Write a note on the plants related to food products.

Food is one of the most important factors which is required for living. No one can live without food, all living organism require food for their survival. And a big part of food comes from the plants or trees. So, there are a number of varieties of food provided from plants.

In the given picture there are all the products we get from plants.

⋆ Cereals:- They are the graminaceous plant that is those plants which produce grains. The grains are a very important source of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are used in the process of respiration for releasing energy. Example of cereals are:

⋆ Pulses: They are a part of leguminosae plant family. They are very rich source of protein. And that is why they are eaten all over India. Examples of pulses are:

● Gram: India is the largest producer of gram. It is a rabi crop.

● Red gram

● Pea

● Groundnut: It is the richest source of protein.

● Soya bean

⋆ Oil Yielding Plants: These are the types of plants which are used for producing different types of oil. Oil can be produced from their flower, seeds, stem, etc. These plants have parts which are made up of alcohols, ether, hydrocarbon or aldehydes, those parts are used for producing oils.

There are 3 types of oil which we can generate from these plants:

⋆ Spices: Spices are a very important component of the food we eat. Without them, food is tasteless as well as not nutritious. There are very important nutrients present in these spices. Also, in the ancient period India is known for its spices. There are a wide variety of spices available in India. Some of them are :

● Black paper

● Red Chili

● Olive

● Turmeric

⋆ Beverages: Beverages are also very important component of food and health. There are many beverages we can obtain from the plant, which are very nutritious and are healthy for drinking purpose. Not like any other chemically made drink like soda. So for drinking purpose plants offer a very good choice like coffee or tea. Tea is prepared by leaves of its plant and coffee is prepared by roasted seeds.

⋆ Vegetables: Vegetables can be considered the most important part of our food. A meal without vegetables is not even a meal. Vegetables are the main source of vitamins, minerals, and fibrous nutrients. One cannot avoid vegetables and he should not avoid vegetables. They help very much in providing different nutrients to the body which are very essential. Vegetables can be obtained by different parts of the plants. Some of them with examples are:

⋆ Fruits: Fruits completes a balanced diet. They are a very rich source of nutrients. As most of the foods are eaten raw all the nutrients without getting destroy absorbed directly by the body. Actually, fruits are the result of fertilization in the ovary of plants. There are many fruits available some example:

● Mango

● Banana

● Apple (An apple a day keeps the doctor away)

● Orange.