Fruit and vegetable facts
Fruit and | Best season | Storage | Nutritional value | Kilojoule/ | |
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Apples | Autumn/ | Vented plastic bags | High in Dietary Fibre | 200g | Apple |
| Winter | in refrigerator | and Vitamin C | =300kj (72 cals) | |
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Apricots | Summer | Unwrapped in | High in Dietary Fibre | 30g Apricot | |
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| crisper of refrigerator | Contains Potassium | =85kj |
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Beetroot | Winter | Cut off tops, then | Good source Folate | 160g | Beetroot |
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| refrigerate unwrapped | and Dietary Fibre | =190kj (45 cals) | |
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Blueberries | Summer | Cover in the | Vitamin C | 125g | Blueberries |
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| =295kg (70 cals) | |
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Broccoli | Autumn/ | Plastic bag in | Vitamin C, | 100g | Broccoli |
| Winter | refrigerator | Folate, B2, B5, E, B6 | =195kj (23 cals) | |
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Brussels | Autumn/ | Unwrapped in crisper | Vitamin C, | 100g | Brussels |
Sprouts | Winter | of refrigerator | B2, B6, E, Folate and | Sprouts | |
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| Dietary Fibre | =110kj (26 cals) | |
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Cabbage | Winter | Wrap, trimmed in | Vitamin C, | 100g | Cabbage |
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| the refrigerator | Folate, Potassium | =110kj (26 cals) | |
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Carrots | Winter | Uncovered in | Vitamin A, C, B6 | 120g | Carrots |
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| refrigerator | and Dietary Fibre | =125kj (30 cals) | |
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Cauliflower | Autumn/ | Remove outer leaves, | Vitamin C, B5, B6 | 100g | Cauliflower |
| Winter | store in plastic bag | Folate Vitamin K | = 55kj (13 cals) | |
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Celery | Autumn/ | Refrigerate in | Vitamin C and | 80g stick | |
| Winter | plastic bag | Potassium | =55kj (7 cals) | |
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Cucumber | Summer | Crisper in | Vitamin C | 280g | Cucumber |
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| =120kj (29 cals) | |
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Fennel | Winter/ | Crisper in | Vitamin C and | 300g | Fennel |
| Spring | refrigerator | Dietary Fibre | = 145kj (35 cals) | |
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Grapes | Summer | Plastic bag in | Vitamin C, B6 and | 125g | Grapes |
(seedless) |
| refrigerator | Potassium | =355kj (85 cals) | |
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Kiwi Fruit | Winter/ | Crisper in | Vitamin C and | 100g | Kiwi Fruit |
| Spring | refrigerator | Potassium | =100j (40 cals) | |
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