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October seasonal products. Cheat sheet for seasonal products List of seasonal fruits and vegetables

Many people try to buy seasonal fruits, because such fruits contain the maximum benefit and are quite affordable. What fruits should be bought in a given month? The seasonal calendar will help answer this question. Thanks to him, you will learn about which fruits ripen in season in Russia, and which ones are brought from overseas countries.

Winter

On the one hand, it seems that in the winter season it is impossible to find high-quality and ripe fruits. But on the other hand, you just need to know which fruits you can buy on the market during the cold season, and which ones should be avoided. Of course, it is better to refuse to buy strawberries or peaches in winter. Choose quality fruits according to the season. Given the seasonality of fruits, you can choose those fruits that will be most beneficial to your health.

At the very beginning of winter, you can still enjoy a sweet and very healthy persimmon. This bright fruit contains many useful substances, thanks to which it is possible to normalize the work of digestion and not only. Basically, these fruits are brought from Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. The season ends there at the end of autumn, so at the beginning of winter you can still find fresh and healthy fruits on the shelves.

By the way, if the fruit turns out to be astringent, then it can be placed in the freezer for a couple of hours, and it will become soft and sweet.

In the winter months, it is quite possible to consume oranges brought from Spain. In this sunny country, they begin to ripen only in November. The season of these citrus fruits lasts until mid-spring. Therefore, all winter you can safely eat citrus fruits from Spain, recharge with vitamins and strengthen your immunity.

In early February, oranges from Egypt or Turkey may appear on the shelves. Just the citrus season begins there in the middle of winter and lasts until summer. It is worth noting that the fruits from these countries have a thicker skin and may be less sweet. But this does not mean that they do not have the necessary vitamins and nutrients.

From December until spring, you can buy apples that were grown in the Russian open spaces. Despite the fact that the apple season ends in October, domestic fruits are perfectly stored until spring, without losing their useful qualities. At the end of February, you can even find juicy strawberries on the shelves. At this time of the year, it is brought from the USA, mainly from California. The taste of this berry is special and very fragrant.

In order to saturate your body with various vitamins and other useful substances, you should pay attention to such an exotic fruit as avocado. The season of this fruit never ends. We can say that the season lasts all year round. Therefore, you can safely buy an "alligator pear" at any time of the year, including during the winter months.

If the fruit turns out to be a little underripe, then you can put it in a paper bag along with bananas and after two or three days it will be the right ripeness.

Spring

If you want to choose only juicy, high-quality and tasty fruits by months, then study our seasonal calendar further. In early March, fragrant strawberries already appear on the shelves. If these are fruits brought from Spain or Greece, then it is quite possible to buy them in the spring. And also in the spring they bring this berry from Portugal, Egypt and Poland.

In the spring, you can continue to enjoy citrus fruits from Spain or Turkey. In the spring, the citrus fruit season continues in these countries, so the fruits have time to get enough of the sun and absorb all the vitamins and elements necessary for health.

Until other seasonal fruits appear, it is quite possible to buy exotic fruits. For example, bananas. The season of this fruit lasts all year round, so you should not worry about the safety and quality of the fruit. Bananas are useful at any age, as they perfectly saturate and enrich the body with potassium. Among the exotic fruits at this time, you should pay attention to kiwi, pineapple, mango and various citrus fruits.

Summer

The summer months are perhaps the richest and most varied in terms of berries and fruits. Their diversity in the hot season is pleasantly surprising. At this time of the year, you can find absolutely everything on the shelves, from wild berries to melons and watermelons from the melon fields of the North Caucasus, Central Asia and the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov.

At the beginning and middle of summer, it is quite possible to enjoy juicy and healthy strawberries. Not only imported, but also domestic berries appear on the shelves. In summer, you should taste ripe peaches, which are most often brought from Armenia and Central Asia.

