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Basil coming from any variety Ocimum basilicum with colour Green or purple. Basil,a family member of the mints is a low-growing herb. Basil is originally native to Iran, India and other tropical regions of Asia. The herb is green or red and has a strong, warm and yet fresh flavor.

It is an aromatic herb, intense flavor, essential ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine , especially Italian , to combine with fresh tomatoes , sauce , spaghetti , salads , vegetable stews and pizzas as well as to flavor vinegar or give a twist to the butter.

Mint coming from any variety Lamiaceae with colour Green. Mint is native to the Mediterranean. Mint can grow 10 to 120cm tall. The leaves are green and grow crosswise on the stem. The leaves are oblong and egg-shaped. There are about 25-30 varieties in mint. All mints contain the volatile oil menthol, which gives mint that characteristic cooling, cleansing feeling.

Chives coming from any variety Allium schoenoprasum with colour green. Chives, native to China, are the smallest species of the onion family. They are referred to only in plural, because they grow in clumps. The chives plant is 30-50cm tall and has narrow, hollow leaves. They produce edible pinkish-purple flowers in late spring and early summer. Chives are a type of onion grown for the leafage and not the bulb.

Parsley coming from any variety Petroselinum hortense, Petroselinum crispum with colour green. Biennial herb ( the second year dies ) used in gardening as medical plant which has carminative and digestive stimulant properties , and as a seasoning which does not nullify but highlights the flavors in the food.

Thyme coming from any variety Tymus vulgaris with colour green. Thyme, a Family member of the mints is the leaf of a low-growing shrub. The herb has tiny greyish-green leaves with a subtle, dry aroma and a slightly minty flavor. Herbal medicinal and culinary use . It is used in gardening both decorative rockeries, pots or directly in beds . As medicinal, it has antiseptic , fights respiratory infections, gastrointestinal disorders and as an anthelmintic.

Oregano coming from any variety Origanum sp. with colour green.Oregano, a member of the mint family, is native to the Mediterranean area and central Asia. It has oval, pointy green leaves and tubular flowers. It are the leaves that are used in cooking. It is an aromatic herb and has a peppery taste. The dried oregano has often got more flavour than the fresh ones. Plant used as a medicinal herb and as a condiment.

Coriander coming from any variety Coriandrum sativum with colour green. Coriander is a soft, hairless plant growing to 50 cm tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery higher on the flowering stems. The herb taste similar to parsley, but with more lemon influences.

Rosemary coming from any variety Coriandrum sativum with colour green. Rosemary is a family member of the mints. Rosemary is a native Mediterranean herb. It is a green, pungent herb, with a slightly minty, ginger combination of flavours and has a wonderful smell.

Chamomile coming from any variety Chamaenemelum nobile with Flowers White and yellow.

Herb gardening Plant used for its decorative flowers for medicinal use. It can be grown in beds, window boxes or pots. Flowers which are dried and then used in infusion are used mainly. It is soothing, helps digestion, healing, anti-inflammatory, fungicidal, diuretic problems, among others.

Calendula coming from any variety Chamaenemelum nobile with Flowers White and yellow.

Herb gardening Plant used for its decorative flowers for medicinal use. It can be grown in beds, window boxes or pots. Flowers which are dried and then used in infusion are used mainly. It is a plant considered valuable for the care and beauty of skin remedy.

It is soothing, helps digestion, healing, anti-inflammatory, among others.

Carrots of the variety of Daucus carota L., for the consumption in fresh or for the agro industry. It is a source of vitamins A , B and C , and carotene. In the food industry it is used as raw material in frozen, dried , pickled , preserves, purees, Children Food , canned and juices. The carrot is also used in the preparation of several dishes, such as soups, curries and pepitorias. They can be eaten roasted, boiled, steamed or fried. Because of its high sugar content, carrots are also used in baking to make puddings, muffins and pies and jams. The liquefied carrots are used in juices and cocktails.

