Fruits & Vegetables in Food
Fruits, vegetables and ingredients made from them, such as juices, purees, powders and extracts.
Onion
Onions (Allium cepa) are bulbous vegetables grown worldwide, belonging to the Allium genus, which also includes garlic, shallots, and leeks. …
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Garlic
Garlic is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran, it has long been …
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Garlic puree
Garlic puree is made from fresh garlic cloves that have been processed into a smooth paste. This is typically achieved …
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Parsley
Parsley is a herb native to the central Mediterranean region, believed to have originated in Sardinia. It is widely cultivated …
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Potato
Potatoes are starchy tubers grown underground from the *Solanum tuberosum* plant. They are a staple crop worldwide, originating from the …
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Carrot
The carrot (Daucus carota) is a root vegetable, typically orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow varieties …
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Ginger
Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome, commonly known as ginger root, is widely used as a spice and in …
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Red bell pepper
The red bell pepper, also known as a capsicum, is the ripe fruit of the *Capsicum annuum* plant. It is …
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Chili pepper
Chili peppers are the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, native to the Americas. They are dried and ground …
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Concentrated lemon juice
Concentrated lemon juice is produced by removing water from lemon juice, intensifying its flavour and acidity. It is made from …
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Tomato purée
Tomato purée is a concentrated form of tomatoes, made by cooking and then sieving them to remove skins and seeds. …
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Coriander
Coriander is a widely used herb and spice, derived from the seeds and leaves of the Coriandrum sativum plant. The …
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Paprika
Paprika is a spice made from ground dried red peppers, typically from the species *Capsicum annuum*. The peppers are dried …
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Apple
Apples are the sweet, edible fruit of the apple tree (Malus domestica), native to Central Asia. They are cultivated worldwide …
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Tomato
The tomato is the fruit of the *Solanum lycopersicum* plant, native to western South America. It is typically red when …
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Tomato concentrate
Tomato concentrate is made by cooking tomatoes to remove most of their water content, resulting in a thicker, more concentrated …
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Basil
Basil is a fragrant herb belonging to the mint family, native to tropical regions of the world. It is cultivated …
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Lemon juice
Lemon juice is the liquid squeezed from the flesh of lemons, a citrus fruit. It is produced by pressing or …
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Cayenne pepper
Cayenne pepper is a cultivar of the chilli pepper plant, Capsicum annuum. It is known for its pungent, spicy flavour …
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Dehydrated onion
Dehydrated onion is prepared by removing most of the water content from fresh onions, typically through air drying or freeze-drying. …
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Red chili pepper
Red chili peppers are the fruits of plants from the genus *Capsicum*, belonging to the nightshade family. They are native …
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Pumpkin
Pumpkin is a cultivar of winter squash, a gourd of the genus Cucurbita. It is a large, round, orange fruit …
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Dried garlic
Dried garlic is made from fresh garlic (Allium sativum) that has had its water content significantly reduced through methods like …
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Raspberry
Raspberries are soft, red fruits that grow on thorny shrubs. They are native to Europe and Asia but are now …
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Raisin
Raisins are dried grapes, typically made from seedless varieties like Thompson Seedless. The drying process concentrates their natural sugars and …
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Fennel
Fennel is a perennial herb belonging to the Apiaceae family, native to the Mediterranean region but now cultivated worldwide. It …
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Blackcurrant
Blackcurrants are small, dark purple berries that grow on deciduous shrubs native to temperate regions of central and eastern Europe …
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Spinach
Spinach is a leafy green vegetable native to central and western Asia. It is cultivated worldwide and is known for …
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Pea
Peas are small, round, green seeds from the pod of the pea plant (Pisum sativum). They are a common vegetable …
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Strawberry
Strawberries are the red, heart-shaped fruits of the *Fragaria* genus. They are widely cultivated and enjoyed globally for their sweet, …
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Leek
The leek is a vegetable related to the onion and garlic, belonging to the allium family. It has a mild, …
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Sultana
Sultanas are dried grapes, typically made from green seedless varieties such as Thompson Seedless. The grapes are dried either naturally …
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Lemon
Lemon is a bright yellow, oval citrus fruit, native to Asia but widely cultivated in Mediterranean climates. It grows on …
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Celery
Celery is a marshland plant that is eaten as a vegetable. It is grown for its long, fibrous stalks, its …
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Date
Dates are the sweet, edible fruit of the date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera). They grow in clusters on the palm …
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Red onion
Red onions (Allium cepa var. aggregatum) are a variety of onion known for their purplish-red skin and flesh. They are …
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Lime juice
Lime juice is the liquid extracted from limes, a citrus fruit. Limes are typically small, green, and round, with a …
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Coriander leaf
Coriander leaf, also known as cilantro, is the fresh leaf of the Coriandrum sativum plant. It is widely cultivated and …
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Lemon juice from concentrate
Lemon juice from concentrate is produced by dehydrating fresh lemon juice to create a concentrated form, which is then reconstituted …
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Sweet potato
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a starchy, sweet-tasting tuber native to the Americas. It is a versatile root vegetable, …
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Desiccated coconut
Desiccated coconut is the dried and shredded or flaked flesh of the coconut. Coconuts are tropical drupes grown on coconut …
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Cranberry
Cranberries are small, tart, red berries native to North America. They grow on low-growing, evergreen shrubs in bogs and are …
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Mango
Mango is a tropical stone fruit native to South Asia. It is grown on trees and has a sweet, fleshy …
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Spring onion
Spring onions, also known as scallions, are a type of young onion where the bulb has not yet fully formed. …
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Banana
The banana is an elongated, edible fruit, botanically a berry, produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in …
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Chives
Chives are a perennial herb belonging to the Allium (onion) family, native to Europe and Asia. They have a mild, …
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Radish
Radish is a root vegetable known for its crisp texture and peppery flavour. It is native to Europe and Asia …
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Apple juice
Apple juice is the liquid extracted from pressed apples. It is typically made by crushing or blending apples and then …
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Sweetcorn
Sweetcorn, also known as maize or corn on the cob, is a variety of corn grown specifically for human consumption. …
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Mint
Mint is a herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family, which includes species like peppermint (Mentha piperita) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). …
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