- April 11, 2018
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Soft Fruits
Soft Fruit is a general category of fruit, that mostly describes how it needs to be handled. The category includes many berries such as blackberries, black currants, blueberries, gooseberries, grapes, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, etc. When sold fresh, Soft Fruit is usually sold in punnets (except for grapes) to both protect the fruit, and keep it together in the quantities being…
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- December 25, 2017
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Vegetables
Vegetables are 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 flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds. An alternative definition of the term is applied somewhat arbitrarily, often by culinary and cultural tradition.…
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- December 25, 2017
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Fruit Trees
which bears fruit that is consumed or used by animals and humans — all trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In horticultural usage, the term “fruit tree” is limited to those that provide fruit for human food. Types of fruits are described and defined elsewhere (see Fruit),…
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- December 25, 2017
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Leafy Plants
Nearly one thousand species of plants with edible leaves are known. Leaf vegetables most often come from short-lived herbaceous plants, such as lettuce and spinach. Woody plants of various species also provide edible leaves. The leaves of many fodder crops are also edible for humans, but are usually only eaten under famine conditions. Examples include alfalfa, clover, most grasses, including…
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