Fruit & Vegetable
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At least nine different families of fruits and vegetables exist, each with potentially hundreds of different plant compounds that are beneficial to health.
- Fruits and vegetables contain important vitamins, minerals and plant chemicals. They also contain fibre.
- These include vitamins A (beta-carotene), C and E, magnesium, zinc, phosphorous and folic acid. Folic acid may reduce blood levels of homocysteine, a substance that may be a risk factor for coronary heart disease.
- Fruits and vegetables are low in fat, salt and sugar
- Vegetables and fruit contain phytochemicals, or plant chemicals
- Fruit is the sweet, fleshy, edible part of a plant. It generally contains seeds. Fruits are usually eaten raw, although some varieties can be cooked
