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Vegetables are those vegetables and other edible plantations that are generally grown in gardens and that are mostly consumed as food, either raw or well cooked.

Within the set of vegetables, which of course is broad, they are included as part of it at legumes, such as lima beans and peas and vegetablesMeanwhile, fruits and cereals should be excluded from them.

Vegetables are made up of various components such as: Water (by 80%); carbohydrates(They will vary depending on the type... group A has less than 5% carbohydrates: chard, celery, spinach, aubergine, cauliflower, lettuce, peppers, among others), group B (they contain 5 to 10% carbohydrates: artichoke, pea, onion, turnip, leek, carrot, beet) and group C (it contains more than 10% carbohydrates: potato and cassava); vitamins and minerals (they are rich in the following vitamins and minerals, vitamin A, E, K, B and C, potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium and iron); volatile substances (such as the onion that contains that component that produces tears);

lipids Y protein; low caloric value (This is why vegetables should be present in diets against obesity) and dietary fiber.

For all these components that we mentioned is that vegetables are a recommended food to be consumed with quite frequently during the day, the ideal being one serving at each meal and in the most varied way possible make. Vegetables are located on the second floor of the food pyramid next to fruits.

Regarding your conservation Y storage It is important to follow some tips that will guarantee its conservation if the consumption it does not occur immediately: place them in low temperatures with high humidity, avoid hermetic containers, use perforated bags or aluminum foil.

Meanwhile, before consuming them, all the vegetables should be washed and brushed carefully more that nothing because many of them are irrigated with non-potable water that can lead to the birth of bacteria.

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