Vegetarian Diet
Jujube fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Jujube also called red date, Chinese date, or Chinese jujube, is a traditionally popular fruit crop that is native to China. It has a single seed inside the fruit, a thin and edible skin surrounding whitish flesh of sweet, agreeable flavor, more clos
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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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Mulberry fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Mulberries are widely distributed in the world and originated in Southeast Asia. There are three principal species, including the white mulberry, black mulberry, and red mulberry. They have juicy fruits with a nice color and a unique, slightly acidic
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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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Longan fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
A longan is a tropical fruit that belongs to the soapberry family. It is native to southern China. The longan fruit is comparable to lychee fruit. The edible part is inside a soft skin. Inside is a single black seed surrounded by white, translucent f
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Durian Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
The durian is a famous and popular native fruit of Southeast Asia. The ripe durian fruit, owing to its unique taste and aroma, is known as the King of Fruit.
Durian fruits are high in nutrition and bioactive compounds. The fruit pulp is a good source
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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 leaves
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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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Prickly pear (Opuntia) Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
Opuntia, commonly known as prickly pear or pear cactus, the prickly pear fruit also known as tuna, have been used for centuries as common vegetables and medicines by Native Americans and Mexicans to treat a variety of ailments and disorders. Prickly
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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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