Grocery Guides
Learn all things grocery from picking produce at its freshest to finding what’s in season. Know the difference between alfalfa and clover sprouts? Or when to get yams vs sweet potatoes? Get answers here.
Grocery Guides
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Looking for information on produce, drinks, or other things on your grocery shopping list? Instacart’s new grocery guides explore everything from how to identify the freshest fruit to how to cut and store your favorite vegetable. Explore tips & tricks on the easiest way to cook quinoa to how to preserve nutrients in your fresh produce. Why? Here at Instacart, we believe that the meaning…
Aug 26, 2021
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Red Onions – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are red onions? Red onions are round vegetables that are related to yellow, white, and sweet onions. They have reddish-purple skin that covers the onion. The outermost part of each layer is red, while the…
Feb 25, 2022
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Reishi Mushrooms – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are reishi mushrooms? The reishi mushroom is a member of the fungi family and is typically a shiny red or orange color with a white underside. These mushrooms are edible and can be eaten…
Feb 25, 2022
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Rhubarb – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is rhubarb? Botanically, the rhubarb plant is considered a vegetable, but because of its culinary uses, the rhubarb—also known as the “pie plant”—is often thought of as a fruit. Rhubarb is sour, but when…
Feb 25, 2022
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Roma Tomatoes – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are Roma tomatoes? Roma tomatoes are the most popular tomato used for cooking and are also known as Italian or plum tomatoes. They are red, orange, and yellow and are oval. They have heavy…
Feb 25, 2022
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Potatoes – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are potatoes? The potato is more than just a starchy root vegetable—it’s arguably one of the nation’s most favorite foods. Its versatility is spectacular. It’s also high in nutritional value and incredibly affordable. But perhaps most…
Feb 25, 2022
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Porcini Mushrooms – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are porcini mushrooms? Porcini mushrooms are a type of edible, brown-capped fungus with thick, white stalks. They’re one of the world’s most widely-eaten wild mushrooms. Also known as cepes or penny buns, porcini mushrooms are…
Feb 25, 2022
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Purslane – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is a purslane? Purslane is a green, leafy herb that people eat cooked or raw. It’s also known as duckweed, pursley, or fat weed. As part of the Portulaca oleracea family, purslane grows in open meadows, container gardens…
Feb 25, 2022
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Radicchio – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is radicchio? Unfamiliar to many, radicchio is often thought to be cabbage or lettuce and is unique in appearance. It's typically round, though some varieties are oblong. The leaves are a dark reddish-purple color…
Feb 25, 2022
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Red Bell Peppers – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are red bell peppers? Red bell peppers are green bell peppers that are fully ripe. Yes, that's right: green peppers left on the vine long enough to ripen completely turn red. Most people don't…
Feb 25, 2022