Plant parts as food

Questions and answers

1.)  Do you know which parts of plant are edible ?

Answer :- Fruits, leaves, stem, seeds and roots.

2.) Name the food which obtained from plants.

Answer :- Rice, wheat, vegetables and fruits.

3.) What nutrients you get from plants ?

Answer :- Carbohydrates, proteins, fats.

4.)  Do animals eat plants ?

Answer :- Yes, some animals eat parts of the plants.

 

Plants are a major source of food on earth. From humans to most of the animals eat various plant parts. The various parts of the plants are “edible” that means they can be safe to eat. Plants gives major source of nutrients and plants are needed for healthy life, due to it provides variety of nutrient that are required to keep body in working condition.

Plants provide various food such as vegetables, fruits, dry fruits, cereals, grains, coffee, stem, roots, flowers of some plants are also edible. These parts of plants provide not only nutrition but also gives medicinal value. Let’s discuss some parts of plants which provide nutrition. Plant parts has nutritional value as it has number of vitamins present in it.

Fruits: The part of the plant provide various nutrients that are eaten by human.

For example: Mango Banana, Apple, guava, pomegranate, watermelon etc.

Flowers: Cauliflower and broccoli are eaten by human.

Leaves: Some plants have leaves as edible part for example : Coriander, curry leaves, spinach.

Stem: Majorly potato, sugarcane and ginger are consumed by human.

Roots: Sweet potato, beet root, radish are some examples of edible roots.

Seeds: The seeds of plants also gives nutrition. Some of the common seeds that are edible.

For example: sunflower seeds, maize, wheat.

Cereals: Rice, maize, barley, sorghum and wheat are we get from plants.

Oil: The oil extracted from seeds of plants such as mustard, coconut and sunflower.

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