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Fruits

Green AppleA fruit is defined as "Any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals. The developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts, as the pea pod, nut, tomato, or pineapple. The edible part of a plant developed from a flower, with any accessory tissues, as the peach, mulberry, or banana.

Fruits are generally high in fiber, water and vitamin C. Fruits also contain various phytochemicals that do not yet have an RDA/RDI listing under most nutritional factsheets, and which research indicates are required for proper long-term cellular health and disease prevention. Regular consumption of fruit is associated with reduced risks of cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, Alzheimer disease, cataracts, and some of the functional declines associated with aging. Below you will find additional information and a variety of nutritional information for each fruit listed.

 

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  • Vegetables  ( 24 items )

    LettuceA vegetable is defined as "any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower".

    The nutritional content of vegetables varies considerably, though generally they contain a small proportion of protein and fat,and a relatively high proportion of vitamins, provitamins, dietary minerals, fiber and carbohydrates. Many vegetables also contain phytochemicals which may have antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and anticarcinogenic properties. Below you will find additional information and a variety of nutritional information for each vegetable listed.

     

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