Ñame (Yam) derives from any variety of the Dioscórea alata for fresh Consumption. Yam tubers can grow up to 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) in length[3] and weigh up to 70 kilograms (154 lb) and 3 to 6 inches high. The vegetable has a rough skin which is difficult to peel, but which softens after heating. The skins vary in color from dark brown to light pink, no more hard than espino yams. The majority of the vegetable is composed of a much softer substance known as the "meat". White yam's tuber is roughly cylindrical in shape, the skin is smooth and brown and the flesh usually white and firm.

Los ñames son generalmente cilindricos con punta redondeadas y tienden a dividirse poco, La corteza es generalmente chocolate claro y mas gruesa que el ñame diamante. La pulpa es de color blanco. Yam tubers can grow up to 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) in length[3] and weigh up to 70 kilograms (154 lb) and 3 to 6 inches high.

Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L. ) Schott for a species of ornamental and edible use , which is known as ring, bore, chonque, macabo, mafafa, mangareto or mangarito, Mangará - Mirim or mangarás, taro, Yautia morada, malanga lila, elephant ear, rascadera, Taioba, yaro, malanga and taro .

Native to Malaysia, this rough-textured, hairy brown tuber is used in cuisines as varied as Polynesian and Indian. (A close relative, the yautia, is found in African and Caribbean cuisines and is treated like a potato.) Taro root has the resemblance of sweet potato in shape and the texture of a coconut - its skin course, hairy and knobby with shades of the earth. Its flesh can be stark white or lavender in color. Alternate names: Cocoyam, arrow root, kalo, dasheen, sato imo, gabi, patra, woo tau.

Sweet Potato coming from any variety Ipomoea batatas. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. Although the soft, orange sweet potato is often called a "yam" in parts of North America. Sweet potato varieties with dark orange flesh have more beta carotene than those with light-colored flesh, and their increased cultivation is being encouraged in Africa where vitamin A deficiency is a serious health problem.The edible tuberous root is long and tapered, with a smooth skin whose color ranges between yellow, orange, red, brown, purple, and beige. Its flesh ranges from beige through white, red, pink, violet, yellow, orange, and purple. Sweet potato varieties with white or pale yellow flesh are less sweet and moist than those with red, pink or orange flesh.

Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L. ) Schott for a species of ornamental and edible use , which is known as ring , bore , chonque , macabo , mafafa , mangareto or mangarito , Mangará - Mirim or mangarás , taro , elephant ear , rascadera , Taioba , yaro , malanga and taro . It's sort of the family Araceae, native to Central America, widely cultivated in tropical regions , which produce tuberous roots , rich in starch and containing between 1 and 8.8% of proteína2 The Yaro is very similar to taro .

Yuca or Mandioca derives from the variety of ICCA COLOMBIA or CHIRROSA. The cassava root is long and tapered, is long (6-12 inches) and tubular with tapered ends. Its rough brown skin serves as a rind to its starchy white flesh. Yuca root isn't harvested for its flavor as it is subtle and delicate at best. It is harvested for its starch qualities that make it an extremely versatile vegetable in the kitchen. Yuca root is grated, mashed and fried, transformed into flour, juices, pastes, breads and tapioca. With a firm, homogeneous flesh encased in a detachable rind, about 1 mm thick, rough and brown on the outside. Commercial varieties can be 5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) in diameter at the top, and around 15 to 30 cm (5.9 to 11.8 in) long.

Ñame (Yam) derives from any variety of the Discorea cayenensis A single tuber normally weighs 2-5 kg (but can be 25 kg or more). The skins are brown and thick, the flesh yellow in D. cayenensis. Yam tubers can grow up to 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) in length[3] and weigh up to 70 kilograms (154 lb) and 3 to 6 inches high. The vegetable has a rough skin which is difficult to peel, but which softens after heating. The skins vary in color from dark brown to light pink, no more hard than espino yams. The majority of the vegetable is composed of a much softer substance known as the "meat". White yam's tuber is roughly cylindrical in shape, the skin is smooth and brown and the flesh usually white and firm.

