fruit and vegetables

Question 1

what can be classed as a fruit or veg?

Answer 1

any edible plant food
not including cereal grains, nuts, seeds, tea leaves, coffee beans, cacao beans, herbs and spices

Question 2

what part of a plant can you class as fruit?

Answer 2

the non reproductive part of a plant

Question 3

what is botanical fruit

Answer 3

mature ovary of a plant, including seeds, covering/closing tissue connective tissue

Question 4

what are legumes classed as

Answer 4

they come in a pod so fruit
but culinary they’re a veg

Question 5

what is a botanical vegetable?

Answer 5

any plant edible or not
tree bushes vines

Question 6

edible parts of plants

Answer 6

roots, tubers, bulbs, stem and stalks, leaves, flowers/flower buds with stem/stalk

Question 7

what are herbs

Answer 7

fresh/dry leaves of plants or entire plant

Question 8

what are spices

Answer 8

from part of plant other than leaves
bark seeds stems etc

Question 9

what herb/spice acts like an antioxidant

Answer 9

curcumin (tumeric, ginger,mustard)
capsincin (paprika, red chilli pepper)
eugenol (basil, marjoran)

Question 10

what herb/spice acts like an anti-inflammatory?

Answer 10

salicylic acid ( cumin, chilli powder, paprika, turmeric)