Citrus fruits and bananas instead of apples

Poles eat less apples and vegetables as: cabbage, onion, beetroot and carrot. Instead of those products they consume much more citrus fruits and bananas (about 12 kg per year).

The consumption of vegetables in Polish households in 2001-2010 was decreasing at about 0.9%, and fruits at about 1.9% each year. The consumption of “traditional” vegetables such as: cabbage, onion or beetroots has fallen significantly. On the other hand the consumption of tomatoes and cucumbers has risen. Currently Poles consume about 10 kg of tomatoes and 7 kg of cucumbers yearly.

Among fruits, the biggest decrease was in consumption of apples. However, they are still most popular and Polish consumers eat about 15 kg of apples each year.