Okra coming from any variety Abelmoschus esculentus . known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers, bhindi, bamia, ochro or gumbo. The okra plant bears numerous dark green colored pods measuring about 5-15 cm in length with pentagonal cross-section, containing numerous seeds. It takes about 45-60 days to get ready-to-harvest fruits. Internally, the pods feature small, round, mucilaginous white colored seeds arranged in vertical rows. The pods are handpicked while just short of reaching maturity and eaten as a vegetable.

Pumpkin coming from any variety Cucurbita moschata, It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. It has yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp. When ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange, and becomes sweeter and richer. Butternuts are a smooth, long-necked bowling pin- or bell-shaped squash, encased with a pinkish-tan, hard rind. Having a relatively small seed cavity in its bulbous end, the tender flesh offers a creamy flavor. Although a fruit, butternut squash is used as a vegetable that can be roasted, toasted, puréed for soups, or mashed and used in casseroles, breads, and muffins.

Zuchini or calabacin coming from any variety Curcubita pepo with colour Green or yellow when the product is ripenned.Zucchini is a vegetable of the family Cucurbitaceae, in this family are melon , watermelon and pumpkin. Is prepared salads , Batter, rice or vegetable dishes , as a cream. It is a source of beta carotene and vitamin C zucchini (110 grams of product provide a quarter of the daily requirement of this vitamin) Low in calories if you prepare boiled , but high if fry.

Sugar Cane of the variety of Saccharum officinarum, for the consumption in fresh or for the agro industry.

Chayote coming from any variety Sechium edule o guatila, It has a color ranging from dark to light green or yellow light green almost white. When tender has a shiny shell and hard consistency. It may be covered with spines or not. Chayote thornless has a smoother appearance and may have fewer cracks than the spiny chayote, when the product is ripened. Each chayote has a wide , flat seed , called Pip , which is also edible pulp . Chayote commonly weigh around 500 grams.

Kabocha coming from any variety Cucurbita maxima, Kabocha is hard, has knobbly-looking skin, is shaped like a squat pumpkin, and has a dull-finished, deep green skin with some celadon-to-white stripes and an intense yellow-orange color on the inside, Kabocha is commonly called Japanese pumpkin, especially in Australia and New Zealand. An average kabocha weighs 2-3 pounds; a large specimen can weigh as much as 8 pounds.

Prickly Pear coming from any variety Cactaceae.. Prickly pears typically grow with flat, rounded cladodes (also called platyclades) armed with two kinds of spines; large, smooth, fixed spines and small, hairlike prickles called glochids, that easily penetrate skin and detach from the plant. Prickly pear species are found in abundance in Mexico, especially in the central and western regions, and in the Caribbean islands (West Indies).Maize and cornmeal (ground dried maize) constitute a staple food in many regions of the world.

Yellow Corn coming from any variety Zea mays. While the kernels that we commonly call "corn", corn is widely classified as a grain and is typically included in research studies of whole grain foods like wheat, oats, and barley. it actually comes in host of different varieties featuring an array of different colors, including red, pink, black, purple, and blue. Although corn is now available in markets year-round. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain the grain, which are seeds called kernels. Maize kernels are often used in cooking as a starch. The six major types of maize are dent, flint, pod, popcorn, flour, and sweet.

Plantain coming from variety paradisiac Museplantain (Saambal Vaalai, as it is called in Tamil) is often used in Sri Lankan and South Indian cuisine. Slender sterms, stout and angular fingers, covered with a greyish bloom.

BANANO of the variety Musa acuminata. Each bananito , weighing 60 to 80 grams and its size is 10 to 12 cm long . Baby bananas wear a thin, bright yellow signature peel. As their name suggests, they are petite in size, averaging only three to four inches in length. Baby bananas have a very dense creamy texture and once ripe their flavor is rich and sweet with vanilla and caramel undertones.

