Fruits

Fruits are one of the most consumed, farmed and grown food category in the world, and for a good reason. Most fruits naturally are very low in fat, sodium, calories and best of all they have no cholesterol. Many essential nutrients such as dietary fiber, vitamin C, folate and potassium are underconsumed in a daily average diet and fruits help to intake all of these important nutrients. Potassium rich diet has shown to have helped with maintaining healthy levels of blood pressure and luckily a lot of fruits have potassium. Heart disease and high blood cholesterol can be easily avoided by implementing dietary fibers which are naturally found in fruits into your daily diet.

By the 2015 analytics, the world market for fruits has reached over $ 735 billion and it was a staggering growth of 25% over a five year period. The market volume has reached over 690 million tons which was 5% higher compared to 2010's data. Taking into consideration all of the healthy benefits fruits provide it is clear why the market for them is so big and broad. You can find fruits in every supermarket, farmers market, grocery store, street vendors, local convenience stores and other retail locations. They can either be fresh or frozen, depending on what your preference is or what you're using them for.