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Let's see some of them:

Cauliflower – Flower Tomato – Fruit

Potato – Stem Ladyfinger – Fruit
Brinjal – Fruit Cabbage – Leaves

Ginger – Stem Cucumber – Fruit
Radish – Root Onion – Stem

Spinach – Leaves

Sugar : Sugar is an important source of Oil is obtained from the seeds of some

energy. But excess use of sugar in diet can plants like mustard, groundnut, soybean,
cause diabetes which has become a sunflower, etc.
common disease all around the world. Spices : Spices play a significant role in the
Sugar is obtained from sugarcane and sugar way we cook and consume food around the
beet. Sugarcane is a stem while sugarbeet is world. Every spice has its own flavouring

a root of plant. essence and its addi on or omission can

literally make or break a dish. There are
many spices we use in our day-to-day
cooking.

Some important and commonly used spices
are ginger (adrak), coriander (dhania),
thyme (ajwain,) cumin (jeera), fenugreek
Sugarcane Sugar
(methi), nutmeg (jaiphal), fennel (saunf),
Oils : Oils are not directly taken as food turmeric (haldi) and red chillies (mirch).
item. Oils are mostly used to cook other raw
Turmeric and ginger are the underground
materials. However, oils are the rich sources
stems, black pepper, coriander, cumin, red
of fat and minerals. Excessive use of oils can
chillies are the fruits of plants. Cardamom
cause obesity.
and fenugreek are the seeds of plants.

Sunflower Groundnut Spices

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