fruits and veggies test
drupes
outer skin covering a soft, fleshy fruit and the fruitsurrounds a single hard stone, or pit, ehich contains the seed examples: cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, and plums
stems
produces edible steams, stalks, and shoots examples: asparagus, celery, bamboo shoots
vegetables classifications
roots, tubers, leaves, fruits, bulbs, stems, flowers, and seeds
berries
small, juicy fruits with a think skin and fagial cell structure examples: blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries...etc
Pomes
smooth skin with a central seed containing core, thick layer of flesh examples: apples and pears
citrus fruits
thick rinds and thin membranes separating the flesh into segments examples: oranges, limes, lemons, grapefruit
leaves
veggies in this category can be served raw or cooked, they shrink when cooked cause their water content examples: spinach, lettuce, cabbage, Brussel sprouts
melons
a part of the ground family, large and juicy with thick rinds and many seeds examples: cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, and watermelon
fruit classifications
berries, drupes, poems, citrus fruits, melon, tropical fruits
Bulbs
bulb flesh is edible examples: garlic, onion, leek
fruit-vegetable
come from the flowering plant that contains at least one seed, they are categorized as veggies cause they are savory not sweet examples:tomatoes, cumbers, pumpkins, squash, eggplant
seeds
edible, u can also eat the pods examples: peas, beans
Nutritional value
great source of vitamins, minerals and fiber
solanine
green spots on the potato, a poisonous chemical that develops when the potato has been exposed to the sun before maturity
roots
grow deep in the soil, quality roots are firmed/ unwrinkled, unblemished, and have good color examples: beets, carrots, turnips
flowers
grow quickly in cool weather, served raw/cooked examples artichokes, broccoli, and califlower
tropical fruit
grown in a warm climate, considered to be exotic examples: bananas, mangoes, kiwifruit, pineapples
Tubers
larger, round, underground stems that grow just below the surface of the soil examples: potatoes, yam, sweet potatoes, cassava
