John Myers
The more colourful, the healthier – differently colored fruit and vegetables contribute to a balanced diet. In our list, we show you a selection of yellow fruits with which you can add variety to your diet and do a lot for your body at the same time.
Yellow or orange?
Almost irrelevant for fruit, because yellow and orange fruit and vegetables are grouped together. The carotenoids they contain give the fruits their sunny color and become health boosters for your body. Yellow fruits can slow down skin aging because they protect against free radicals. They are also great for keeping the immune system healthy and supporting digestion and metabolism. Fruit and vegetables in bright colors should not be missing from any menu, because they can not only prevent diseases such as Alzheimer’s and rheumatism but also offer natural UV protection for your skin. The best thing to do is to try all the fruits and vegetables on our list!
Pineapple
Once you’ve peeled and cut up a fresh pineapple, you’ll quickly become a fan of this delicious fruit. The fruit contains many health-promoting vitamins and minerals. Bromelain gives you energy for a stressful day and helps your digestion. Vitamin C is a real booster for the organism and is found in abundance in pineapples. If you want to detox, you should enjoy plenty of pineapples – after all, potassium has a draining effect. You can eat yellow fruits like pineapple on their own, in a delicious fruit salad, or as an ingredient in a healthy smoothie. And pineapple can also end up on the grill or in hearty dishes. How about, for example, sliced meat with pineapple?
Apples
Apples are certainly at the top of any list of the popularity of different types of fruit. Yellow fruits such as Elstar or Golden Delicious get their color from the fact that they contain the natural pigment carotene, which is converted in the body into vitamin A, which is important for vision. They usually taste really nice and sweet and can be eaten on their own or used in a variety of ways in the kitchen. How about a delicious compote, fruity apple pancakes, or grandma’s apple pie when you have guests?
Apricot
With its velvety skin, the apricot looks like the little sister of the peaches. However, the flesh of the juicy peaches is rather dry and mealy. Apricots are great for making jam. But even as dried fruit, they are no strangers to us. But the little apricot can also do a lot for our health. Packed with vitamins and minerals, it strengthens our hair and nails, stimulates our circulation, and helps with migraines and headaches. Fancy apricots? Then our apricot cake with crumbles is just right for you.
Bananas
Do you like bananas too? As yellow fruits, they are usually eaten raw – pure, in muesli, or in a shake, they are a great source of energy. They are full of minerals, potassium, and magnesium making the yellow fruit a perfect snack. It’s practical that the delicious fruit can simply be eaten out of the bowl. In terms of vitamins, bananas are not at the forefront, but they can definitely convince with their vitamin B6 content. They have more calories than other fruits and contain more sugar as they mature. Therefore, they are great as an egg substitute for baking, for example in delicious banana bread with blueberries.
By the way…
…you can also grill bananas. A delicious and healthy dessert drizzled with honey! Or you can make fabulously delicious ice cream out of it!
Pears
Pears are real vitamin C bombs! Just one pear covers 7% of your daily vitamin C requirement. And the sweet fruits taste really good too. So it’s no wonder that they help to build up serotonin, our happiness hormone. Autumn is the peak season for pears. Whether in savory or sweet dishes, the pear makes a lot. Pears are full of vitamins and are easy to digest. There may well be one more pear. While not as low in calories as an apple, they are very low in fat. Just 0.5g fat per 100g. So let’s get to the pears. You can snack on them on your own or use them in dishes. How about a delicious pear and goat cheese tarte flambée or a sweet pear soup, for example?
Chilies
They come in many varieties, shapes, and degrees of spiciness. Some love them, others can’t handle the sharpness. Among the chili varieties, there are also some yellow ones, e.g. the habanero. It is one of the hottest chilies in the world. With a Scoville value of 300,000, it is 50 times hotter than the Jalapeno. With every type of chili, the following applies: feel it out. You can “learn” to eat spicy food and get your body used to it. When you cook chilies, always test how hot they are before adding them to your dish. Do you like spicy foods? Then our fiery apple chutney is definitely to your liking.
