Field Guide to Fruit Colours

Color of a natural food definitely means something.

Red fruits

Red fruits are colored by anthocyanins and carotenoids, natural phytochemicals that are good for eyes, the heart, digestion, and cells.

Red fruits benefits

Orange fruits

Orange fruits get their color from carotenoids and are good for eyes, the immune system, cells, and the heart.

Orange fruits benefits

Yellow fruits

Yellow fruits are colored by beta carotenes and are good for teeth, gums, circulatio, and healing.

Yellow fruits benefits

Green fruits

Green fruits have chlorophyll, which helps lower cholesterol and is good for organs, cells, and the immune system.

Green fruits benefits

Blue and Purple fruits

Blue and Purple fruits contain anthocyanins and are good for memory, bones, eyes, cells, and heart.

Blue & Purple fruits benefits

Best way to prepare fruit to enjoy

Different Fruits feel to be delicious when eaten differently. Here are some of the fruits described that how to eat:

Prepare pomegranate

Wear an apron. Cut the pomegranate in half, hold it under water in a bowl and break into sections. Gently extract the seeds to eat.

Satsumas

The skin of this delicious citrus is naturally puffy and soft. Stick your thumb in the bottom and peel!

How to cut a mango

Carve the sides lenghtwise along the pit, score each cheek and turn inside out as shown. Scarpe off cubes with a spoon.

How to eat a kiwi

Simply cut in half and either peel and slice or scoop the fruit right out of the skin with a spoo

When is passion fruit ripe?

It's ready to eat when the skin becomes wrinkled. Just cut in half and scoop out the sweet/targ pulp and seeds

Peel appeal

All the nutrients of apples, pears, peaches, and nectarines are in the beautiful colors of their peels. Just wash in cold water and slice or eat out of hand.