The cherimoya, also spelled cherimoya, is the fruit of the species Annona cherimola, which generally is thought to be native to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia.

The fruit is oval, often slightly oblate, 10–20 cm long and 7–10 cm in diameter, with a smooth or slightly skin. The fruit flesh is white and creamy, and has numerous dark brown poisonous seeds embedded in it.

Some characterize the fruit flavor as a blend of banana, pineapple, papaya, peach, and strawberry. The fruit can be chilled and eaten with a spoon, which has earned it another nickname, the ice cream fruit. Cherimoya is an excellent source of vitamin B6 and a good source of vitamin C, dietary fiber and riboflavin.

Guava (Crown Guava) coming from any variety Psidium acutangulum with colour (yellowish/greenish/ pink colour when the product is ripenned.

Weight: between 100 grams to 165 grams.

Purple Passion Fruit coming from any variety Passiflora pinnatistipula . The passion fruit is round to oval, dark purple at maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds. This fruit is round, oval and slightly thick dark purple shell that is wrinkled at maturity. It weighs between 40 and 50 grams and a diameter between 5 and 5.5cms. Its flesh is yellow to orange colors , acid and pleasant taste , with small black seeds inside. It is eaten raw or prepared as juices, cocktails , sauces , desserts and ice cream.

Mangosteen coming from any variety Garcinia mangostana. The fruit has a purple hard leathery rind and is the same size as a small apple. Inside there are typically five to seven seeds each with a sweet juicy cover of white flesh. The pulp, which is said to resemble a pineapple or peach in taste, is reputed to be a very delicious food.

Rambutan coming from any variety Nephelium lappaceum. The fruit is a round to oval single-seeded berry, 3–6 cm (rarely to 8 cm) long and 3–4 cm broad, borne in a loose pendant cluster of 10–20 together. The leathery skin is reddish (rarely orange or yellow), and covered with fleshy pliable spines, hence the name, which means 'hairs'. The fruit flesh, which is actually the aril, is translucent, whitish or very pale pink, with a sweet, mildly acidic flavor very reminiscent of grapes.

Soursop are typically oval shaped tree fruits, but can vary in shape and irregularities as it can range in size from 4 to 12 inches long, 6 inches in width, and weigh up to 15 pounds. Soursop has a leathery-appearing, inedible, bitter skin, with stubby or elongated, soft, pliable ‘spines.’ The skin will change in color from a dark green to yellow-green as the fruit ripens. The inner pulp is cream-colored, flaky and separates easily into fibrous, juicy segments that surround a central, soft-pithy core.

The fruit is an edible oval drupe; globular to ovoid; drupe; tough skin; yellow pulp, fibrous; Fruits at maturity have a yellow to golden-orange skin and an orangery-yellow pulp surrounding a single large spiny seed. Flavor varies from acid to sweet, the taste is reminiscent of pineapples and most people eat this as a fresh fruit; however, it does make excellent preserves, jellies or sauce.

Sweet Passion Fruit coming from any variety Passiflora quadrangularis Linn with The passion fruit is round to oval, orange color maturity, with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous black seeds with pulps white. It can be eaten raw, shell breaking and eating the flesh with a spoon or it can be the main ingredient in preparations such as juices , ice cream, souffles , sauces and yoghurt.

Tamarillo coming from any variety Cyphomandra betacea with colour Red dark when the product is ripenned. The tamarillo is ovoid and is covered by a skin, thick, smooth, shiny , inside contains many small seeds in acid orange.Size tree tomato is about 8 to 10 cm long and 5 to 7 cm in diameter. Crude consumed with sugar , juice after blanching fruit in jams and jellies.

