Vegetables and information about their composition. Storage, choice and consumption of different types of vegetables . Exotic and tropical vegetables .
Taro (Colocasia Esculenta), known also by the common name Colocasia, is a tropical plant used by people in different parts of the world for food. Taro is a root vegetable but should not be eaten raw because it is toxic.
The black radish (Raphanus sativus niger) is a biannual root plant, which forms a leaf rosette and root in the first year and a flowering stem in the second. Black radish is used as an appetite stimulant, as a cholagogue and to treat kidney stones.
Kelp is the name for a group of macroalgae that grow in the shallow coastal zones of oceans and seas. Kelp is most likely one of the oldest plant species on our planet.
Iceberg lettuce is a greed salad vegetable of the Asteraceae family. Iceberg lettuce is characterized by excellent taste qualities, few calories and an abundance of vitamins.
Chayote is also known by the names chuchu and pear squash. The history of this exotic plant begins in Mexico. At first chayote was only found in the wild but slowly it caught the attention of and was cultivated by the local Aztecs.
Arugula (Eruca sativa and Brassica eruca) is an annual plant of the Brassicaceae family. Arugula has a rich composition of nutrients. Arugula is full of aphrodisiacs.
Yams are one of the oldest crops. Yams have a lot of sugar and carotene, but no fat and cholesterol. Yams have a low glycemic index. Types of yam. Selecting and storing yams.