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FRUIT & 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
166g Apple
=338kj (80 cals)
Apricots Summer Unwrapped
in crisper of
refrigerator
High in Dietary
Fibre
Contains Potassium
55g Apricot =80kj
(19 cals)
Bananas Autumn/
Spring
Room temperature Vitamins B6 & C,
Potassium, Dietary
Fibre
100g Banana
=378kj (90 cals)
Beetroot Winter Cut off tops,
then refrigerate
unwrapped
Good source Folate
and Dietary Fibre
Vitamin C and
Potassium
160g Beetroot
=332kj (79cals)
Blueberries Summer Cover in the
refrigerator
Vitamin C 100g Blueberries
=220kj (52 cals)
Broccoli Autumn/
Winter
Plastic bag in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, Folate,
B2, B5, E, B6 and
Dietary Fibre
100g Broccoli
=131kjs (31 cals)
Brussel Sprouts Autumn/
Winter
Unwrapped
in crisper of
refrigerator
Vitamin C, B2, B6, E,
Folate and Dietary
Fibre
100g Brussel
Sprouts =156kj
(37 cals)
Cabbage Winter Wrapped, trimmed
in the refrigerator
Vitamin C, Folate,
Potassium B6 and
Dietary Fibre
100g Cabbage
=93kj (22 cals)
Carrots Winter Uncovered in
refrigerator
Vitamin A, C, B6 and
Dietary Fibre
100g Carrots
=140kj (33 cals)
Cauliflower Autumn/
Winter
Remover outer
leaves, store in
plastic bag in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, B5, B6
Folate Vitamin 5 and
Potassium
100g Cauliflower
=103kj (24.5 cals)
Celery Autumn/
Winter
Refrigerate in
plastic bag
Vitamin C and
Potassium
100g stick
=64kjs (15 cals)
Cucumber Summer Crisper in
refrigerator
Vitamin C 100g Cucumber
=50kj (12 cals)
Fennel Autumn to
Spring
Refrigerate Vitamin C, Dietary
Fibre, Folate
100g Fennel
=80kj (19 cals)
Grapefruit All year round Room temperature Vitamin C =,
Bioflavornoids,
Lycopene, Dietary
Fibre
100g Grapefruit
=140kj (33 cals)
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