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domesticated banana plant. It is Ethiopia's most important root crop, a traditional staple crop in the densely populated south and southwestern parts of Ethiopia....

sub-humid areas of tropical Africa, cassava is either a primary staple food or a secondary co-staple. Nigeria is the world's largest producer of cassava. In West...

essential amino acid methionine. Grains, among other foods, can make up for this shortfall. Food and Agriculture Organization. DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION...

Some selectively-bred cultivars have seedless fruit. Breadfruit is a staple food in many tropical regions. They were propagated far outside their native...

Sweet corn (Zea mays var. rugosa), also called sweetcorn, sugar corn, or simply corn, is a variety of corn with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the...

concentration in the form of starch. These starchy root vegetables are important staple foods, particularly in tropical regions. They overshadow the cereals throughout...

amounts in North America Grain amaranth, ancient pseudocereal, formerly a staple crop of the Aztec Empire Kañiwa, close relative of quinoa Several other...

(2003). The New Glucose Revolution - Pocket Guide to The Top 100 Low GI Foods. ISBN 1-56924-500-2. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research...

for sesame rings (ka'k). Palestinians consider za'atar as one of their staple foods. In Israel, za'atar is frequently sprinkled on hummus or served with...

Potatoes are one of the most used staple foods....

therefore starchy) or overripe (and therefore sweet). Plantains are a staple food in the tropical regions of the world, treated in much the same way as...

can be eaten. Mesquite meal is a traditional Native American food. Used as a staple food for centuries by desert dwellers, this high protein meal contains...

The yield of grain amaranth is comparable to rice or maize. It was a staple food of the Aztecs, and was used as an integral part of Aztec religious ceremonies...

The seed is a grain (caryopsis) 5–12 mm long and 2–3 mm thick. Rice is a staple for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East, South...

culture that discourages extensive consumption of Ipomoea aquatica as a staple food crop (in contrast to rice) with the explanation that the hollow stem makes...

environmental changes more clearly Virtually all foods eaten come from plants, either directly from staple foods and other fruit and vegetables, or indirectly...

most important of all plant families to human economies: it includes the staple food grains grown around the world, lawn and forage grasses, and bamboo, widely...

civilization two thousand years ago and it has been claimed to have been a staple food in the Maya diet, although other research has downplayed its significance...

environmental changes more clearly Virtually all foods eaten come from plants, either directly from staple foods and other fruit and vegetables, or indirectly...

environmental changes more clearly Virtually all foods eaten come from plants, either directly from staple foods and other fruit and vegetables, or indirectly...