In June and July, juicy apricots, nectarines, peaches, cherries, plums and various berries appear on the shelves. During this period, you can safely buy fruits from a wide variety of countries, since the summer season is considered the richest in many countries of the world. Fruits from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Greece and Turkey are very popular.

In August, the season of juicy and tasty domestic apples begins. At this time of the year you can find a wide variety of apple varieties for every taste. Early Russian varieties, which have a special taste, aroma and are fraught with many useful vitamins and elements, are very popular.

In addition, in August you can start enjoying juicy and ripe watermelons. The benefits of this huge berry are very great and adults and children love it. Fruits from Astrakhan are very popular. Astrakhan watermelons are larger and very sweet. In early August, you can safely buy melons. In Uzbekistan, just in time for the end of summer, various varieties ripen, with a thicker skin, but very fragrant and sweet. More than one hundred and fifty varieties of melons are grown in this sunny country, so it is quite possible to buy them in late summer and early autumn.

At the end of summer, different varieties of grapes ripen. Of course, the most popular varieties are seedless, which are sweeter and bring great benefits to the body. Grapes can be found both domestic and imported. Mostly juicy grapes are brought from Uzbekistan, Moldova, Turkey, Greece and Spain.

Delicious and very healthy figs are brought from Azerbaijan by the end of summer. This fruit is very sweet and high-calorie, therefore It is worth remembering this for those who strictly monitor their harmony.

Autumn

At the end of September, another useful fruit will appear on the shelves of shops and markets - this is pomegranate. In the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, these healthy fruits are just beginning to sing at this time. From Central Asia, pomegranates appear towards the end of autumn. If there are pomegranates on the shelves already in late summer and early autumn, then most likely the fruits are from Africa or South America.

In early September, there are still peaches on the shelves, which are mainly brought from China. Various varieties of autumn grapes from Uzbekistan, Moldova and Italy can also be found on sale. There is also domestic grapes, which are also extremely beneficial for health. In addition, at the beginning of autumn there are still many ripe and healthy melons, watermelons, plums and pears.

In October, you can find a variety of domestic varieties of apples, pears or imported figs. And in November, quince is brought from sunny countries. This amazing fruit can be eaten fresh, or you can cook meat or sweet dishes with it. Quince can be found on the shelves in early spring.

See the following video for the seasonal fruit calendar by month.

Has it ever happened to you that you buy some kind of fruit or vegetable, and it is completely tasteless or, conversely, spoiled? The mood is bad, the body also did not receive vitamins, the money was spent. The thing is that out-of-season products very often appear on the shelves of our stores and markets.

Even when buying strawberries in the summer, the month plays a big role, because the one grown in greenhouses has a completely different taste and is more processed with chemicals. To please yourself and loved ones with tasty, ripe and healthy fruits, you need to know at what time to buy certain fruits and vegetables. The editors of "Super Chef!" will tell you about this today.

When is the best time to buy fruit?

Nowadays, there is a great opportunity to enjoy fresh vegetables and fruits all year round. Plant products are brought to us from almost all over the world. However, you should know where vegetables and fruits come from in order to decide whether they are worth buying.

Strawberry
If you buy this juicy berry from gardeners in the market, then it is in the last days of May and throughout June that you should do this. In July, it is usually either overripe and rotten, or hothouse. Yes, and it is rather dry at this time.
Imported strawberries in supermarkets can be found throughout the year. In March-April, you can buy berries brought from Spain or Portugal, from February to April, strawberries from the USA are sold, but you understand that they ship them still green, because transportation takes a long time. Almost all year round, there are strawberries from Egypt and Ethiopia on the shelves, but their taste is very different from the European one.

oranges
They don't even seem to disappear from the shelves. The most delicious are oranges brought from the Mediterranean countries, especially from Spain. Early varieties begin to ripen in November. The season lasts until mid-April. From February to July, fruits from Turkey and Egypt go on sale, but again, we note that their taste is not the same - they are not sweet and have a thick skin.
From July to the end of February, South African and Peruvian oranges are traded. They ripen on the road, in addition, the fruits are treated with special means so that they retain their elasticity and do not deteriorate for a long time, waiting for transportation. There are quite a few useful substances in them.

