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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
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 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
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=41
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
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://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
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=31
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