This guide explores seasonal fruits in Australia throughout the year. Understanding what's in season can help you make healthier choices and enjoy the best flavours. We'll cover fruits from summer's mangoes to winter's citrus, providing a comprehensive calendar of nature's offerings.This guide will focus on fruit, for seasonal vegetables, see our guide: Vegetables in Season
Eating seasonally offers benefits for your health, wallet and the environment. Here's why choosing in-season fruits is advantageous:
Nutritional Value: Seasonal fruits often contain more vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They're allowed to ripen naturally, maximising their nutritional content.
Environmental Impact: Seasonal produce typically requires fewer artificial inputs like heating or excessive water use. This reduces the overall carbon footprint of fruit production.
Cost-Effectiveness: In-season fruits are usually more abundant and therefore more affordable. The principle of supply and demand leads to lower prices when fruits are plentiful.
Supporting Local: Buying in season fruit is a great way to support local. Read more about buying local in our Farmers Market Guide.
Improved Flavour: Seasonal fruits develop full flavours and optimal textures when allowed to ripen naturally on the plant.
Food Safety: Remember the importance of properly cleaning your vegetables to remove potential contaminants and ensure food safety. Our ReFresh spray is an effective way to clean your veges without water, preserving their freshness and extending shelf life.
By choosing seasonal fruits, you benefit your health, community and the environment while enjoying superior taste and value.
Australian summers offer a variety of delicious fruits. Here's what to enjoy and how to care for them:
Mangoes: Choose fruits that yield slightly to pressure. Before storing, spray thoroughly with ReFresh to remove any pesticide residues and preserve freshness. Allow to air dry, then store at room temperature until ripe, and refrigerate afterwards.
Strawberries: Select bright red berries with fresh green caps. Treat with ReFresh spray before refrigerating to extend shelf life and ensure they're free from contaminants. This eliminates the need for rinsing before eating, saving water.
Cherries: Pick firm, shiny cherries with green stems. Spray liberally with ReFresh, allow to drip dry, then refrigerate. This process removes any waxy coatings and preserves the cherries' crisp texture.
Peaches and Nectarines: Select fruits that give gently to pressure. Apply ReFresh spray to remove pesticides and fungicides, then let air dry. Ripen at room temperature, then refrigerate for longer storage.
Watermelon: Choose heavy melons with a yellow ground spot. For cut pieces, spray exposed flesh with ReFresh before storing in a container in the refrigerator. This helps maintain freshness without affecting taste.
By using ReFresh on these summer fruits, you're not only ensuring they're clean and safe to eat, but also extending their shelf life and reducing water usage. This approach allows you to fully enjoy the flavours of Australian summer while making environmentally conscious choices.
As the weather cools, Australia's autumn brings a new selection of fruits to enjoy. Here's what you can look forward to during these months:
Apples: Choose firm apples with smooth, unblemished skin. After bringing them home, spray thoroughly with ReFresh to remove any pesticide residues and waxes. Allow to air dry, then store in the refrigerator for optimal crispness.
Pears: Select pears that are firm but yield slightly to pressure at the stem end. Spray with ReFresh, let dry, and store at room temperature until ripe, then refrigerate.
Figs: Look for soft, fragrant figs. As these delicate fruits are often untreated, a light spray of ReFresh helps remove any surface contaminants without damaging the skin. Store in the refrigerator after treatment.
Grapes: Choose plump, firmly attached grapes. Spray the bunch liberally with ReFresh, allowing excess to drip off. This process removes pesticides and helps prevent mold growth during storage. Refrigerate in a ventilated container.
Persimmons: Select fruits that are deep orange and slightly soft for immediate eating, or firmer for later ripening. Apply ReFresh spray, allow to dry, and store at room temperature until ripe, then refrigerate.
Using ReFresh on your autumn fruits not only ensures they're clean and free from pesticides but also helps maintain their freshness for longer. This is particularly beneficial for fruits like apples and pears, which you might store for extended periods. Remember, there's no need to rinse after using ReFresh, saving water and time in your fruit preparation routine.
While winter may seem less fruitful, Australia still offers a variety of delicious fruits during the cooler months. Here's what you can enjoy:
Citrus Fruits: Select fruits that feel heavy for their size. Before storage, spray liberally with ReFresh to remove any pesticide residues and waxes. This is particularly important for citrus fruits, which are often heavily treated. Allow to air dry, then store in the refrigerator to maintain freshness.
Kiwifruit: Choose firm fruits that yield slightly to pressure. Spray with ReFresh, paying attention to the fuzzy skin which can trap contaminants. Let dry naturally, then store at room temperature until ripe, and refrigerate afterwards.
Custard Apples: Look for fruits with a greenish-grey colour that give slightly when pressed. Treat with ReFresh spray to clean the textured skin effectively without water. Store at room temperature until ripe, then refrigerate.
Pears: Select firm pears for later ripening. After treating with ReFresh spray, store at room temperature until ripe, then move to the refrigerator. The spray helps prevent premature spoilage during the ripening process.
Avocados: Choose firm avocados for later ripening. Spray with ReFresh to clean the skin and help prevent the spread of any mold spores. Allow to dry, then store at room temperature until ripe. Once ripe, refrigerate if not consuming immediately.
Using ReFresh on your winter fruits is especially beneficial during this season when many fruits are imported or stored for longer periods. The spray helps remove not just pesticides, but also waxes and other coatings that are often used to preserve fruits during transportation and storage. This allows you to enjoy the pure taste of the fruit without any residues.
