Fruits |
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Fact of the Week |
Nutrients |
Price ($) |
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Apple |
The science of apple growing is called pomology. |
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1.00 / lb |
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Banana |
A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are known as fingers. |
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0.50 / lb |
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BlkBerries |
If your black berry plants have turned orange, destroy it. This is a serious fungal disease, orange rust, that cannot be cured. |
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5.50 / lb |
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BluBerries |
Botanically, the plant is a deciduous shrub belonging within the family of Ericaceae, of the genus: Vaccinium.
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3.99 / lb |
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Cantaloupe |
Zea-xanthin, an important dietary carotenoid, selectively absorbed into the retinal macula lutea in the eye where it is thought to provide antioxidant and protective UV light-filtering functions. |
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0.99 / lb |
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Cherries |
Records indicate that cherries were a prized food in a region of China dating back to 600 BC - fit for royalty and cherished by locals.. |
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3.50 / lb |
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Grape |
It takes about 2.5 pounds of grapes to make one bottle of wine. |
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1.50 / lb |
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Grapefruit |
It is revered as fruit from the "paradise" for its unique health-promoting as well as disease-healing properties, especially among health-conscious fitness freaks.
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0.75 / lb |
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Honeydew |
Honeydew is the American name for the white antibes, a variety of melon that was cultivated in southern France and Algeria centuries ago. |
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0.50 / lb |
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Kiwi |
Kiwifruit is a natural source of folate which women take to help prevent neural defects in their unborn babies. |
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1.99 / lb |
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Mangoes |
The mango is a symbol of love in India, and a basket of mangos is considered a gesture of friendship. |
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.99 / lb |
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Orange |
Sometimes warm weather causes the skin to regreen, or reabsorb chlorophyll, giving it a greenish color. |
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.50 / lb |
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Papaya |
Papaya’s nutrition facts are beneficial against acne, pimples and other skin infections. It opens your pores of the skin. Papayas are mostly used in face packs. |
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2.99 / lb |
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Peach |
The peach’s scientific name, Prunus persica, is a direct reference to the fruit’s travels to Persia along the Silk Road. |
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1.99 / lb |
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Pear |
The Chinese considered the pear, which they call "li," to be a symbol of immortality. The destruction of a pear tree symbolized tragic or untimely death. |
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.99 / lb |
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Pineapple |
In 1493, explorer Christopher Columbus found pineapples on Guadeloupe Island in the Caribbean. The fruit is also native to southern Brazil and Paraguay. |
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0.99 / lb |
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Plums |
Plums are botanically belonging within the family of Rosaceae. The fruit is a drupe belonging to the genus: Prunus which also includes peaches, nectarine, almonds and damson. |
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1.50 / lb |
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Strawberries |
To symbolize perfection and righteousness, medieval stone masons carved strawberry designs on altars and around the tops of pillars in churches and cathedrals. |
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2.50 / lb |
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Watermelon |
Early explorers used watermelons as canteens. |
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1.50 / lb |
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