Fruit and Vegetables Best season
Apples
Apricots
Beet
Blueberries
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Fennel
Grapefruit
Grapes
(Seedless)
Kale
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Storage
to buy
Fall/ Winter
Vented plastic bags
in refrigerator
Summer
Unwrapped
in crisper of
refrigerator
Winter
Cut off tops,
then refrigerate
unwrapped
Summer
Cover in the
refrigerator
Fall/ Winter
Plastic bag in
refrigerator
Winter
Wrapped, trimmed
in the refrigerator
Winter
Uncovered in
refrigerator
Fall/ Winter
Remover outer
leaves, store in
plastic bag in
refrigerator
Fall/ Winter
Refrigerate in
plastic bag
Summer
Crisper in
refrigerator
Fall to Spring
Refrigerate
All year round
Room temperature
Summer
Plastic bag in
refrigerator
Fall/ Winter
Crisper in
refrigerator
Nutritional value
Kilojoule/
calorie count
Vitamin C,
166g Apple
dietary fiber
= 338kj (80 cals)
Potassium,
55g Apricot
dietary fiber
= 80kj (19 cals)
Vitamin C, folate,
160g Beet
dietary fiber,
= 332kj (79cals)
potassium
Vitamin C
100g Blueberries
= 220kj (52 cals)
Vitamin C, B2, B5,
100g Broccoli
B6, E, folate,
= 131kjs (31 cals)
dietary fiber
Vitamin C, B6,
100g Cabbage
folate, dietary fiber,
= 93kj (22 cals)
potassium
Vitamin C, B6, beta-
100g Carrots
carotene, potassium
= 140kj (33 cals)
Vitamin C, B5,
100g Cauliflower
B6, folate and
= 103kj
potassium
(24.5 cals)
Vitamin C,
100g stick
potassium
= 64kjs (15 cals)
Vitamin C
100g Cucumber
= 50kj (12 cals)
Vitamin C, folate,
100g Fennel
dietary fiber
= 80kj (19 cals)
Vitamin C,
100g Grapefruit
bioflavonoids,
= 140kj (33 cals)
lycopene,
dietary fiber
Vitamin C, B6,
100g Grapes
potassium
= 250-350kj
(60-83 cals)
Vitamin C, K, beta-
100g Kale
carotene, folate,
= 206kj (49 cals)
dietary fiber
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