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FRUIT & VEGETABLE FACTS
FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES
BEST SEASON
TO BUY
STORAGE
NUTRITIONAL
VALUE
CALORIE
COUNT
Apples
Autumn/
Winter
Vented produce
bags in refrigerator
High in Dietary Fiber
and Vitamin C
166g Apple
=80 cals
Apricots
Summer
Unwrapped
in crisper of
refrigerator
High in Dietary Fiber
Contains Potassium
55g Apricot
=19 cals
Bananas
Autumn/Spring
Room temperature
Vitamins B6 & C,
Potassium, Dietary
Fiber
100g Banana
=90 cals
Beets
Winter
Cut off tops,
then refrigerate
unwrapped
Good source Folate
and Dietary Fiber
Vitamin C and
Potassium
160g Beets
=79cals
Blueberries
Summer
Cover in the
refrigerator
Vitamin C
100g Blueberries
=52 cals
Broccoli
Autumn/
Winter
Produce bag in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, Folate, B2,
B5, E, B6 and Dietary
Fiber
100g Broccoli
=31 cals
Brussel Sprouts
Autumn/
Winter
Unwrapped
in crisper of
refrigerator
Vitamin C, B2, B6, E,
Folate and Dietary
Fiber
100g Brussel
Sprouts
=37 cals
Cabbage
Winter
Wrapped, trimmed
in the refrigerator
Vitamin C, Folate,
Potassium B6 and
Dietary Fiber
100g Cabbage =22
cals
Carrots
Winter
Uncovered in
refrigerator
Vitamin A, C, B6 and
Dietary Fiber
100g Carrots
=33 cals
Cauliflower
Autumn/
Winter
Remover outer
leaves, store in
produce bag in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, B5, B6
Folate Vitamin 5 and
Potassium
100g Cauliflower
=24.5 cals
Celery
Autumn/
Winter
Refrigerate in
produce bag
Vitamin C and
Potassium
100g stick
=15 cals
Cucumber
Summer
Crisper in
refrigerator
Vitamin C
100g Cucumber
=12 cals
Fennel
Autumn to
Spring
Refrigerate
Vitamin C, Dietary
Fiber, Folate
100g Fennel
=19 cals
Grapefruit
All year round
Room temperature
Vitamin C =,
Bioflavornoids,
Lycopene, Dietary
Fiber
100g Grapefruit
=33 cals
FRUIT & VEGETABLE FACTS
FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES
BEST SEASON
TO BUY
STORAGE
NUTRITIONAL
VALUE
CALORIE
COUNT
Grapes
(Seedless)
Summer
Produce bag in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, B6 and
Potassium
100g Grapes
=60-83 cals
Kiwi Fruit
Winter/ Spring
Crisper in
refrigerator
Vitamin C and
Potassium
100g Kiwi Fruit
=52 cals
Mangoes
Summer
Covered in
refrigerator
Vitamin A, C, B1, B6
and Potassium
207g Mango
=113 cals
Melons
including
Watermelon
Summer/
Autumn
Crisper in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, Folate,
Dietary Fiber and
Vitamin A
200g Melon
=50 cals
Nectarines
Summer
Crisper in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, B3,
Potassium and
Dietary Fiber
151g Nectarines
=66 cals
Oranges
Winter/
Autumn/ Spring
Cool, dry place for
1 week, transfer to
refrigerator to keep
longer
Vitamin C
131g Orange
=54 cals
Peaches
Summer
Ripen at room
temperature then
refrigerate
Vitamin C, Potassium,
Dietary Fiber, Beta
Carotene
100g Peaches
=42 cals
Pears
Autumn/Winter
Ripen at room
temperature then
refrigerate
Vitamin C & E Dietary
Fiber
161g Pear
=93 cals
Pineapple
Spring/Summer
Store in a cool place
Vitamin C & E Dietary
Fiber
100g Pineapple
=43 cals
Spinach
All year round
Refrigerate
Vitamin B6, C,
E, Beta carotene,
Folate, Magnesium,
Potassium, Dietary
Fiber
100g Spinach
=15 cals
Sweet Potato
All year round
Store in cool place
Vitamins C, E, Beta
Carotene, Dietary
Fiber
100g Sweet Potato
=65 cals
Tomatoes
Late Winter to
early Summer
Ripen at room
temperature
Lycopene, Vitamin
C, E, Folate, Dietary
Fiber
100g Tomatoes
=15-17 cals