Sweet Potato also known as yams, are tuberous crops with the scientific name Ipomoea batatas. The plant is a creeper with heart-shaped or lobed leaves. The color of the tuber varies from purple or red to pale yellow or white, depending upon the variety, soil Read More …
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Potatoes; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Potatoes are one of the most common and important food sources on the planet, and they contain a wealth of health benefits that make them all the more essential as a staple dietary item for much of the world’s population. These health Read More …
Brinjal; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Brinjal is fruits, originally native to the Indian subcontinent and are now found throughout the world in different cuisines. In England, they are known as “aubergine”, and are also called brinjal, melongene, and guinea squash. These purple or black glossy fruits can Read More …
Eggplants; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Eggplants are fruits, originally native to the Indian subcontinent and are now found throughout the world in different cuisines. In England, they are known as “aubergine”, and are also called brinjal, melongene, and guinea squash. These purple or black glossy fruits can Read More …
Ladies Fingers; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Ladies Fingers is a flowering plant that is known in many parts of the world as ladies’ fingers or bhindi and is most highly prized because of its seed pods. [1] The scientific name of this interesting plant is Abelmoschus esculentus and its origin is still unclear. [2] Contrasting research says Read More …
Pumpkin; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Pumpkin is a cultivar of a squash plant, most commonly of Cucurbita pepo, that is round, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and deep yellow to orange coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. Some exceptionally large cultivars of squash with similar appearance have also been derived from Cucurbita maxima. Read More …
Cauliflower; Types, Nutritional Value, Recipes, Health Benefits
Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable that belongs to the Brassicaceae family, which includes broccoli, kale, and cabbage. [1]It derives its name from the Latin word ‘caulis‘ which means cabbage with a flower. The florets on the head of the cauliflower, also known as curd, are tightly clustered and consist Read More …
Cabbage; Nutritional Value, Uses, Cabbage Health Benefits
Cabbage is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense leaved heads. Brussels sprouts (var. gemmifera); and savoy cabbage (var. sabauda). Brassica rapa is commonly named Chinese, celery or napa cabbage and has many Read More …
Nuts; Types, Nutritional Value, Uses, Health Benefits of Nuts
Nuts is a fruit composed of an inedible hard shell and a seed, which is generally edible. In general usage, a wide variety of dried seeds are called nuts, but in a botanical context “nut” implies that the shell does not open to release the seed Read More …
Healthy food; Types, Nutritional Value, Uses, Health Benefits
Healthy food is food marketed to provide human health effects beyond a normal healthy diet required for human nutrition. Foods marketed as health foods may be parts of one or more categories, such as natural foods, organic foods, whole foods, vegetarian foods or dietary supplements. These products may be sold in health food Read More …
Vegetable; Types, Nutritional Value, Uses, Health Benefits
Vegetable can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins and does not include herbs, spices, cereals, and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts. Edible fungi are not included in this list. This includes the carbohydrate, fat, and protein content, and the Read More …
Fruits (A to Z); Types, Nutritional Value, Uses, Health Benefits
Fruits (A to Z) are the means by which angiosperms disseminate seeds. Edible fruits, in particular, have propagated with the movements of humans and animals in a symbiotic relationship as a means for seed dispersal and nutrition; in fact, humans and many animals have become dependent Read More …