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Brooks Tropicals - Green Papaya

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Other Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. Papaya that is unripe and will never ripen. This fruit is also known as a cooking papaya. That's a bit of a misnomer since the green papaya's most popular use is as a raw ingredient in green papaya salad. This Asian dish is popular in both Thailand where the salad is called som tam and Vietnam where the dish is called goi du du. Green papayas from Brooks Tropicals are food safety certified from the field to your store. Total fat: 0.13g. Total carbohydrates: 9.06g.

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Brooks Tropicals - Brooks Solo Papayas

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Other Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. These pear-shaped fruit with bright orange flesh generally weigh about 1 pound and yellow as they ripen. These papayas are grown in Brazil. Brooks Solo Papayas make a tasty bowl when cut in half and filled with other fruits, a salad or an entrée. Serving Size: 1 cup (145g). Total fat: 0.2g. Total carbohydrates: 15.7g. Dietary fiber: 2.5g. Similar to a melon in flavor, it is juicy and sweet and provides a fragrant but not a musky aroma. 50° - 55°F.

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Brooks Tropicals - Lychee

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Other Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. Lychees are a sweet, translucent, gelatin-like delicacy enjoyed by the Chinese for over 2000 years. Made for snacking, just crack the shell with a fingernail, pull back the top skin and pop the rest in your mouth. Just don't eat the seed! Besides being an excellent source of vitamin C, lychees also have an abundance of oligonol thought to have anti-oxidant and antiinfluenza virus actions. The lychee is also known as litchi and leechee. Serving size: 3/4 cup.

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Brooks Tropicals - Chayote

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Other Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. HOW TO CHOP A CHAYOTE. Serving Size 1 cup (132g). The flesh is quite crisp something like a water chestnut. It's known for a bland taste which perks up with aggressive seasoning. Choose a firm, unblemished chayote. Those that are smaller in size tend to be more tender. May be kept refrigerated for several weeks if lightly wrapped in plastic. Costa Rica (primarily) and Mexico. Website by Hybrid Design.

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Brooks Tropicals - Dragon Fruit

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Other Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. A wild-looking fruit with a unique light taste. Its bright red skin with leathery, greenish-yellow shoots, gives way to a creamy white inside dotted with edible black seeds. Low in calories, dragon fruit is rich in protein, iron and fiber. This fruit also contains phytoalbumin antioxidants. Weighing in between 1/2 to 2 pounds, it's almost all fruit. The red peel that looks like armor is only about 1/8" thick. Dragon fruit are picked from a plant in the cactus family.

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Brooks Tropicals - Persian Limes

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Other Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. Bright green Mexican Persian limes are the popular market variety. Round to oval in shape, the Persian lime is large in size. Its thin, rich-green skin emits a distinctive aroma. Inside, its light-green flesh is juicy and generally seedless. Persian limes enhance the flavor and visual appeal of beverages and dishes of almost any kind. HOW TO JUICE A LIME. Serving size: 1 fruit (67g). Total fat: 0.01g. Total carbohydrates 7.1g. Dietary Fiber 1.9g. 45°F - 50°F.

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Brooks Tropicals - Habanero Peppers

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Other Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. Small and bell-shaped, hot peppers are known for their intense bite. They are encased in glossy skin which can be yellow, green, or red. Several edible seeds are contained beneath its spicy surface. Calories from Fat 81. Hot peppers are extremely hot. Habaneros and Scotch Bonnets measure between 200,000 and 400,000 Scoville heat units. (In comparison, the Jalapeno measures only 3,500 - 4,500 units.). Hot peppers are best when firm. Website by Hybrid Design.

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Brooks Tropicals - Key Lime

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Other Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. Also called a Mexican lime, this small (1-2"), round, thin-skinned yellowish fruit has a brisk, unique flavor compared to other limes. The key lime usually has a more tart and bitter flavor than other limes. Compared to lemons, key limes have a higher sugar and citric acid content. For a different accent on or in your food, use the key lime instead. Serving size 1 fruit Amount per serving. Total Carbohydrates 7.0g. Dietary fiber 2.0g. Highly acidic and uniquely tart.

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Brooks Tropicals - SlimCado Avocado

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Other Tropical Fruits and Vegetables. HOW TO CUT UP A SLIMCADO. Total fat: 23.1g. Total carbohydrates: 18.4g. Dietary Fiber: 12.9g. Light texture with a sweet, buttery taste. A fruit that yields slightly to gentle pressure is ready for chopping. With more give, it may be ready for mashing, as in guacamole. The SlimCado's skin remains green and yields to gentle pressure when ripe. It does not turn black. Ethylene Production and Sensitivity:. 42° - 48°F, do not store below 40°F. Website by Hybrid Design.