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Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are also obtained from plants. They are full of vitamins

and minerals and are good for health. They protect us from diseases and
keep us healthy. Mango, banana, cherry, orange, pineapple, papaya and
grapes are some popular fruits.

Fruits are eaten raw. We also drink the juices of different fruits. Peas, carrot,
gourd, potato, turnip and radish are some common vegetables. They are

eaten raw or after cooking.

Fruits Vegetables

Raisins, almonds, cashewnuts, pistachio and walnuts are some of the dry fruits we eat.

Spices
Cinnamon
Curry Spices are added to the food to give
Leaves
it flavour, taste and colour. We get
Cardamom Chillies spices from flowers, stem, fruits,
bark, seeds and roots of the plants.

Cloves
Black Pepper
Turmeric
Spices

Oilseeds

Different kinds of oils are used in different
parts of India for cooking. Oil is extracted from
special seeds called oilseeds. Oilseeds are

crushed to get oil. Groundnut, sesame,
mustard, olive, sunflower and soyabean are
some of the most commonly used oilseeds.

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