Apples
The season of the most delicious and healthy domestic apples begins in August and lasts until October. However, these fruits can be stored for a long time, so you can safely buy them until February. The rest of the year, fruits are shipped from New Zealand and Argentina. Apples taste good and have health benefits. These fruits can be safely called multi-season.

Persimmon
The benefits of persimmon for the body are undeniable. In addition, it is very tasty. Persimmon season starts in October and ends in early November. They bring it mainly from Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. Separately, it is worth noting the Spanish persimmon. It is usually picked ripe and quickly brought to market. However, it can be stored on the shelves for no more than a week - then it starts to deteriorate.

Avocado
If you see Haas on the counter, you can buy it without hesitation. Its season lasts all year round, only the supplier countries change. But we usually sell fruits of the "ardit" and "fuerte" varieties, which are sent still green. Therefore, after buying an avocado, it is advised to hold it for a couple of days on the windowsill, so that it is fully ripe.

Tomatoes
And in a salad, and in pizza, and in a sandwich ... Tomatoes can complement any dish. Domestic tomatoes are sold from the end of May to the beginning of October. At any time of the year, Azerbaijani tomatoes can be found on the shelves - they are of very good quality. In March-April, delicious fruits come from Italy, but they are quite expensive. A more budget option is tomatoes from Turkey. They can be found from December to March. Now they need to be washed well.

cucumbers
Domestic cucumbers are sold in the same period as tomatoes. The rest of the year they are imported. They do not pose a particular health risk. But pay attention to long cucumbers from China. They have a grassy taste rather than cucumber. There are a lot of nitrates in these cucumbers, so it is advisable to peel them, especially if a child will eat a dish with them.

We have given examples of the most common fruits and vegetables on our shelves. But always keep in mind the information about the time of year and the country of delivery. It is clear that such root crops as carrots or potatoes grow with us and you can buy them all year round, and they also tend to be stored for a long time. But watermelons and melons can be ripe and healthy only in the second half of July and August.

Seasonality of fruits and vegetables - an aspect that we do not always take into account when choosing products. Indeed, in supermarkets, vegetables and fruits are laid out in neat slides on chilled shelves all year round, even and smooth, as if they were selected. Large retail chains make us think less about the quality of products and more about a wide choice and maximum convenience of purchase: at any time of the year, any day of the week and any time of the day. We regularly eat beautiful vegetables and fruits from the supermarket, succumbing to the illusion of a healthy lifestyle.

Are vegetables and fruits always healthy?

Filling our carts with fruits and vegetables with pleasure, we forget that they will be useful only in the season, which is different for each product. Moreover, out-of-season fruits can harm the body. But how is it? Haven't we been taught since childhood that fruits and vegetables, especially raw ones, are a source of many vitamins?

Yes and no. Seasonal fruits are maximally rich in vitamins and microelements, ripened according to the natural cycle and collected at its peak. Such vegetables and fruits can and should be eaten raw, while maintaining their beneficial composition.

Modern agricultural technologies, catering to endless consumer demand, supply us with a wide selection of off-season products that are not only not healthy (artificially grown vegetables and fruits do not accumulate the required amount of vitamins), but also harmful. Additives that stimulate growth and early ripening, nitrate fertilizers, pesticides that do not have time to decompose due to too short a cycle - all this is harmful to our health. Children under three years of age and the elderly are especially susceptible to this.

Such vegetables and fruits must be carefully processed before eating to reduce the harmful effects. It is recommended to soak them in cold water (or in a weak solution of vinegar), cut off the stalks and peel. But even in this case, their benefits to the body will be minimal.

