Mind Map Gallery Vegetables

Vegetables

Vegetables are a diverse and essential component of a balanced diet, offering a myriad of shapes, colors, sizes, and textures. This mind map aims to explore the key characteristics of vegetables, providing a comprehensive overview for individuals interested in culinary arts, nutrition, or gardening.

Edited at 2023-08-08 06:52:08

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Vegetables

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Vegetables

Education purpose

Texture

Chrisp and crunchy

Carrot, Bell pepper

leafy and tender

lettucem Spunach

Firm and starchy

potato, swet potato

Watery and refrshing

cucumber, watermelon

Smooth & creamy

egg plant, avocado

crunchy & fibrous

Brocolli & cauliflower

succulent & juicy

tomato & zucchini

tender & delicate

asparagus & ushroom

fibrous & peppery

radish

soft and melt in your mouth

pumpkim & butternut

Colour

Green

Look of the vegetable

Shape

Carrot

cylindrical or conical shape

Potato

Rounded, oval, oblong

Bell Pepper

Blocky with 3 or 4-lobed shape

Cucumber

Cylindrical and elongated

Tomato

round, oval, irregular

Zucchini

Cylindrical & elongated

Broccoli

clusters of flower buds on stalks that form a rounded share

onion

spherical

Pumpkin

round or Oblong

Types

Leafy green

Spinach

Lettuce

Kale

Root vegetables

Carrot

Potato

Sweet potato

Turnips

Allium Vegetables (distinct flavour and aroma)

Onion

Garlic

Leek

Chives

Cruciferous vegetables (four-petal flowers and often containing valuable nutrients)

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Bak Choy

Squash and Gourds

Zucchini

Pumpkin

Cucumber

Legumes (edible seeds (beans and peas)

Beans

Peas

Lentils

Chickpeas

Soybeans

Corn (cereal grain)

SPECIAL fruits (Egg plant and tomato are classified as fruis because they develop from flowering part of the plant and contain seeds)

Eggplant

tomato

Size

Growth

Root vegetables

grow underground

edible part develop from root system

leafy greens

grow above ground

focus on developing leaves, edible part

Leaf absord sunlight to have photosynthesis effect, produce energy for growth

Cruciferous vegetables

grow as large clusters of leaves and flower buds

Legumes

grow on plants that produce pods as plant mature pods splt open and release the seeds for consumption or planting

botanically fruits (tomatoes & peppers)

develop from flowering plants

grow on vines or bushes and develop from flowering structures

Squash & gourds

grow from flowering plants and develop from ovaries of the flower

Corn

grow tall with a single main stem