Fruits

Tomatoes

tomato

Origin

  • California
  • Florida
  • Mexico

Availability

  • May-Dec
  • Jan-Jun, Nov-Dec
  • Year Round
Tomatoes come in many varieties, ranging in size, shape and color. Though popular raw in salads, they are used cooked as a vegetable, pickled, canned and sundried. Tomatoes are a rich source of nutrients. They are well known for their high Vitamin C content, but, also contain Vitamins A and B.

Watermelon

watermellon

Origin

  • California
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Texas
  • Mexico

Availability

  • Jun-Sep
  • Jan, April-Dec
  • Jun-Aug
  • May-Dec
  • Jan-Jun, Nov-Dec
Watermelons come in many varieties. The most popular melon is 15 to 35 pounds, elongated, oval-shaped with a green outer rind. Popular in the summer months, watermelons are low in calories, and an excellent source of Vitamins A and C.

Strawberries

strawberry

Origin

  • California
  • Florida
  • Mexico

Availability

  • Jan-Nov
  • Jan-April, Dec
  • Jan-Jul, Nov-Dec
Strawberries are a red, pulpy fruit with an attached green cap. Strawberries are the most universally grown of the small fruits both in the home garden and in commercial plantings. They are often frozen, or made into preserves. Rich in Vitamin C, they also provide iron and other minerals.

Peaches

peach

Origin

  • California
  • Georgia
  • South Carolina
  • Washington
  • Chile

Availability

  • May-Oct
  • May-July
  • May-Sept
  • July-Sep
  • Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec
Peaches are a soft juicy fruit, having yellow flesh and red-tinted yellow skin. Peaches come in many varieties, the most common being the freestone. Because of their fuzzy skin, peaches are often peeled before eating. Peaches are a rich source of vitamin C and are widely used in many dishes and beverages.

Papayas

papaya

Origin

  • Hawaii
  • Mexico

Availability

  • Year Round
  • Year Round
Papayas are a tropical yellow fruit containing black seeds. The fruit is usually eaten raw, without the skin or seeds. A popular breakfast fruit, it is also used in salads, pies, juices and confections.

Lemons

lemon

Origin

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Chile
  • Spain

Availability

  • Jan-May, Aug-Dec
  • Year Round
  • July-Aug
  • May-Aug
Lemons are a sour yellow fruit, medium sized and oval shaped. The lemon is a rich source of Vitamin C and enhances many fish and chicken dishes, used in beverages and as a garnish.

Mangos

mango

Origin

  • Florida
  • Imports

Availability

  • May-Sept
  • Year Round
Mangos are a tropical fruit, orange in color, having a sweet juicy flesh, smooth rind and a flat one-seeded stone. Mangos are eaten ripe or pickled, often as a dessert fruit and are also cooked, dried and canned. The mango is an excellent nutritional source containing many vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Kiwifruit

kiwi_fruit

Origin

  • California
  • Chile
  • New Zeland

Availability

  • Jan-June, Oct-Dec
  • Mar-Oct
  • Mar-Nov
Kiwi is a small, oval shaped, dull green-brown fruit with fuzzy skin. The creamy white center core contains edible black-brown seeds. Kiwi is a good source of Vitamin C and rich in minerals such as potassium, calcium and phosphorus.

Limes

key_lime

Origin

  • California
  • Florida
  • Mexico

Availability

  • Year Round
  • Year Round
  • Year Round
Limes are an acid citrus fruit, egg-shaped and green in color. An excellent source of Vitamin C, limes are used as flavorings for food and drink.

Coconuts

coconut

Origin

  • Dominican Republic
  • Mexico
  • Phillipines
  • Thailand

Availability

  • Year Round
  • Year Round
  • Year Round
  • Year Round
Coconuts are a round, brown, hard-shelled fruit. The inside is made up of white flesh surrounding a fluid-filled cavity. The edible white flesh is often shredded and used in food and confections. The fruit is rich in dietary fiber.

Honeydews

honeydew

Origin

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Texas
  • Mexico

Availability

  • June-Nov
  • May-Dec
  • May-Aug, Oct-Dec
  • Jan-Jul, Oct-Dec
The honeydew melon is one of the most popular melons. They are round to slightly oval, about 8 inches long and smooth. The flesh is light green, thick and sweet. Honeydew melons can be used in salads desserts and in fruit soups. They are an excellent source of Vitamin C.

Cantaloupes

cantaloupe

Origin

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Indiana
  • Texas
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Mexico

Availability

  • Jun-Nov
  • May-Nov
  • Jul-Sept
  • May-Nov
  • Jan-May
  • Jan-May
  • Jan-May, Nov-Dec
  • Jan-May
  • Jan-July, Nov-Dec
Cantaloupes range in color from orange-yellow to salmon and have a soft and juicy texture with a sweet, musky aroma that emanates through the melon when it is ripe. Cantaloupes feature a hollow cavity that contains their seeds encased in a web of netting. Cantaloupes are an excellent source of Vitamin A & C and potassium.

Avocados

avocado_hass

Origin

  • California
  • Mexico
  • Chile
  • Dominican Republic
  • New Zeland
  • Florida

Availability

  • Year Round
  • Jan-April, Oct-Dec
  • Jan-Feb, Aug-Dec
  • Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec
  • Aug-Dec
  • Jan-Mar, June-Dec
Avocados are a green-skinned pear-shaped fruit that ripens after harvesting. Rich in both Vitamins B and E, avocados have the highest fiber content of any fruit.