Stocking up on vitamins

Understanding that abundant summer is followed by winter, we consciously or unconsciously adjust our diet, trying to get enough of juicy fresh flavors and accumulate more vitamins in reserve. This desire is supported by national food traditions: seasonal vegetables in summer they do not leave the table, alternating in "green" salads and various types of okroshka. The craving for fresh vegetables and fruits is not accidental: our body instinctively chooses what will be useful for it. So, carrots contain beta-carotene, which is converted by the body's enzymes into vitamin A (retinol), which strengthens the retina. Cucumber is 95% water, saturated with potassium and serving as an excellent tool for removing toxins and toxic substances. And the red color of the tomato is due to its constituent lycopene, which prevents the division of some cancer cells.

According to the recommendations (http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/fruit/ru) of the World Health Organization, a minimum of 400 grams of fruits and vegetables, fresh or cooked, should be eaten per day (excluding potatoes and similar starchy root vegetables), to prevent disease heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity. For convenience, you can remember the universal “rule of five servings”: eat 5 or more various fruit and vegetable “servings” per day. One serving is about 80-100 grams, or an amount that fits easily in a folded palm: a carrot, a tomato, a couple of tangerines, or a small bowl of vegetable salad.

Canning, drying or freezing?

To maintain the right balance in the diet even in winter, you can make preparations from seasonal vegetables, fruits, berries, herbs and mushrooms. The most popular, but least valuable option in terms of retaining usefulness is canning. So you can cook a lot of vegetable dishes, completely ready to serve. However, canning requires heat treatment, so the content of vitamins and minerals in the final product is minimal. There is also little use in jams and jams, because prolonged boiling and combining with sugar does not have the best effect on the composition of berries and fruits.

A more gentle treatment is drying at room temperature, in the sun or in the oven. This option is well suited for fruits, berries, mushrooms and herbs.

Finally, an almost ideal way to harvest is to freeze food. It allows you to maximize not only the useful composition, but also the appearance, taste and aroma of vegetables and fruits. It should be remembered that re-freezing is undesirable, so it is better to distribute the products into small portion packages.

Seasonal calendar of vegetables and fruits

To easily navigate the seasons and create a tasty and healthy menu all year round, use our seasonal calendar.


	Cabbage: white, red, Brussels sprouts. Shallots and leeks, artichokes, turnips, parsnips	Citrus fruits (grapefruits, lemons, oranges, tangerines), quince, persimmon
	Cabbage: white, red, Brussels sprouts. shallot, parsnip	Citrus

	Watercress and radicchio salad. Asparagus, spinach, radish, rhubarb
	Asparagus, spinach, radish, white cabbage. Salads: head, lettuce, radicchio, arugula. young peas
	Asparagus, spinach, radish and radish, swede. Beans, peas. Carrots, zucchini, cucumbers, bell peppers. Cauliflower, broccoli. Salads: lettuce, head, radicchio	Strawberries and wild strawberries, cherries and cherries. Red currant, gooseberry, blueberry
	New potatoes, cucumbers and tomatoes. Cauliflower, broccoli. Carrots, zucchini, eggplant, bell peppers. Green peas and beans. Celery, leeks and onions. Watercress, head lettuce, lettuce	Strawberries, raspberries, cherries and cherries. Black and red currants, blueberries, blueberries, gooseberries. Peaches, apricots, nectarines
	Potatoes, tomatoes and cucumbers, carrots, eggplant, zucchini and zucchini. Cauliflower, red cabbage, broccoli, green peas. Bulgarian pepper, corn, onion. Radish, radish, swede, leaf beet.	Watermelons and melons, plums, peaches, nectarines and apricots. Gooseberries, blueberries, currants, sea buckthorn
September	Cucumbers and tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, pumpkins, zucchini, eggplant and zucchini. Cauliflower and broccoli. Onions and leeks, cabbage, horseradish, radish and swede	Apples, plums, figs, pears. Melons and watermelons. Sea buckthorn
	Tomatoes, carrots, pumpkin, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Leek, swede, turnip, horseradish	Apples, pears, figs
	Carrot, pumpkin, turnip. Cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. Leek, horseradish	Persimmon, pear, quince, cranberry
	Brussels sprouts, pumpkin, turnip, leek	Quince, persimmon, pomegranate. Cranberry. Citrus