Grapefruit
Opinions differ on this fruit. While some could spoon up a grapefruit every morning, others shy away from the bitter substances it contains. However, these make the fruit really healthy because they fight harmful bacteria and viruses and are good for the stomach and intestines. Like all citrus fruits, the fruit contains a lot of vitamin C, which is important for your immune system. If you would like to use the health-promoting effects of grapefruit, but don’t like the slightly bitter taste, you can combine the tart fruit with other varieties in a fresh fruit salad. Slightly caramelized, the segments also look good on a salad of green vegetables such as lamb’s lettuce or our beetroot carpaccio with rocket.
Please note: Some medications are not compatible with grapefruit and can then cause unwanted side effects.
Ginger
When we have a cold, we swear by ginger! But the super tuber is not only a talent in tea! You can pimp up any recipe with its spicy flavor. Whether in cake, in pasta sauce, in Asian chili sauce, or in homemade ginger-lemon syrup. Ginger is well received and has every reason to be. Because the ginger root helps with detoxification, has an anti-inflammatory effect, promotes digestion, and prevents numerous other diseases. No wonder the miracle tuber is now also available as a healthy shot. Do you want to try a full load of immune boosters? Then take a look at our recipe for ginger turmeric shot.
Carrots
Carrots, as carrots are also called, cannot be missing from the list when it comes to yellow fruits. Although the orange version is the classic, yellow varieties are also very popular and taste a little less sweet. The healthy vegetable contains many valuable carotenes and tastes good raw as well as cooked. The mild aroma of this vegetable goes well in hearty stews, in colorful carrots, or as a splash of color for a delicious bowl.
Potatoes
Of course, the favorite side dish of the Germans should not be missing from this list. Of course, we are talking about the potato. They come in many shapes, sizes, and even colors. Their processing options are just as diverse. Whether in grandma’s potato soup, in a Bavarian potato salad with bacon, in classic mashed potatoes, or as your favorite fries, the list of potato dishes is long. However, you should not eat them raw. Because the starch in the potatoes can only be digested in the human body after cooking.
Pumpkin
Autumn time is pumpkin time, every year there are new recipes with delicious vegetables! Whether Hokkaido, which does not have to be peeled, butternut, or nutmeg, the popular vegetable not only looks decorative but also convinces with its taste. The vegetable has many health-promoting ingredients, for example, beta-carotene helps to fight free radicals. How about delicious pumpkin puree or stuffed butternut, for example? You should also use the seeds from this delicious vegetable in the kitchen because they are bursting with omega-3 fatty acids and linoleic acid. How about toasting the pumpkin seeds and sprinkling them over a delicious seasonal vegetable salad?
Corn
Once the corn has been peeled from the leaves, the bright yellow color of the vegetable will impress you at first sight. The cobs contain a lot of fiber and minerals and are ideal for a balanced diet. In addition, corn – like any vegetable – is gluten-free, but can be processed into flour and semolina, which is a real blessing for people with gluten allergies. Corn cannot be eaten raw, but you can buy the vegetable pre-cooked or canned already removed from the cob. Grilled corn tastes super delicious, but the vegetables are also a colorful ingredient in a Mexican bowl, a delicious taco salad, and can be used in a wide variety of salads. Try our colorful lettuce with a 5-minute dressing.
Tangerines and oranges
This fruit is particularly popular at Christmas time – when it is peeled, it spreads a wonderful scent in the room. The yellow fruits should not be missing in Christmas desserts either, such as our delicious gingerbread parfait with orange fillets. Like lemons, these citrus fruits also have a fairly high vitamin C content, but depending on the variety and degree of ripeness, they taste pleasantly sweet and can also be enjoyed in larger quantities on their own. Do you prefer yellow fruits to juice? No problem, a freshly squeezed orange juice for breakfast is always a good start to the day.
Mangoes
Do you also think of summer, sun, and beach when you think of mangoes? A delicious Thai mango salad with salmon would be just right now? Then off to the kitchen! The yellow fruit contains a lot of vitamin C, beta-carotene and folate, and other minerals that you can use to do your health good. When fully ripe, a mango is a real fruit super talent, because it can be used in both sweet and savory dishes and is also a pleasure eaten on its own, which makes you dream of a holiday under the palm trees. How about, for example, homemade and healthy mango slush ice cream or a hearty mango sauce with chicken?
