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Fruit and vegetable facts
Fruit and
vegeta-
bles
Best season
to buy
Storage
Nutritional
value
Kilojoule/calorie count
Apples
Autumn/Winter Vented plastic bags
in refrigerator
High in Dietary
Fibre and Vita-
min C
100 g Apple = 218 kj (52 kcals)
Apricots
Summer
Unwrapped in cris-
per of refrigerator
High in Dietary
Fibre, Potassium
100 g Apricot = 226 kj (54 kcals)
Banana
Spring
Cool, dry place
Dietary Fibre,
Potassium, Vita-
min 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 cris-
per 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, Potas-
sium
Dietary Fibre
100 g Cabbage = 95 kj (23 kcals)
Carrots
Winter
Uncovered in
refrigerator
Vitamin A, C,
B6, Dietary
Fibre
100 g Carrots = 121 kj (29 kcals)
Cauliflower
Autumn/Winter remove outer lea-
ves, 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 pla-
stic bag
Vitamin C,
Potassium
100 g stick = 84 kj (20 kcals)