Learn about Fruits & Vegetables
H&W Produce carries a large selection of fruits and vegetables including many exotic selections and herbs. Our Produce ABCs section is designed as a helpful resource to get nutritional facts and other details about the many varieties of produce we carry.
Fruits
Apricot
Apricots are one of the smaller stone fruits. The skin is smooth and soft with a golden orange colour. The fruit contains a loosely connected pit in the centre. The apricot is not too juicy but definitely sweet. Apricots can be enjoyed fresh, dried, grilled, cooked...
Avocado
Avocado (Hass) is a pear shaped fruit with a tumbled leathery thick skin, a pale lime green flesh, and a central pit. Hass avocado's have a creamy and smooth texture with a nutty sweet finish. Avocado's are rich in dietary fibre, several B vitamins, vitamin C, E, and...
Bananas
Bananas is an edible fruit with a thick yellow peel with a creamy, semi-starchy sweet flesh. Bananas are known for their potassium rich flesh and other nutrients including vitamin B, C, fibre, and magnesium. They are one of the more calorie dense fruits, making...
Blackberries
There are hundreds of specific varieties of blackberries. The name is often used as a generic term that refers to a wide range of bush berries that are considered blackberries. When ripe, blackberries have a deep ink sheen and their flavouring is sweet, slightly...
Blueberries
There are three types of blueberries: high bush, low bush and hybrid half high. Blueberries are delicate and round with a rich indigo colour and a sweet taste. Blueberries display their blue colouring due to the concentration of anthocyanin present in the skin. The...
Cantaloupe
Cherimoya Fruit
Coconut
Cranberries
Cumquats
Dragon Fruit
Golden Delicious Apples
Pink Grapefruit
Red Grapes
Green Apples
Green Grapes
Guava
Honeydew Melon
Kiwi
Lemons
Limes
Lychees
Mangos
Navel Orange
Nectarines
Papaya
Peaches
Pears
Pinapple
Pomegranate
Pomelos
Quince
Raspberries
Red Ambrosia Apples
Red Apples
Red Delicious Apples
Red Pears
Red Plum
Strawberries
Tangerines
Watermelon
Yellow Ataulfo Mango
Vegetables
Artichoke
Asparagus
Beetroot
Broccoli
Butternut Squash
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherry Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Fennel
Golden Beets
Grape Tomatoes
Bell Peppers
Habaneros
Iceberg Lettuce
Jalapenos
Kabocha Squash
Kidney Beans
Leeks
Button Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Parsnips
Pok-Choi
Portobello Mushrooms
Pumpkin
Purple Headed Turnips
Radiccio
Radishes
Red Potatoes
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Red Onion
Red Peppers
Rhubarb
Romaine Lettuce
Roma Tomatoes
Russet Potatoes
Snow Peas
Spaghetti Squash
Spinach
Spring Onions
Sugar Snap Peas
Sweet Peppers
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
White Onion
Yams
Yucca Root
Alfalfa Sprouts
Acorn Squash
Daikon Radishes
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Exotics
Cherimoya Fruit
Coconut
Cumquats
Dragon Fruit
Fennel
Ginger Root
Golden Beets
Guava
Japanese Fuyu Persimon
Lychees
Mangos
Papaya
Parsnips
Pomelos
Quince
Radiccio
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Shallots
Aloe Vera
Yellow Ataulfo Mango
Daikon Radishes
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Endives
History & Description:
The cactus figs the fruit of the prickly pear cactus (the opuntia cactus).
Cactuous Fig
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Herbs
Basil
Chives
Coriander
Dill
Garlic Cloves
Ginger Root
Green Rapini
Jalapenos
Oregano
Parsley Curley
Rosemary
Sage
Spring Onions
Thyme
Watercress
White Onion
Alfalfa Sprouts
Endives
History & Description:
The cactus figs the fruit of the prickly pear cactus (the opuntia cactus).