A - Z Fruits and Vegetables

ABC’S of Fruits and Vegetables By: Sarah Patterson

EDU 290Central Michigan University

AA 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

BB 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

CC is for CarrotCarrots 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


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


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 creamNative 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


LL is for Ladyfingers or Okra outside the USWarm season vegetable, needs a long warm seasonSimply boiled in salted water can cure heart burn Used for pneumonia, bronchitis, urinary problems, heart disease, and tuberculosis of the lungs http://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.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/naranjilla_ars.html

http://www.biology-blog.com/images/blogs/4-2007/solanum-

quitoense.jpg

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


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


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


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://www.foodreference.com/html/art-ugli-fruit.html

http://fruitseasons.com/wp-content/uploads/2ugli.jpg

V V is for Vanilla Native to only Central

AmericaThe 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 contenthttp://www.vanillajoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/

watermelon1.jpg


X X is for Ximenia Ximenia is a tree that

grows in wild Africa but also produces a fruit Orange or red with white

spots or yellow The Ethiopian fruit is

yellow The pulp is bitter and tart The seeds are edible

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/plimagesxyz/

ximeniacafgn.jpg

http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.nsf/pages/ximenia!opendocument&startkey=Ximenia

Y Y is for Yumberry Chinese fruit Harvested from a 100

year old tree for only three weeks each year

Mixture of tart and sweet

Also called: Yang Mei, Bayberry, and Myrica Rubra http://www.blomiclum.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/

yumberry2.jpg

http://www.mahalo.com/yumberry

Z Z is for Zucchini Warm season

vegetable, easily damaged by frost and freeze

color from dark green almost black to light green with stripes can also be yellow

Family with squash

http://blueheronlocal.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/

zucchini-2.jpg

http://www.hungrymonster.com/FoodFacts/Food_Facts.cfm?Phrase_vch=Zucchini&fid=7825

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