Mesangiosperms (Mesangiospermae) Clade of flowering plants (angiospermae) Food, Plant source foods, Plants (Plantae), Flowering plats (angiospermae) Consumption area(s): Earth Note: For better understanding, please read the article on flowering plants (angiospermae) first. If you come across unfamiliar words, you can click on any highlighted term to open the glossary with definitions of key botanical terms. […]
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Flowering plants (or Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta) Phylum of plants (Plantae) Food, Plant source foods, Plants (Plantae) Consumption area(s): Earth Introduction Plants that produce fruits belong to a group known as angiosperms (or flowering plants), a name that traces back to Greek roots meaning “seed enclosed in a container.” This reflects a defining trait: their seeds develop
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Plant source foods Food Consumption area(s): Earth Introduction This page focuses on plant source foods, covering both edible plants in their original form and the various foods derived from them. Edible plants Edible plants can be classified according to the part of the plant that is eaten. This approach helps us understand the diversity of
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Other items Food Consumption area(s): Earth Introducion Within the food system, there exists a group of foods that do not neatly fall into the primary categories of algal-based, plant source, animal source, multicellular fungal source, or composite foods. These are diverse substances and ingredients that, while commonly used in food preparation and processing, do not
Culinary bases Food Consumption area(s): Earth Introduction Culinary bases are preparations created by the combination and transformation of multiple ingredients, where no single element solely defines the final result. These are not industrial products or straightforward single-ingredient conversions—such as wine from grapes or chocolate from cocoa—but rather reproducible recipes formed through the application of culinary
Animal source foods Food Consumption area(s): Earth Introducion Animal source foods include all edible items obtained directly from the bodies or secretions of animals. These range from familiar products such as meat, eggs, milk, and honey to less common ones like blood and isinglass, a substance used in food processing. The category also covers processed
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Food Consumption area(s): Earth Introduction Food is defined as any substance or combination of substances, in any physical state, intended for human consumption—whether raw, semi-processed, or fully prepared. This definition also includes any substance intentionally added during the food production process. Nutrition is the process by which an organism obtains the substances essential for sustaining
Pescia Comune in the province of Pistoia Earth, Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Province of Pistoia Introducion Pescia is a town located at the northwestern edge of the Valdinievole, along the valley of the Pescia River, and has historically been its main center. The town is renowned for its floriculture, especially the cultivation and trade of carnations,
Province of Pistoia Province in Tuscany Earth, Europe, Italy, Tuscany Introduction The province of Pistoia, located in the Italian region of Tuscany, is home to around 288,822 inhabitants. It is the sixth most populated province in Tuscany and the ninth in terms of land area, making it one of the smallest. It borders the province of
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Valdinievole Earth, Europe, Italian region, Central Italy Introduction Valdinievole, sometimes written as Val di Nievole, is a geo-cultural region in the southwestern part of the province of Pistoia, bordering the province of Lucca and the metropolitan city of Florence. The name of the valley derives from the Nievole stream, which runs through its central-eastern sector,
