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