{"id":1077,"date":"2022-08-19T06:52:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T06:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoenixindiaassociation.org\/ip2?p=1077"},"modified":"2022-08-19T07:38:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T07:38:42","slug":"1077","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phoenixindiaassociation.org\/?p=1077","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Vegetables<\/strong>\u00a0are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edible_flower\">flowers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fruit\">fruits<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edible_plant_stem\">stems<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leaf_vegetable\">leaves<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_root_vegetables\">roots<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_edible_seeds\">seeds<\/a>. An alternative definition of the term is applied somewhat arbitrarily, often by culinary and cultural tradition. It may exclude foods derived from some plants that are fruits,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flower\">flowers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nut_(fruit)\">nuts<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cereal\">cereal<\/a>\u00a0grains, but include savoury fruits such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tomato\">tomatoes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Courgette\">courgettes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flower\">flowers<\/a>\u00a0such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Broccoli\">broccoli<\/a>, and seeds such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pulse_(legume)\">pulses<\/a>.<br>Originally, vegetables were collected from the wild by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hunter-gatherer\">hunter-gatherers<\/a>\u00a0and entered cultivation in several parts of the world, probably during the period 10,000\u00a0BC to 7,000\u00a0BC, when a new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_agriculture\">agricultural way of life<\/a>\u00a0developed. At first, plants which grew locally would have been cultivated, but as time went on, trade brought exotic crops from elsewhere to add to domestic types. Nowadays, most vegetables are grown all over the world as climate permits, and crops may be cultivated in protected environments in less suitable locations.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agriculture_in_China\">China<\/a>\u00a0is the largest producer of vegetables, and global trade in agricultural products allows consumers to purchase vegetables grown in faraway countries. The scale of production varies from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subsistence_agriculture\">subsistence farmers<\/a>\u00a0supplying the needs of their family for food, to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agribusiness\">agribusinesses<\/a>\u00a0with vast acreages of single-product crops. Depending on the type of vegetable concerned, harvesting the crop is followed by grading, storing, processing, and marketing.<br>Vegetables can be eaten either raw or cooked and play an important role in human nutrition, being mostly low in fat and carbohydrates, but high in vitamins, minerals and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dietary_fiber\">dietary fiber<\/a>. Many nutritionists encourage people to consume plenty of fruit and vegetables, five or more portions a day often being recommended.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vegetables\u00a0are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. 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