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The potato (/ p ə ˈ t eɪ t oʊ /) is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile.
A 2019 study found that the average American eats 49.4 pounds of potatoes a year, compared to 31.4 pounds of tomatoes, the second most eaten vegetable, and 9.4 pounds of onions, which came in third.
Tomatoes. To-may-to, to-mah-to, fruit, vegetable. There are lots of ambiguities surrounding the juicy, red food! To set the record straight, tomatoes are technically fruit (although their ...
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) 4. Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) 5. Pará rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) 6. Cacao (Theobroma cacao) 7. Tobacco (Nicotiana rustica) New World crops are those crops, food and otherwise, that are native to the New World (mostly the Americas) and were not found in the Old World before 1492 AD.
Potato fruits are produced when the plants experience cool temperatures and sufficient water. [2] In 2014, many gardeners in Michigan, United States, were alarmed when they found the green fruit which are not normally produced on the potato plant in that region. This was due to the weather in July that year being cooler and wetter than normal ...
UC Davis Health says potatoes are a vegetable known as a stem tuber, and are a starchy vegetable. It says that potatoes deliver more calories and less fiber, typically, than other vegetables.
Vegetables, sometimes categorized with fruit and occasionally inclusive of legumes, is typically a large category second only to grains, or sometimes equal or superior to grains, in nutrition guides. [4] [5] [6] Examples include spinach, carrots, onions, and broccoli. Water is treated in very different ways by different food guides.
Apr. 1—Boil 'em. Mash 'em. Stick 'em in a stew. Feed them to your picky toddler who won't eat anything else. Steal them off of your partner's plate after you've insisted you're not hungry. Throw ...