As mentioned previously, different foods, such as fruit, vegetables, meats, etc, have different temperaments. Accordingly, they have varying degrees of heat, cold, dryness and moisture.
Below is a list of various fruit, the period of the year in which they are generally found, and their temperaments. We will first mention the winter fruit, and then the summer fruit, and then the fruit that are not restricted to any period of the year.
Fruit of the Second/Third Quarter
Orange (sour): cold and dry
Orange (sweet): cold and moist
Naartjie: cold and dry
Grape fruit: cold and dry
Guava (unripe): cold and dry
Guava (ripe): hot and moist
Kiwi fruit (ripe): hot and moist
Fruit of the Last/First Quarter
Plum (sour): cold and dry.
Plum (sweet): Hot and moist
Cherries: cold and dry
Strawberry: cold and dry
Mango (unripe): cold and dry
Mango (ripe): hot and moist
Peach: hot and moist
Mulberry: hot and moist
Watermelon: cold and moist
Litchi: cold and moist
Apricot: cold and moist
Pomegranate: ranges from cold and moist to cold and dry
Fig: hot and moist
Prickly pear: hot and dry
Miscellaneous Fruit
Grapes (ripe): hot and moist
Grapes (unripe): cold and dry
Sponspek: hot and moist
Apple (sour): cold and dry
Apple (sweet): hot and moist
Papaya (Paw-Paw): hot and moist
Lemon: cold and dry
Banana: hot and moist
Pears: hot and moist
Pineapple: cold and moist
Coconut: cold and moist
Insha -Allah, we will next discuss the various vegetables and their temperaments.
Adapted and summarized from “Your Health” by Moulana Hakeem Jalil Muhammad Pandor (An Nasihah vol. 99)