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Vegetable
Vegetable is a culinary
term. Its definition has no
scientific value and is
somewhat arbitrary and
subjective. All parts of
herbaceous plants eaten as
food by humans, whole or in
part, are generally
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Cabbage
The cabbage is herbaceous,
biennial, and a
dicotyledonous flowering
plant with leaves forming a
characteristic compact
cluster. This so-called
cabbage head is widely
consumed — raw,
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Dietary mineral
Dietary minerals are the
chemical elements required
by living organisms.
Appropriate intake levels of
each dietary mineral must be
sustained to maintain
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Broccoli
Broccoli is a plant of the
Cabbage family, Brassicaceae
(formerly Cruciferae). It is
classified as the Italica
Cultivar Group of the
species Brassica oleracea.
Other cultivar groups of
Brassica oleracea include
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Chinese food therapy
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Leaf vegetable
Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. Although they come from a very wide variety ... > more -
Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of not eating meat. Vegetarians may consume dairy and egg products; a stricter form is veganism, which excludes dairy, eggs, and any foods that contain these or other ... > more
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