Tomatillo coming from any variety Physalis philadelphica. The husk turns brown, and the fruit can be several colors when ripe, including yellow, red, green, or even purple. The freshness and greenness of the husk are quality criteria. A staple of Mexican cuisine, they are eaten raw or cooked in a variety of dishes, particularly salsa verde.

Physalis, also known as the Cape Gooseberry or Ground-cherry, is native to Central and South America. It is related to the tomato, not at all related to the gooseberry or the Chinese gooseberry that the common name might suggest. The fruit is a small round berry, about the size of a marble, full of small seeds. It is bright yellow when ripe, and sweetsourThis fruit can be eaten raw it as dried fruit, also incorporated into juices, jams, ice cream, candy and jellies. These qualities has turned into a product uchuva very appreciated in the markets of Japan and Europe.

Yellow Passion Fruit coming from any variety Passiflora Edulis, with The passion fruit is round to oval, yellow with a soft to firm, juicy interior filled with numerous seeds. This fruit is round, oval and slightly thick inmaturity is green shell, yellow shell that is wrinkled at maturity . It weighs between 60 and 120 grams. Its flesh is yellow to orange colors , acid and pleasant taste , with small black seeds inside.

Yellow Pitahaya (Dragon Fruit) coming from any variety of the species Yellow: (Selenicereus mealanthus) of White pulp, The pitahaya is much appreciated as decoration both gourmet dishes and salads, and pastries. This fruit is widely used in decoration, both fruit arrangements, as combinations of flowers and exotic fruits. The main product made from cactus flower that is currently being marketed frozen pulp. This fruit can be cut into slices and freeze with IQF process is used to produce ice cream, yogurt, jellies , preserves, jams, juices ( especially mixtures of tropical fruits ) and a variety of sweets and candies.Dragon fruit ingredient is used as colorants for food and cosmetic industries. This popular fruit is consumed mainly fresh. The shape of the fruit is a major factor attractive purchase .

Habanero chili of the variety of Capsicum chinense, for the consumption in fresh or for the agro industry. The habanero chili is one of the varieties more intense spicy flavor throughout the genus Capsicum. Habanero chillies can be green, yellow, orange or red. Habanero chilies are native to south Mexico. It has a lantern shape and is about 5cm long. Habanero is one of the hottest chilies grown. Capsicum chinense varieties include the habanero chili , the most common , the red pepper sauce and hot chili peppers . The varieties of red pepper sauce and chili are grown in Peru.

Jalapeño chili cuaresmeño chili is one of the hot of the varieties of Capsicum annuum most widely grown and consumed in America, for the consumption in fresh or for the agro industry. The Jalapeño chillies are related to the paprika. These chillies are native to Mexico. Jalapeño chillies are medium to hot. Jalapeño´s can be red or green and have a cone-shape. The fruit of jalapeno is fleshy and long, reaching 7 cm long and about 3 wide at the base. It is used both before and after maturation.

Poblano chili cuaresmeño chili is one of the hot of the varieties of of the species Capsicum annuum) has multiple stems and can reach 25 in (0.64 m) in height. The fruit is 3 to 6 in (7.6 to 15.2 cm) long and 2 to 3 in (5.1 to 7.6 cm) wide. An immature poblano is dark purplish green in color, but the mature fruits eventually turn a red so dark as to be nearly black., for the consumption in fresh or for the agro industry. The poblano is a mild chili pepper originating in the state of Puebla, Mexico. Dried, it is called ancho or ancho chile, from the Mexican Spanish name ancho ("wide") or chile ancho ("wide chile").

Bell pepper (Pimenton, Pimientos, Ají, Pimiento morrón, Pimientos morrones) of the variety of Capsicum annuum var. annuum, for the consumption in fresh or for the agro industry. Consumed green, prized for their flavor. Besides consumption in fresh, cooked, or as a condiment or " spice " in typical food from different countries , a wide range of industrial products used in human food : frozen, dried, pickled, canned, pastes and sauces.