When choosing fruits and vegetables, give preference to seasonal products.
Vegetables grown outdoors are healthier and safer than greenhouse vegetables.
They are less likely to have elevated concentrations of pesticides or nitrates.
However, a conscientious producer will carefully monitor the concentration of hazardous substances and in recent years more and more quality Russian greenhouse products have appeared (for example, Mirinda cucumbers or Uzbek tomatoes)
Fruits and vegetables imported from other countries may be picked unripe and ripen on the road, reducing their nutritional value.
Some products are brought to the Russian Federation all year round thanks to technologies that allow preserving taste and nutritional values during transportation (for example, from South America, southern countries).
In the summer, products are brought mainly from Russia (Rostov, Krasnodar) (vegetables, berries, some fruits) and CIS countries (Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan - fruits, berries, some vegetables)
May is a conditional beginning of the summer season: the first fruits and berries from the southern countries appear: Uzbek cherries, apricots, Azerbaijani cherry plums, etc.
The summer season lasts approximately until October (yearly dates vary depending on the weather).
At the beginning of "their season" products are expensive, but later, when the season becomes massive, prices go down.
Since November, the "winter" season begins: they bring products from far abroad (Peru, Chile, Morocco), a lot of greenhouse and last year's autumn vegetables.
Prolonged storage of vegetables leads to the loss of vitamins and minerals. At the end of winter, give preference to frozen and imported products, rather than long-term stored autumn vegetables - there are more nutrients there.
Fresh vegetables appear from the first days of April.

What are the current seasonal products?

FRUIT:

Sweet cherry: this year appeared on the 1st of May, 1st batch - from Tajikistan, now from Uzbekistan. The taste is getting better every day, gaining sweetness. Season - until August, but the most delicious - until the end of July
Apricots: now from Uzbekistan, appeared in mid-May, the taste is better every day. Season~until the end of July. The most fragrant, tender variety of apricots is the Armenian Shalah. During the season, the producers change: first Uzbek, then Armenian and Azerbaijani
Strawberries: Strawberries appear in December, in the beginning greenhouse, from the end of April - ground. The most delicious now is from Greece: large, sweet. In May, you can find Crimean strawberries, but they are inferior to Greek ones in taste, not so sweet. The Russian strawberry season starts ~ in June (Rostov, Krasnodar), but the season lasts a little, 3 weeks
Strawberries: Russian - from mid-June. Very short season, 2-3 weeks
Peaches, nectarines, flat peaches: appeared in early May, now from Chile. In July they will be from the CIS countries. Especially tasty and juicy peaches are from Armenia, their season is September-early October
Gooseberries, cherries: Russian ~ from mid-June. Season ~ to August
Watermelon can be found almost all year round: May - from Iran, the end of July - Uzbek, Dagestan. The best and most delicious - Astrakhan ~ in August-September, but not every year successful
Uzbek melon "Torpeda" is the most delicious, season June-October

VEGETABLES:

Cucumbers, carrots, beets: from the 1st of May - Lukhovitsky cucumbers (Russia). The season is until September, (the most delicious). The first days of April are young vegetables: carrots and beets with tops
Cabbage: from mid-April (first from Macedonia, then from Uzbekistan, then Russian), the season is all summer
Tomatoes: in the 1st of May - delicious pink tomatoes from Azerbaijan, will be all summer. From Rostov in mid-May, delicious "Paradise" and "Bull's Heart" will appear, will be all summer.

Have time to enjoy delicious products!

