A - Z Fruits and Vegetables

ABC’S of Fruits and Vegetables By: Sarah Patterson EDU 290 Central Michigan University

A A is for apple China is the largest grower of apples In the US Washington produces 60% of the apples Can be sweet or tart Very Tart apples : Pippin http://www.producepedia.com/images/commodity/apples.jpg http://www.mahalo.com/apple-fruit

B B is for Banana Banana’s originally came from Indo-Malaysian areas Found in tropical and sub tropical regions Contains at least 8 amino acids that the body can not produce itself http://intlxpatr.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/bananas1.jpg http://www.thefruitpages.com/bananas.shtml

C C is for Carrot Carrots were originally found in Central Asian and Middle eastern countries Originally deep purple in color Carrots are not only found in orange but also in white, yellow, red and purple Vitamin A rich http://dayhealthy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/carrot.jpg http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=21

D D is for Dragon Fruit Found in tropical regions with heavy rain fall Cold weather will kill the plant Dragon fruit has flowers that only bloom at night and live for only one night very refreshing and sweet http://teagans.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/dragon-fruit-3.jpg http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-dragon-fruit.htm

E E is for eggplant Eggplant was originally found growing wild in India Now grown mostly in Italy, Turkey, Egypt, China, and Japan While usually associated with the deep purple color eggplant can also be found in lavender, jade green, orange, and yellow-white http://fattiefatterton.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/eggplant.jpg http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=22

F F is for Fig Indigenous to western Asia Mediterranean weather helps growth needs dryer warmer weather to grow well because of short shelf life high value of little demand The picture is of a rattlesnake fig from Hawaii http://www.hawaiifruit.net/rattlesnake-fig.jpg http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/fig.html

G G is for grapes Grapes can be found mainly in Italy, France, Spain, Mexico, Chile, and the United States Plays important part in medicine Found in many colors – green, amber, red, blue-black, purple http://www.kidsandfruit.org.au/cms/images/stories/three-grapes.jpg http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=40

H H is for Hala Hala is a Hawaiian fruit The fruit and seeds are edible and the leaves are used for mats and pillows Thrives in wet areas Able to use salt water http://culturesheet.org/_media/photographs:plant_photography:pandanaceae:pandanus:tectorius_ripe_fruit.jpg http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=hala

I I is for Ice Cream Bean Very Popular in Central and South America Very sweet and resembles vanilla ice cream Native to lakes, swamps, and riverbanks of the Brazilian Amazon http://www.cloudforest.com/images/2006/IceCreamBean.jpg http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/ice_cream_bean.htm

J J is for Jackal Berry The Jackal Berry is native to the Savannah and woodlands of Africa Bark and roots used as treatments to malaria, syphilis, and leprosy The seeds are eaten as nuts, the whole berry is eaten fresh or preserved http://www.gateway-africa.com/food/index.html http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/jackal_berry.htm

K K is for Kiwi Kiwi is native to China but was taken to New Zealand In new Zealand Kiwi was called the Chinese Gooseberry When came to the US, Kiwi was named after the bird Italy, New Zealand, Chile, France, Japan and the US are big producers of Kiwi http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/kiwi.jpg http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=41

Warm season vegetable, needs a long warm season

Simply boiled in salted water can cure heart burn

Used for pneumonia, bronchitis, urinary problems, heart disease, and tuberculosis of the lungshttp://bzupages.com/attachments/2937d1230489876-lady-finger.jpg http://www.greenpatio.com/plantdatabase/bhindi.shtml

M M is for Mango Mangos grow in Tropical and Subtropical regions, they need hot and dry to grow Mexico, Haiti, Caribbean, and South America are main producers Mangos are Comfort food  they make you feel better! http://jischinger.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/mango.jpg http://www.freshmangoes.com/aboutmangos/index.html

N N is for Naranjilla Indigenous to Peru, Ecuador, and southern Colombia Most popularly used in juices, but can eat very small fruit with little hairs on the outside shell http://www.biology-blog.com/images/blogs/4-2007/solanum-quitoense.jpg http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/naranjilla_ars.html

O O is for Oranges Originated in Asia, southern China to Indonesia and into India Main producers United States (Florida and California), Brazil, Mexico, Spain, China, and Israel MANY health benefits, considered part of a healthy breakfast http://www.millyramsey.com/indexpics/oranges.jpg http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=37

P P is for Pear Originally thought to be from Asia but may have been found in the stone age from somewhere else China, Italy and the United States are the leading pear suppliers Colors very from yellow, green, brown, red or a combination of two or more http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Pears.jpg http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=28

Q Q is for Quince The Quince is related to the apple and pear Originally found in Asia and Mediterranean but now also found in Latin America, Middle East and the United States The Quince found in the tropical countries are softer and more juicy than those found in the United States http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/55/38555-004-808E75A4.jpg http://www.foodreference.com/html/artquince1.html

R R is for Raspberry Raspberries are thought to have originated in eastern Asia Main producers are Russia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Germany, Chile, and United States Mostly found in red-pink but can also be black, purple, orange, yellow, and white http://www.greenopia.com/image/news/raspberry-1600(1).jpg http://www.worldshealthiestfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=39

S S is for Strawberry In the middle ages they were prized for their medical properties rather than culinary value Most popular berry fruit in the world Commercial Producers: United States, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand http://www.fma.alabama.gov/Recipes/images/strawberry_currant_recipe.jpg http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=32

T T is for Tomato MANY health benefits! Originally from western side of South America, Galapagos Islands The leaves of the tomato plant contain toxic alkaloids Top sellers: United States, Russia, Italy, Spain, China, and Turkey http://sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com/tomato%20bucket.jpg http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=44

U U is for Ugli fruit Native to Jamaica Gets name form the discolored, pot marked, odd shaped outer appearance The fruit has a sweet citrusy taste http://fruitseasons.com/wp-content/uploads/2ugli.jpg http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-ugli-fruit.html

V V is for Vanilla Native to only Central America The orchid flower blooms for a very short time – less then a day, and it needs to be pollinated 70% - 80% of worlds vanilla comes from Madagascar Mexican and Tahitian vanilla beans are different then the Madagascar beans http://www.faqs.org/photo-dict/photofiles/list/591/986vanilla_beans.jpg http://www.joyofbaking.com/Vanilla.html

W W is for Watermelon Originated in Africa but first cultivated in Egypt Mediterranean region where water was scarce Main producers of watermelon Russia, China, Turkey, Iran, and the United States 92% water content http://www.vanillajoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/watermelon1.jpg http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=31

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