Plants

Earliest documented use of saguaro dates back to 1540 when Pedro de Castañeda noticed O'odham tribesmen collecting cactus fruits.

Carob pulp contains many valuable ingredients.

The edible part of the fruit makes up about 70-85% of its weight.

Wild varieties, whose fruits have a sour taste, are used in industry to obtain crystalline citric acid.

The proper name of topinambur is Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus).

During the dry season, baobabs shed their leaves just as deciduous trees do in winter across the northern hemisphere.

Boiled broad beans contain as much as 110 kcal per 100 g, the glycemic index GI of cooked broad beans is 80 and of raw broad beans is 40.

In the wild, it is most likely to grow in cultivated fields.

Corn (Zea) is an annual grass in the family Gramineae, a subfamily of panicles that includes plants such as wheat, rye, barley, rice, sorghum, sugarcane, and others.

Lemons are used extensively. They are present in the daily diet, in the culinary arts, cosmetics and medicine.