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Who hasn't been in this situation? You buy luxurious-looking oranges (strawberries, avocados), you try them, but they taste completely impossible. Either the variety is not the same, or the country of origin, or not the season. The latter is especially important, says Natalia Fadeeva, Candidate of Medical Sciences, nutritionist-endocrinologist of the Center for Family Dietetics “MEDEP”. - All fruits and vegetables are best bought fully ripe and not stored for long. Such fruits are not only very tasty, they also contain the most vitamins. Whereas in the stored in the warehouse, the amount of useful substances decreases. And harmful ones can accumulate in greenhouse fruits and vegetables, since chemical stimulants are used in large quantities for the growth of such products.

However, today we have the opportunity to enjoy seasonal fruits grown in the open field all year round. Plant products are brought to Russia from almost all over the world, when crops are harvested on one continent, and beds are only sown on the other. You just need to know where and when the best fruits and vegetables come from. We asked about this Andrey Kolchevnikov, category manager of Azbuka Vkusa company.

Fruits and vegetables: when and what to buy

oranges.“Oranges brought from the Mediterranean countries, primarily from Spain, are considered the most delicious,” says Andrey Kolchevnikov. - Early varieties begin to ripen In November . The season is on until the end of April . With the onset of winter, red, the so-called blood oranges, grown in Italy, with excellent taste, appear on the shelves. From February to July, fruits exported from Egypt and Turkey go on sale. But in terms of their consumer qualities, they are significantly inferior to European ones. So be sure to ask the seller where the goods come from. The Mediterranean ones are being replaced by South African and Peruvian ones - they are traded from July to the end of December . Such fruits are often picked green. They ripen already on the road, which does not affect the taste and nutritional properties in the best way.

Apples. The season of the most delicious and fresh begins in August . At this time, early varieties of fruits from local producers arrive on the shelves of our stores. Apple season in stores lasts on average until the end of February . « During the winter months The main suppliers of good quality fruits are the countries of the southern hemisphere, primarily New Zealand, Chile and Argentina, says Andrey Kolchevnikov. — It should be noted that with the advent of smart fresh technology, it became possible to preserve apples for a long time without losing their consumer qualities. Thus, these fruits can be considered multi-season .

Persimmon. Her season begins in October and ends late January - early February . At this time, it comes to us mainly from Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, as well as from Turkey and the Balkan countries. “Spanish is very good,” says Andrey Kolchevnikov. “Its fruits are large, bright orange, very sweet and do not knit at all, because they are plucked already ripe.”

Strawberry. Almost everything sold in Russia is imported. Even in spring and summer. “The fact is that the berries grown by domestic producers are completely unsuitable for long-term storage and transportation,” says Andrey Kolchevnikov. — Strawberry season starts in March-April . It was at this time that the berry began to be harvested in Spain, Greece, and Portugal. European strawberries can be found in stores up to until the end of October : as a rule, these are late varieties brought to us from Poland. February to April American strawberries are also sold, which are grown in California and Florida. It tastes great, but is not often found in our supermarkets.” In other months (almost all year round), there are berries from Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Egypt on the shelves. In taste, it is noticeably inferior to European.

Avocado.“The most delicious avocado is considered to be the Haas variety, and it doesn’t matter where it comes from,” says Andrey Kolchevnikov, “Its season lasts all year round, only countries change - Israel, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa. This variety is the best-selling in the world. But in our country, unfortunately, it is not represented much.We prefer avocados in an unripe form and more tolerant varieties for storage, for example, "pinkerton", "ettinger", "ardit", "fuerte". They are not bad, but as a rule, arrive on our shelves very unripe.

Tomatoes. These vegetables are also multi-season. " In any season on the shelves of our supermarkets you can find Azerbaijani tomatoes, which are considered one of the best,” says Andrey Kolchevnikov. - BUT in March-April tomatoes from Italy are on sale, which are also very tasty. And roads! A more budget option is fruits exported from Turkey or Israel. They are for sale December to March .

Make a seasonal calendar and enjoy the most delicious berries, vegetables and fruits all year round!