Vegetable
Arrowroot Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
Arrowroot is an erect herbaceous plan that produces long, fleshy, and cylindrical subterranean rhizomes, which taste like corn when boiled. Arrowroot is cultivated for its edible rhizomes, originated in South America and has been widely distributed i
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Epazote Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Epazote is a medicinal plant that can be used as a leaf vegetable, herb, or herbal tea. Both the fresh leaves and tender stems can be used in cooking. It is native to Central America, where epazote has been grown for culinary and medicinal purposes f
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Daikon Radish Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Daikon is a winter oilseed radish native to East Asia. It has a mild flavor and an elongated white root like a giant carrot. Daikon radish is bigger and sweeter than summer radishes. It is now cultivated widely all over the world, such as Europe, Ame
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Luffa Gourd Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Luffa gourd usually refers to the fruits of the species Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula. Luffa is also known as Chinese okra in Canada and America. It is a vine plant cultivated for its fruit and is native to South and Southeast Asia. The luffa
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Purslane Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea), also called little hogweed or pursley, is a powerhouse herb. The plant may be eaten as a vegetable. It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is used in salads and soups as a potherb in different countries.
Purslane is
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Endive Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Endive is a leafy salad vegetable belonging to the genus Cichorium. Endive has two forms: narrow-leaved endive called curly endive and broad-leaved endive called escarole. Endives can be consumed raw or cooked.
Curly endive grows in loose heads of na
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Chayote fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Chayote(Sechium edule) also called mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family. Its fruit, stems, and young leaves, as well as the tuberized portions of the roots, are eaten as vegetables, both alone and plain boiled, and as
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Bitter Gourd Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
The bitter gourd is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family and is also known as bitter melon, balsam pear, bitter squash, etc. The vegetable’s name is derived from its distinctive bitter taste. The fruit resembles a warty gourd or cucumber, with the yo
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Amaranth Leaves Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
Amaranth is cultivated as both a vegetable and a cereal grain and has been used by humans for over 4,000 years. Leaves’ colors can be green, yellow, orange, or red. Young amaranth leaves are preferred for cooking.
Nutritional Value of Amaranth
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Arugula (rocket) Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
Arugula is also known as rocket, roquette, Italian cress, and roka. Eruca vesicaria is widely popular as a salad vegetable native to the Mediterranean region.
The Nutritional Value of Arugula (Eruca vesicaria)
Arugula contains 91% water, 3.6% carbohy
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Broccoli Raab (Rapini) Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
Rapini or broccoli raab (also spelled rabe), is a green cruciferous vegetable. It resembles small heads of broccoli and is one of the favorite Mediterranean greens.
Rapini belongs to the Cruciferous family, in the genus Brassica, and closely resemble
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Okra Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Okra, also called Okro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family with edible green seed pods. This nutritious green vegetable was an important part of the colonial diet. Okra has been a staple of traditional Southern cooking. Pods are cooked, pickle
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