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Produce Nutrition Information*

The OASIS makes it easy to discover which fruits & vegetables are the best sources of Vitamins and minerals to meet your nutritional needs!

The OASIS has the nutritional information on your favorite fresh produce. Use this section of OASIS to match your Vitamin and mineral needs to your favorite fruits & vegetables.

Use the chart below to discover which produce items are good sources of various Vitamins and minerals. For example, if you need more potassium in your diet, but don't like bananas, you will find that honeydew and cauliflower also contain potassium.

As you navigate through the nutritional section of OASIS, the percentage categories for Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of various Vitamins and minerals are as follows:

100% or more = Provided for informational purpose only
40% to 99% = Excellent source
25% to 39% = Good source
10% to 24% = Significant source

Click on a Vitamin or mineral listed below to begin!

VITAMIN A	FIBER	PANTOTHENIC ACID
VITAMIN B-6	FOLACIN	PHOSPHORUS
VITAMIN C	IODINE	POTASSIUM
VITAMIN E	IRON	RIBOFLAVIN
CALCIUM	NIACIN	THIAMIN
COPPER	MAGNESIUM	SODIUM

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* Source: Produce Marketing Association. The produce items have been grouped under headings which correspond to definitions provided formally and informally by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The percentages are measurements of the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance (U.S. RDA), which is listed after each nutrient heading. Please note: When PMA research was not available, nutrient values were taken from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Handbook 8.