FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

PROPERTIES OF FOOD COMPONENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mark the plant whose flower is consumed as food.
A
Broccoli
B
Ginger
C
Potato
D
Garlic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cauliflower, Broccoli, belongs to the cabbage family plants whose flower is eaten as a vegetable.

Detailed explanation-2: -Upright and branching with leathery leaves, broccoli bears dense green clusters of flower buds at the ends of the central axis and the branches. If left unharvested, those buds bear yellow flowers with four petals and produce silique fruits (a dry capsule).

Detailed explanation-3: -Conclusion. Broccoli is not a fruit. It is categerized as a flower vegetable. It is a flower vegetable because it produces a flower but they green head and stalk that you eat is a vegetable.

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