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Fruit and vegetable facts
Fruit and
vegetables
Best season
to buy
Storage
Nutritional value
Kilojoule/calorie count
Apples
Autumn/Winter
Vented plastic bags in refrigerator
High in Dietary Fibre and Vitamin C
100 g Apple = 218 kj (52 kcals)
Apricots
Summer
Unwrapped in crisper of refrigerator
High in Dietary Fibre, Potassium
100 g Apricot = 226 kj (54 kcals)
Banana
Spring
Cool, dry place
Dietary Fibre, Potassium, Vitamin C, B6 100 g Bananas = 377 kj (90kcals)
Beetroot
Winter
Cut off tops, then refrigerate
unwrapped
Good source of Folate, Dietary Fibre,
Vitamin C, Potassium
100 g Beetroot = 190 kj (45 kcals)
Blueberries
Summer
Cover in the refrigerator
Vitamin C
100 g Blueberries = 201 kj (48 kcals)
Broccoli
Autumn/Winter
Plastic bag in refrigerator
Vitamin C, B2, B5, B6, E, Folate,
Dietary Fibre
100 g Broccoli = 110 kj (26 kcals)
Brussels
Sprouts
Autumn/Winter
Unwrapped in crisper of refrigerator
Vitamin C, B2, B6, E, Folate,
Dietary Fibre
100 g Brussels Sprouts = 151 kj (36 kcals)
Cabbage
Winter
Wrapped, trimmed in the refrigerator Vitamin C, B6, Folate, Potassium
Dietary Fibre
100 g Cabbage = 95 kj (23 kcals)
Carrots
Winter
Uncovered inrefrigerator
Vitamin A, C, B6, Dietary Fibre
100 g Carrots = 121 kj (29 kcals)
Cauliflower
Autumn/Winter
remove outer leaves, store in plastic
bag in refrigerator
Vitamin C, B5, B6, K, Folate, Potassium 100 g Cauliflower = 95 kj (23 kcals)
Celery
Autumn/Winter
Refrigerate in plastic bag
Vitamin C, Potassium
100 g stick = 84 kj (20 kcals)
Cucumber
Summer
Crisper in refrigerator
Vitamin C
100 g Cucumber = 17 kj (4 kcals)
Fennel
Winter/Spring
Crisper in refrigerator
Vitamin C, Dietary Fibre
100 g Fennel = 100 kj (24 kcals)
Kiwi Fruit
Winter/Spring
Crisper in refrigerator
Vitamin C, Potassium
100 g Kiwi Fruit = 222 kj (53 kcals)
Mangoes
Summer
Covered in refrigerator
Vitamin A, C, B1, B6, Potassium
100 g Mango = 264 kj (63 kcals)
Melons
incl. Watermelon
Summer/Autumn Crisper in refrigerator
Vitamin C, A, Folate, Dietary Fibre
100 g Melon = 109 kj (26 kcals)
Nectarines
Summer
Crisper in refrigerator
Vitamin C, B3, Potassium, Dietary Fibre 100 g Nectarines = 293 kj (70 kcals)
Oranges
Winter/Autumn/
Spring
Cool, dry place for 1 week, transfer
to refrigerator to keep longer
Vitamin C
35mg / 100g
100 g Orange = 206 kj (49 kcals)
Peaches
Summer
Refrigerate uncovered
Vitamin C, B3, Potassium, Dietary Fibre 100 g peach = 193 kj (46 kcals)
Pears
Autumn
Refrigerate uncovered
Dietary Fibre
100 g Pear = 247 kj (59 kcals)
Pineapples
Summer
Refrigerate uncovered
Vitamin C
100 g Pineapple = 239 kj (57 kcals)
Plums
Summer
Refrigerate uncovered
Dietary Fibre
100 g Plums = 259 kj 62 kcals)
Raspberries
Summer
Covered in refrigerator
Vitamin C, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium 100 g Raspberries = 167 kj (40 kcals)
Strawberries
Spring
Cover in the refrigerator
Vitamin C, Folate, Calcium, Potassium,
Phosphorus
100 g Strawberries = 163 kj (39 kcals)
Tomatoes
Summer
Uncovered in crisper of refrigerator
Vitamin C, E, A, Dietary Fibre, Folate
100 g Tomatoes = 67 kj (16 kcals)
note:
Your Juicer makes invigorating frothy orange juice. simply peel the oranges and juice (best to refrigerate
oranges before juicing).