Fruit and
Best season
vegetables
to buy
Bananas
spring
Beetroot
winter
Blueberries
summer
Broccoli
autumn, winter
Brussels sprouts
autumn, winter
Cabbage
winter
Carrots
winter
Cauliflower
autumn, winter
Celery
autumn, winter
Cucumber
summer
Fennel
winter, spring
Kiwis
winter, spring
Mangoes
summer
Melons (inclu-
summer,
ding waterme-
autumn
lon)
Nectarines
summer
Oranges
autumn, winter,
spring
Peaches
summer
Pears
autumn
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Storage
cool and dry
cut off tops, then refrige-
rate unwrapped
cover in refrigerator
plastic bag in refrigerator vitamin C, B2, B5, B6, E,
unwrapped in crisper of
refrigerator
wrapped, trimmed in the
refrigerator
unwrapped in refrige-
rator
remove outer leaves,
store in plastic bag in
refrigerator
refrigerate in plastic bag vitamin C and potassium
crisper in refrigerator
crisper in refrigerator
crisper in refrigerator
crisper in refrigerator
crisper in refrigerator
crisper in refrigerator
cool, dry place for 1
week, transfer to refrige-
rator to keep longer
refrigerate uncovered
refrigerate uncovered
Nutritional value
vitamin C, B6, potassium,
phosphorus, dietary fibre
high in folate, dietary fibre,
vitamin C and potassium
vitamin C
folate and dietary fibre
vitamin C, B2, B6, E, folate
and dietary fibre
vitamin C, folate, potassium,
B6 and dietary fibre
vitamin A, C, B6 and dieta-
ry fibre
vitamin C, B5, B6, K, folate
and potassium
vitamin C
vitamin C and dietary fibre
vitamin C and potassium
vitamin A, C, B1, B6 and
potassium
vitamin A, C, folate, dieta-
ry fibre
vitamin C, B3, potassium
and dietary fibre
vitamin C,
35 mg /100 g
vitamin C, B3, potassium
and dietary fibre
dietary fibre
Joule/Calories
per 100 g
377 kJ (90 kcal)
190 kJ (45 kcal)
201 kJ (48 kcal)
110 kJ (26 kcal)
151 kJ (36 kcal)
95 kJ (23 kcal)
121 kJ (29 kcal)
95 kJ (23 kcal)
84 kJ (20 kcal)
17 kJ (4 kcal)
100 kJ (24 kcal)
222 kJ (53 kcal)
264 kJ (63 kcal)
109 kJ (26 kcal)
293 kJ (70 kcal)
206 kJ (49 kcal)
193 kJ (46 kcal)
247 kJ (59 kcal)