Prepare Vegetable dishes

It is the natural sugar that provides sweetness to vegetables

• Fructose

• Sugar

• Lactose

• Fructose Sugar

It is a fat-soluble compound responsible for the green color of plants. When combined with an acid, it forms pheophytin which produces an olive green color.

• Flavonoids

• Carotenoids

• Chlorophyll

• Vitamin K

It is responsible for the yellow pigments.

• Anthoxanthin

• Anthocyanins

• Flavonoids

• Carotenoids

It is responsible for making (beets) Tube, eggplants color from red and blue to violet pigments.

• Anthoxanthin

• Anthocyanins

• Carotenoids

• Flavonoids

It keeps eyes and skin healthy and helps to protect against infections.

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin E

• Vitamin C

It helps the body form red blood cells and it reduces the risk of neural tube defects, spinal Bifida, and anencephaly during fetal development.

• Folate

• Calcium

• Vitamin E

• Vitamin D

It helps heal cuts and wounds and keeps teeth and gums healthy.

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

It gives the characteristic strong flavor and odor of some vegetables like onions, leeks, garlic, chives, cabbage, and broccoli.

• Sugar

• Fructose

• Glutamic Acid

• Sulfur Compounds

They are good sources of food nutrients that are very important in everyday meals.

• Vegetables

• Fruits

• Meat

True or False: Green Leafy Vegetables are good source of Vitamin A.

• True

• False