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Fruit & Vegetable Facts
FRUIT &
VEGETABLES
BEST SEASON
TO BUY
STORAGE
NUTRITIONAL
VALUE
CALORIE
COUNT
Apples
Autumn/ Winter
Vented produce bags in
refrigerator
High in Dietary Fiber
and Vitamin C
166g Apple
=80 cals
Apricots
Summer
Unwrapped in crisper of
refrigerator
High in Dietary Fiber
55g Apricot
=19 cals
Bananas
All year round
Room temperature
Contains Potassium
100g Banana
=90 cals
Beets
Winter
Cut off tops, then
refrigerate unwrapped
Vitamins B6 & C,
Potassium, Dietary
Fiber
160g Beets
=79 cals
Blueberries
Autumn
Cover in the refrigerator Good source Folate and
Dietary Fiber Vitamin C
and Potassium
100g Blueberries
=52 cals
Broccoli
Autumn/ Winter
Produce bag in
refrigerator
Vitamin C
100g Broccoli
=31 cals
Brussel Sprouts
Autumn/ Winter
Unwrapped in crisper of
refrigerator
Vitamin C, Folate, B2,
B5, E, B6 and Dietary
Fiber
100g Brussel Sprouts
=37 cals
Cabbage
Winter
Wrapped, trimmed in
the refrigerator
Vitamin C, B2, B6, E,
Folate and Dietary Fiber
100g Cabbage
=22 cals
Carrots
Winter
Uncovered in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, Folate,
Potassium B6 and
Dietary Fiber
100g Carrots
=33 cals
Cauliflower
Autumn/ Winter
Remover outer leaves,
store in produce bag in
refrigerator
Vitamin A, C, B6 and
Dietary Fiber
100g Cauliflower
=24.5 cals
Celery
Autumn/ Winter
Refrigerate in produce
bag
Vitamin C, B5, B6
Folate Vitamin 5 and
Potassium
100g stick
=15 cals
Cucumber
Summer
Crisper in refrigerator
Vitamin C and
Potassium
100g Cucumber
=12 cals
Fennel
Autumn to Spring
Refrigerate
Vitamin C
100g Fennel
=19 cals
Grapefruit
All year round
Room temperature
Vitamin C, Dietary
Fiber, Folate
100g Grapefruit
=33 cals
Grapes
(Seedless)
Summer/Autumn
Produce bag in
refrigerator
Vitamin C, B6 and
Potassium
100g Grapes
=60–83 cals
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