10 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT START WITH 0 - LITERATURE - 2024

Some of the fruits and vegetables that begin with the O are the dried apricots, the olive tree, the orananda, the occupation, the okra or the onoto.

Nutrition experts around the world claim that a diet poor in vegetables and fruits is one of the main causes of disease.

A balanced diet that includes these elements, along with other important ones such as legumes and cereals, is highly beneficial for health and to keep us young.

The most efficient way to have a healthy and balanced diet is by knowing which foods are good for us, and which are really important for health, and which ones are not.

Some of the vegetables and fruits that begin with the letter O are:

Ocumo

It is a tuber with a brown shell and hard white pulp.

For use it has to be boiled. It is eaten in roasts, soups and stews. It is a food with many nutritional properties.

Dried apricot / dried apricot

Dried fruits are an option that preserves food for longer and gives it a different sweet taste.

In addition, this technique also preserves a good part of the nutritional properties of fruits. The apricot dried apricot provides vitamin A, C, iron, magnesium, potassium, fiber and protein.

Olives / olives

Olives are a vegetable that contains many health benefits; provide vitamins A, B and E.

They also contain iron and potassium, among other minerals. They are known for their bitter but very peculiar taste, they are green or black and have a fibrous texture. From them the appreciated olive oil is extracted, widely used in the kitchens of the world.

Okra

Okra is one of the many names given to the Okra.

The fruit is a greenish pod with seeds that must be ripened and toasted before consumption.

Onoto

Also known as achiote, it comes from the intertropical climates of America.

The fruit, small reddish seeds, is used to flavor and also give color to different preparations, such as the mass of the roda.

Otoe

It is a tuber similar to celery that can be used in multiple gastronomic presentations.

With a brown shell and white center, once boiled it can be eaten as a puree or in soups. It has many names in the world, for example, yautía, malanga, among others.

Goose

It is a tuber mainly cultivated in the Andes area.

It has a sweet taste and can be used in cooking for soups and stews, although it can also be eaten raw.

Oregano

Oregano is the leaf of the plant that bears the same name. It is consumed as a species, fresh or dried.

It has a bitter taste and is considered an aromatic plant. It is used in soups, sauces and main dishes to flavor.

Ohia / water apple

It is a fruit with an oval shape and colors that range from white to red. Its texture is similar to that of a common apple.

In the kitchen it is used to make jams and sweet sauces.

White gold

This fruit is a hybrid of grapefruit. It is also a citrus fruit, however it was developed to be softer and less acidic.

Visually it is similar to a grapefruit but white and seedless.

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