The fact that a kiwifruit has more vitamin C than an orange makes you wonder about
the benefits of all those other exotic fruits and vegetables cropping up in produce
bins. Here's the rundown for an assortment of unusual yet nutritionally rich produce.
Vitamins A and C
Ten Asian litchis (tiny sweet fruits) provide 72 milligrams of vitamin
C.
Gai choy, a leafy green Chinese cabbage used in stir-fries, is a rich
source of vitamins A and C--it has more than four times the amount in regular
green cabbage.
Loquats (Japanese plums) have a heftier dose of vitamin A than American
plums and about the same amount of vitamin C.
Fiber
Passion fruit has a lemony pulp and delivers nearly seven grams
of fiber in a three-ounce portion.
Egg-shaped tree tomatoes, or tamarillos, beat tomatoes hands
down in fiber content, carrying more than twice as much in their tart flesh.
Phytoestrogens
Edamame, fresh soybeans that resemble green peas, offer generous
amounts of phytoestrogens, disease-fighting chemicals that may lower your risks
of cancer and heart disease.
Folic acid
Latin feijoas, with their unusual pineapple-mint flavor, have
three times as much folic acid as pineapples.
