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Mushroom

Mushrooms come from your greengrocer’s or the supermarket. But are they really vegetables? All vegetables and fruits come from edible plants. The main characteristics of plants is that they contain chlorophyll, which is used to convert energy from sunlight into carbohydrates.

They can be roughly divided into three categories. Saprophytes live off organic matter such as fallen leaves, plant roots and dead wood. They extract carbon dioxide and minerals from it. The second group (of which the feared birch bracket is a member) consists of mushrooms that grow on living wood.

Corn

Corn is a diet staple for many people around the world. It’s found as a side dish, in soup, in casseroles, and more. When corn kernels are popped, they become a favorite snack while watching a movie.

Whole corn, like you eat on the cob, is considered a vegetable. The corn kernel itself (where popcorn comes from) is considered a grain. To be more specific, this form of corn is a “whole” grain.

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Potato

Potatoes are stem tubers and are considered a starchy vegetable. As the name implies, these vegetables contain more starch as compared to others. This isn’t bad. It means that the vegetable delivers more calories and typically less fiber.

Starch is a type of carbohydrate that our body breaks into glucose to use as energy. Therefore, starchy foods could be a good food source if you want to add calories or add a food choice to round out a meal.

Cluster Bean

Cluster beans or Guar or Gawar beans are annual legumes, that are indigenous to India. It goes with the scientific name Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, which is a member of the Fabaceae family.

Cluster beans are imbued with a notable amount of dietary fibre and bioactive compounds that diminish cholesterol levels and lower the risk of heart diseases. Aside from this, cluster beans are also laden with heart-friendly nutrients like vitamin C, iron and calcium which optimise cardiac functioning and uplift heart health.

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Drumstick Fruits

Drumsticks have long, dark green bumpy pods running along the length and fleshy pulp inside the pod encasing each seed. These pods have a faint bitter taste combined with slight sweetness.

Drumsticks (Moringa oleifera) is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Moringa. Fruit is called Drumsticks because of the appearance of the long, slender, triangular seed-pods.

Guava

The fruit is commonly eaten fresh or made into beverages, jams, and other foods. Various parts of the plant, including the leaf and the fruit, are used as medicine.

The guava FRUIT is a source of vitamin C, fiber, and other substances that act like antioxidants. Antioxidants slow down or stop the harmful effects of oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction in which oxygen is added to a chemical element or compound.

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Pomegranate

A pomegranate is a sweet, tart fruit with thick, red skin. While the skin is not edible, it holds hundreds of juicy seeds that you can eat plain or sprinkle on salads, oatmeal, hummus, and other dishes.

The anti-inflammatory and antitumor properties of pomegranates may have promising use in cancer treatment and prevention, but more research is needed to prove this.

Dragon Fruit

Dragon fruit is a tasty tropical fruit that grows on a climbing cactus called hylocereus. The plant’s name comes from the Greek word "hyle," which means woody, and the Latin word "cereus," which means waxen.

On the outside, the fruit looks like a hot pink or yellow bulb with spike-like green leaves shooting up like flames around it. Cut it open, and you'll find fleshy white, pink, red, or purple pulp dotted with black seeds that are good to eat. It looks something like the inside of a kiwi fruit.

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