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DefinitionThe sunflower seed is the seed of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). There are three types of commonly used sunflower seeds: linoleic (most common), high oleic, and sunflower oil seeds. Each variety has its own unique...
DefinitionSweet corn (also called sugar corn and pole corn) is a variety of maize grown for human consumption with high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive mutation in...
DefinitionTeff, (Eragrostis tef), sometimes spelled tef, annual cereal grass (family Poaceae), grown for its tiny nutritious seeds. Teff is native to Ethiopia and Eritrea, where it is a staple food crop to millions of people....
DefinitionPhaseolus acutifolius, or the Tepary bean, is a legume native to the southwestern United States and Mexico and has been grown there by the native peoples since pre-Columbian times. It is more drought-resistant than the common...
DefinitionTerminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, native to Asia, Australia, the Pacific, and Madagascar. Common names in English include country almond, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical...
DefinitionTerminalia kaernbachii/Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising nearly 300 species distributed in tropical regions of the world. The genus name derives from the Latin word terminus, referring to the fact...
DefinitionTiger nut is highly regarded in the cosmetic industry and is used as an ingredient for natural lotions and hand bar and body soaps. Its high content...
DefinitionTiger nuts, also known as chufa, yellow nutsedge or earth almonds, are not actually nuts, but rather edible tubers. They’re the size of a chickpea but wrinkly...
DefinitionTriticale is actually a crossbreed of wheat (Triticum) as well as rye (Secale) first bred in a laboratory in the late 19th century in Scotland and Sweden....
DefinitionTriticum aestivum/Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain which is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus Triticum; the...
DefinitionTriticum durum /Triticum turgidum/Durum wheat also called pasta wheat or macaroni wheat (Triticum durum or Triticum turgidum subsp. durum), is a tetraploid species of wheat. It is the second most cultivated species of wheat after common wheat, although it represents...
