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