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Classification of Vegetables: John Klaus Castronuevo 10-Chromium

This document classifies vegetables into different categories based on the part of the plant they come from. The main categories are stem vegetables (e.g. asparagus, celery), leafy vegetables (e.g. spinach, cabbage), flower vegetables (e.g. cauliflower, broccoli), stalk/bulb vegetables (e.g. onion, garlic), seed vegetables (e.g. peas, beans), root vegetables (e.g. carrots, radishes), tuber vegetables (e.g. potatoes, sweet potatoes), fruit vegetables (e.g. tomatoes, eggplants), and fungi vegetables (mushrooms). Each category provides examples of common vegetables that fall into that group.

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Classification of Vegetables: John Klaus Castronuevo 10-Chromium

This document classifies vegetables into different categories based on the part of the plant they come from. The main categories are stem vegetables (e.g. asparagus, celery), leafy vegetables (e.g. spinach, cabbage), flower vegetables (e.g. cauliflower, broccoli), stalk/bulb vegetables (e.g. onion, garlic), seed vegetables (e.g. peas, beans), root vegetables (e.g. carrots, radishes), tuber vegetables (e.g. potatoes, sweet potatoes), fruit vegetables (e.g. tomatoes, eggplants), and fungi vegetables (mushrooms). Each category provides examples of common vegetables that fall into that group.

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Classification

of
vegetables

john klaus
castronuevo
10-Chromium

Stem Vegetables
It is an edible part of the plant which is shoots from the roots or bulb and it always
grows above the ground unlike roots or bulb. Not all stem of every vegetable plant is
edible. Some of the stem which are popular in our household and among the chefs are
Asparagus, Celery, Kohlrabi, Leek, Rhubarb (it is actually a fruit), etc.

Leaves Vegetables Plants

which has edible leaves fall


under this category, the
leaves can be all separate or
very compact like cabbage,
mostly the leaves is needed to
be cooked before it is ready to
eat but sometimes it can be
consumed raw like cabbage
which is eaten raw in the form
of salad. Some example of
leaves vegetables are
Spinach, Cabbage, Water
Cress, Lettuce, Bok Choy, Gai
Lan, Choy Sum, Brussels
Sprouts, Witloof, Silverbeet,
Radicchio, Kale, Collard
Leaves, Swiss Chard,
Mustard Leaves, Fenugreek
Leaves, etc.

Flower Vegetables

Some plants have flowers


which is actually used as
vegetables in culinary world,
these are seasonal and are
found during a particular
season of the year and such
plants are only grown for
their flower buds. Some
example of fruit vegetable are Cauliflower, Broccoli, Courgette Flowers, Squash
Blossoms, Artichoke, Agati (Dok Kae, Thailand), Banana Flower, and Lotus.

Stalk or Bulb Vegetables

This is the part of the plant


which grows just below
the ground and is the
portion which is in
between the stem and the
root, the root actually
comes out from the
bottom of the bulb. Bulbs
are generally in layers of
skin like onion and they
are very strong in flavor.
Some examples for bulbs
are Onion, Garlic, Spring
Onion, Leek, Kohlrabi,
Fennel and Shallots.

Seed Vegetables (Beans)

This category include legumes


which is used as food, it is
actually the fruit of the plant of
which the seed is eaten,
sometimes its peeled like
green peas and sometimes it
is not like French beans. It is
also referred as “Podded
Vegetables”. Plants which are
not legumes and produce pod
like fruit fall under this
category. It generally grows
above the ground but
sometimes it grows below
ground like Peanut. The list for this is very big, I will give some examples here and will
write a separate post for legumes. Some example for podded vegetables are Fava
Beans, Kidney Beans, Green Peas, French Beans, English Beans, Lima Beans,
Licorice, Peanut, Snow Peas, Soy Beans, etc.

Root Vegetables

This category includes plants of which roots are edible and is used as vegetables.
Usually long, round, and swollen taproot. Some examples of root vegetables are Beet,
Carrot, Radish, Horseradish, Turnip, Celeriac, Daikon, Enset, Jicama, Konjac, Maca,
Arrowroot, Chinese Water Chestnut, Taro, etc.

Tuber Vegetables

In this category those


plant fall in which the roots
are modified and enlarged
in to a swollen structure
that is full of nutrients, this
vegetable usually grown
at the end of the plant root
attached as a lump of
rock, e.g. potato. Some
example of this category
are Potato, Cassava,
Sweet Potato, Taro,
Jerusalem Artichoke,
Yam, Yacon, Kumara, etc.

Fruit Vegetable

Plants of which fruits are used


as vegetable fall under this
category, but plant which bear
sweet and fleshy fruit that are
eaten raw does not fall in this
category, also plants of which
grains or seed of their fruit are used do not fall in this category e.g. Beans, and
Legumes. Some example of this category are. Tomatoes, Avocado, Bitter Gourd,
Eggplant, Caigua or Bottle Gourd, Bell Peppers, Ackee, African Eggplant, Ash Gourd or
Winter Melon, Chayote, etc.

Fungi Vegetables

Commonly known as Mushrooms, various types of mushrooms are available of which


some are edible and some are poisonous. Some examples of mushrooms are Button
Mushroom, Enoki, Oyster, Shitake, Truffles, Portabello, Boletus, Chanterelles, Grifola
Fondosa, Morchella, Shimeji, Straw Mushroom, Porcini, Morel, etc.

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