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What parts of the plant do we eat? A large part of what people eat is made up of plants or parts of plants. Plants contain many of
the nutrients our bodies need for growth and development. The delicious parts of the plant that we eat include the plant’s bulbs,
flowers, fruits, leaves, roots, seeds, stems, and tubers.
Definition
Tubers
Examples
A swollen, fleshy, usually
underground stem of a plant,
such as the potato, bearing
buds from which new plant
shoots arise.
The usually underground
portion of a plant that serves as
support, draws minerals and
water from the surrounding soil,
and sometimes stores food is
the root.
Thin, tightly folded layers of
leaves attached to a short stem.
An outgrowth of the stem; its
main function is to manufacture
food by photosynthesis.
Potato, Jicama, Yam, Sweet
Potato
Stems (Stalk Vegetables)
The main supporting axis of a
plant.
Celery, Asparagus, Fennel
Flowers (Inflorescent
Vegetables)
The reproductive organ of
angiosperms.
Broccoli, Cauliflower, Artichoke
Seeds
The fertilized ripened ovule of a
flowering plant containing an
embryo and capable normally of
germination to produce a new
plant.
The usually edible reproductive
body of a seed plant.
Bean, Corn, Peas
Roots
Bulbs
Leaves
Fruits
Nutrients in
Taste Test Item
Jicama (Yambean): Fiber and
vitamin C.
Carrots, Beets, Turnips,
Radishes, Parsnip
Carrot: Excellent source of
vitamin A and potassium.
Vitamin C, B6, thiamine, folic
acid, magnesium.
Onion, Garlic, Scallion, Chive,
Shallot, Leek
Spinach, Lettuce, Cabbage,
Watercress, Radicchio, Chicory.
Red Onion: Potassium, vitamin
C, folic acid, vitamin B6.
Spinach: Excellent source of
folic acid, vitamin A, potassium,
and magnesium. Vitamin C and
iron.
Celery: Excellent source of
potassium. Vitamin C, folic acid,
vitamin B6.
Broccoli: Excellent source of
vitamin C and potassium. Folic
acid, vitamin A, magnesium,
iron.
Peas: Folic acid, potassium,
thiamine, magnesium, vitamin
C, zinc, vitamin B6,
phosphorus.
Avocado, Squash, Cucumber,
Eggplant, Tomato, Olive
Tomato: Vitamin C, potassium,
folic acid, vitamin A.