Fruit (Yoshi food)

Berries (also referred to as Apples ) are fruit found in Dinosaur Land. Yoshis can eat them and, depending on the color of the berry, get some kind of item.

Super Mario World
In Super Mario World, Yoshis could eat berries for a value of one coin. Three kinds of berries can be found in this game. Red-colored berries give Yoshis a power if they eat enough. Pink berries give a Cloud if enough are eaten. While the rare green berries add 20 seconds to the timer.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Red Berries also appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they serve the same role. Every five Berries Yoshi eats makes him produce an item.

Super Mario Galaxy 2
The red Berries reappear in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Yoshi can eat these to earn Star Bits. If ten berries are eaten, one life will be given. Super Mario Galaxy 2 also features large golden berries that Yoshi has to hold on to it with his tongue for a few seconds before he can eat it. It gives a Launch Star and five Star Bits when Yoshi eats it. This game also has a power-up called a Bulb Berry. When Yoshi eats a Bulb Berry he glows and can illuminate otherwise invisible ground. Another berry, the Blimp Fruit, turns Yoshi into Blimp Yoshi, who can float high to reach new places.

Paper Mario
In Paper Mario, there are several Berry species in Flower Fields. Red Berries, Blue Berries, Yellow Berries, Bubble Berries, and Crystal Berries all appear in the game.

Trivia

 * The pink Berry strongly resembles the Bean Fruit from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga.
 * On the Mario Kart DS course, Shroom Ridge, there are pictures of berries on the trucks.