 4.96 oz. (10.12 kg) on Aug. 4, 2018, by Sebastián Gómez Falcón
• Largest pineapple: 18 lb. 4 oz. (8.28 kg) on Nov. 30, 2011, by Christine McCallum
• Largest lemon: 11 lb. 9.7 oz. (5.3 kg) on Jan. 8, 2003, by Aharon Shemoel
• Largest tomato: 10 lb. 12.7 oz. (4.9 kg) on July 15, 2020, by Dan Sutherland
• Largest grapefruit: 7 lb. 14 oz. (3.6 kg) on Jan. 19, 2019, by Mary Beth Meyer, Douglas Meyer
• Largest pear: 6 lb. 8 oz. (2.9 kg) on Nov. 11, 2011, by JA Aichi Toyota Nashi Bukai
• Largest pomegranate: 5 lb. 11.68 oz. (2.60 kg) on Nov. 27, 2017, by Zhang Yuanpeng
• Largest avocado: 5 lb. 9.6 oz. (2.55 kg) on Dec. 14, 2018, by the Pokini family
• Largest apple: 4 lb. 1 oz. (1.85 kg) on Oct. 14, 2005, by Chisato Iwasaki
• Largest peach: 1 lb. 12 oz. (816.5 g) on July 11, 2018, by Al Pearson and Lawton Pearson