Remember, after using ReFresh, there's no need to rinse your fruits before eating. This not only saves water but also preserves the protective benefits of the spray, helping your winter fruits stay fresh for longer in storage.
Spring brings a refreshing change to the fruit scene in Australia, with a mix of late winter fruits and early summer varieties. Here's what you can look forward to:
Strawberries: Choose bright red berries with fresh green caps. Spray thoroughly with ReFresh to remove pesticide residues and prevent mold growth. Allow to air dry in a single layer before refrigerating. This treatment eliminates the need for washing before eating, preserving the berries' texture.
Blueberries: Select firm, plump berries with a deep blue colour. Treat with ReFresh spray, gently turning the berries to ensure full coverage. Let them dry naturally, then store in the refrigerator. This process helps extend shelf life without compromising the delicate bloom on the berries.
Loquats: Pick fruits that are soft and orange-yellow in colour. As these are often homegrown or locally sourced, a light ReFresh spray helps remove any environmental contaminants. Allow to dry, then store at room temperature if eating soon, or refrigerate for longer storage.
Papaya: Choose papayas that yield to gentle pressure and have a yellow-orange skin. Spray liberally with ReFresh to clean the skin effectively. This is particularly important as papayas are often eaten with the skin. Let air dry, then store at room temperature until ripe, and refrigerate once cut.
Limes: Select firm, heavy limes with smooth skin. Treat with ReFresh spray to remove any wax coatings and pesticides, paying attention to the textured skin. Allow to air dry, then store in the refrigerator. This treatment helps preserve the limes' freshness, especially important if you're using the zest.
Using ReFresh on your spring fruits is an excellent way to ensure they're clean and free from contaminants as you transition into the warmer months. The spray is particularly beneficial for delicate fruits like berries, helping to extend their shelf life without the need for excessive handling or washing.
Remember, ReFresh-treated fruits don't require rinsing before consumption, saving water and preserving the fruits' natural protective qualities. This makes your spring fruit preparation easier and more environmentally friendly.
Re+Fresh Fruit & Veg Wash is designed to remove dirt, bacteria, pesticides, and other unwanted residues from the surface of produce. When used correctly and according to the instructions, there will be no after-taste or odour left on your produce. In fact, your produce will taste just like nature intended and be bursting with flavour and goodness.
Washing fruits and vegetables properly is important to remove dirt, bacteria, pesticides, and other contaminants from their surfaces. Here's a step-by-step guide on the best way to wash your produce:
1. Unpack your produce and place loosely into a strainer or colander over the kitchen sink.
2. Shake Re+Fresh bottle well and generously spray mist over all surfaces of the produce.
3. Gently place the treated produce onto a clean tea-towel or paper towels for excess moisture to drain off.
4. Take clean produce and place into ventilated storage containers and put into fridge or crisper draw.
While water alone is effective at removing some dirt and surface residues, Re+Fresh Fruit & Veg Wash has additional advantages such as removes pesticide residues, removes waxes and coatings, removal of bacteria and pathogens such as molds and fungi, removes unpleasant odors or tastes and extends shelf life of produce (saving you money).
Here is a list of our top reasons:
• Ingredients – 100% all-natural plant-powered ingredients, which are safe, non-toxic and never tested on animals (Cruelty-free).
• Lab Tested – our wash has been independently tested by a leading analytical laboratory for its effectiveness to remove pesticides, bacteria, molds, fungi and other contaminants.
• Cleanliness and Taste – doesn't leave any residue on the produce and enhances the flavour and taste of treated produce.
• Extends Shelf-Life – many trials conducted have consistently shown that using Re+Fresh Fruit & Veg Wash can noticeably and significantly increase the storage life of treated produce (usually 3-10 times).
• Reduces Food Waste – by increasing the shelf-life of treated produce you have a longer opportunity to consume it, which reduces food wastage and saves you money.
• Supports Sustainability and the Environment – all the packaging used is either repurposed, recyclable or compostable, helping our planet and supporting sustainability initiatives.
• Ease of Use – Re+Fresh Fruit & Veg Wash is a refill and use option that easily fits into your current routine. Simply shake the bottle and spray directly onto produce and let it drain before storing. Some other fruit and vegetable washes require soaking or rewashing after application (using excessive amounts of water).
• Is 100% Australian made and owned
An added advantage of applying Re+Fresh Fruit & Veg Wash to clean and preserve produce is that the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables is sustained for longer, as inhibiting the growth of pathogenic organisms, protects the nutrients that would otherwise be consumed by these organisms, as a source of energy.
Re+Fresh contains no soaps or synthetic chemical preservatives or any kind. It is a 100% natural product made from extracts of culinary herbs and spices mixed with Acacia gum as a dispersant. The Acacia gum we use is wild-crafted from sub-Saharan Africa and none of the components have been irradiated or fumigated and all ingredients are GMO-free. It is a unique, functional food mixture which has the properties as a powerful contact antimicrobial.
Re+Fresh Fruit & Veg Wash is highly effective, even at neutral pH, against a wide range of food spoilage organisms and food pathogens.
Governments around the world are concerned with food security and that in developed countries, we throw away up to 45% or more of the produce grown as food waste. This has a high cost, for no return as well as contributing to greenhouse gas emissions as the food waste rots.
With the 45% of produce that does makes it to market, food poisoning is a real problem as it’s been estimated that up to 25 sets of hands might touch the produce between the farm to the family meal. Food poisoning is not just inconvenient but can be a communicable illness and even be deadly for the very young, very old or frail and there can be lasting consequences even in healthy individuals who succumb to toxic micro-organisms and their metabolic by-products. Wash Well & Be Well!
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