Melons
Is there anything more refreshing on a hot summer day than a piece of melon? You can eat melons on their own, use them to make a cool drink, or add ham to a hearty appetizer. A distinction is made between watermelons and sugar melons. Yellow fruits are less common among watermelons than their red siblings, but they are just as versatile, crunchy, and sweet. Have you ever tried a melon and feta salad? If not, it’s high time you did. Of course, you can also eat muskmelons on their own or combine them with watermelons or your favorite fruit in a delicious fruit salad. The most popular cantaloupe is the sun-yellow honeydew melon, but you should definitely try other varieties such as Galia, Cantaloupe, or Charantais.
Plums
Yellow fruits that have almost been forgotten today are the delicious mirabelle plums. Also known as yellow plums, they are a subspecies of plums. Mirabelle plums contain many minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus. They taste great on their own or in a fruit salad. If you like, you can also make a compote from the fruit, so you also have a supply in winter.
Paprika
This vegetable gets its color from being riper than the original green variety. Mild to sweet in taste, it is rich in vitamins and a vegetable that provides beautiful splashes of color in your dishes. Vegetables have a lot to offer: in addition to vitamins, they also contain folate, potassium, and important dietary fibers. Paprika vegetables are great to eat raw, you can use them to make a delicious paprika soup, or you can stuff and stew the paprika to your heart’s content. For example stuffed peppers with minced meat and rice.
Peach/ Nectarine
Beautiful skin, delicious core: Of course, we are talking about peaches and nectarines. Often confused but both dearly loved. The juicy fruits get you in the mood for summer and can be found in delicious drinks (have you tried our peach punch?), fruity desserts, or in an unusual salad. Peaches are also said to be real stress killers. Because the high vitamin B3 content contributes to a better mood and reduces nervousness. If you don’t like the furry skin of the peach, you can use nectarines. The fruits are also rich yellow inside and just as healthy. Nectarines strengthen eyesight with beta-carotene and vitamin A. If you want to do something for your figure, you can reach for the small yellow fruits with a clear conscience. With approx. 60 kcal per 100g they are very low in calories.
Physalis
Delicious, yellow fruits with an exotic taste, which you can snack on in between or use as an extravagant ingredient for a fine fruit salad! The fruit not only contains a lot of vitamin C but also vitamins B1 and B6, as well as iron and beta-carotene. The latter can be easily recognized by the bright color and is absolutely valuable for your health, especially for your eyesight.
Quinces
They look a bit like a cross between an apple and a pear, but they are a separate genus and a very old type of fruit. Quinces contain a lot of vitamin C and valuable minerals such as potassium, which is good for heart and muscle function. The contained fiber pectin can help you to lower your cholesterol level. The bright yellow fruit is not eaten raw as it is inedible when raw. But what to do with it? The fragrant fruit is usually processed into jelly or syrup, but it is also used in hot dishes. Quinces always look good in a stew or soup – apart from the possibility of making a cake out of them.
Tomatoes
Like peppers, this vegetable also comes in different colors. A yellow tomato tastes much milder and is easier on the stomach because it contains less acid. Whether light yellow or sunny yellow, healthy vegetables can be easily snacked on between meals, depending on their size. But it is also great in a colorful tomato salad, as a tomato ragout, or in a colorful tomato tart.
Lemons
Sour is fun – and the fruit is healthy too. The citrus fruits contain polyphenols and a lot of vitamin C, which supports your immune system and also helps with the absorption of iron. If you buy organic yellow fruit, you can use the juice and zest. Since lemons taste very sour, hardly anyone will eat them pure. To meet the vitamin C requirement, at least two lemons a day would also be necessary. In the kitchen, you can flavor water with lemons, bake cakes, and round off many dishes with a touch of acid. All those with sweet teeth should take a look at our light lemon roll with yogurt.
Zucchini
Wondering what the green zucchini in our list is doing? Zucchini comes in many different varieties. Including yellow zucchini. Their skin is a bit firmer, but their taste is just as delicious. But no matter what color, zucchini strengthens our immune system, is full of calcium, iron, and vitamin A and contains healthy bitter substances. But be careful when breeding from your own seeds! Crossbreeding can occur here and poisonous pumpkin species are created. So if you come across a very bitter zucchini: just don’t eat it! When growing it yourself, it is better to use seeds and fruits from the trade or from the gardener. By the way, zucchini likes it cool. When storing, make sure the shell is undamaged and store the courgettes at 12-15°C.
