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15
Fruit and Vegetables Best season
to buy
Storage Nutritional value Kilojoule/
calorie count
Kale Fall/ Winter Crisper in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, K, beta-
carotene, folate,
dietary fiber
3.5oz (100g) Kale
= 206kj (49 cals)
Kiwi Fruit Winter/ Spring Crisper in
refrigerator
Vitamin C,
potassium
3.5oz (100g)
Kiwi Fruit = 219kj
(52 cals)
Mango Summer Covered in
refrigerator
Vitamin A, C, B1, B6,
potassium
7.3oz (207g)
Mango
= 476kj (113 cals)
Melon including
Watermelon
Summer/ Fall Crisper in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, folate,
beta-carotene,
dietary fiber
7oz (200g) Melon
= 210kj (50 cals)
Nectarine Summer Crisper in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, B3,
potassium,
dietary fiber
5.3oz (151g)
Nectarines
= 277kj (66 cals)
Orange Winter/ Fall/
Spring
Cool, dry place for
1 week, transfer to
refrigerator to keep
longer
Vitamin C 4.6oz (131g)
Orange
= 229kj (54 cals)
Peach Summer Ripen at room
temperature then
refrigerate
Vitamin C, beta-
carotene, potassium,
dietary fiber
3.5oz (100g)
Peaches
= 175kj (42 cals)
Pear Fall/ Winter Ripen at room
temperature then
refrigerate
Vitamin C, E,
dietary fiber
5.7oz (161g Pear)
= 391kj (93 cals)
Pineapple Spring/ Summer Store in a cool
place
Vitamin C, E,
dietary fiber
3.5oz (100g)
Pineapple
= 180kj (43 cals)
Spinach All year round Refrigerate Vitamin C, B6,
E, beta-carotene,
folate, magnesium,
potassium,
dietary fiber
3.5oz (100g)
Spinach
= 65kj (15 cals)
Tomato Late Winter to
early Summer
Ripen at room
temperature then
refrigerate
Vitamin C, E,
lycopene, folate,
dietary fiber
3.5oz (100g)
Tomatoes
= 65-75kj
(15-17 cals)
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