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…
Apr 14, 2021
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Buttercup Squash– All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is buttercup squash? Buttercup squash is sweet and nutty winter squash. It has a dark green exterior that features silvery-gray lines. Often the surface can resemble an acorn squash. The interior is often a…
Jun 8, 2021
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Butternut Squash – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is butternut squash? Butternut squash is one of the varieties of winter squash. Botanically classified as a fruit, butternut squash has a long neck and a bulbous bottom. Many shoppers often dismiss it for…
Jun 8, 2021
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Button Mushrooms– All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are button mushrooms? Chances are that when you hear the word “mushroom,” the button mushroom is the first image that comes to mind. Due to their color, they’re also known as white mushrooms. Button mushrooms…
Jun 8, 2021
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Cabbage– All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is cabbage? You may think that the humble cabbage is a relative of lettuce because they look alike, but cabbage actually belongs to the cruciferous vegetable family. This means that it's a sibling of…
Jun 8, 2021
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Campari Tomatoes – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are campari tomatoes? Campari tomatoes are a hybrid type of cocktail tomato. They are characterized by their sweetness, like other cocktail tomatoes. Camparis grow to be slightly larger than cherry tomatoes but smaller than…
Jun 9, 2021
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Carrots – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What are carrots? Carrots are a type of root vegetable, grown all over the world. Carrots come in a variety of colors, including white, red and black, but the most common carrots are a bold…
Jun 9, 2021
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Cauliflower – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is cauliflower? With its unique white buds, shrouded in green leaves, cauliflower is one of the easiest vegetables to spot in the produce section of the grocery store. This cruciferous vegetable is part of…
Jun 9, 2021
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Cayenne Pepper – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is cayenne pepper? If you like it hot, cayenne pepper can spice up your life without setting your mouth on fire. While it still packs quite a punch, it’s milder than the major hitters like a…
Jun 9, 2021
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Celeriac – All You Need to Know | Instacart Guide to Fresh Produce
What is celeriac? Celeriac (also known as celery root) is literally the root of the celery plant. It's also sometimes known as knob celery and turnip-rooted celery. Like many root vegetables, it is not particularly attractive on the surface…
Jun 9, 2021