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Bertholletia excelsa is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree’s commercially harvested edible seeds. It is one...
Black rice is a range of rice types of the species Oryza sativa, some of which are glutinous rice. Black rice is also known as ‘Forbidden Rice’ in ancient China since only...
Blue corn (also known as Hopi maize, Yoeme Blue, Tarahumara Maiz Azul, and Rio Grande Blue) is several closely related varieties of flint corn grown in Mexico, the Southwestern United States, and the Southeastern United States.[1][2][3] It is...
Borassus flabellifer, commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala or tal palm, toddy palm, lontar palm, wine palm, ထန်းပင် (htan-pin) or ice apple,[rx][rx] is a fan palm native to South Asia (especially in Bangladesh, East India, and South India)...
Brassica Nigra/Mustard seeds are the small round seeds of various mustard plants. The seeds are usually about 1 to 2 millimeters (0.039 to 0.079 in) in diameter and...
The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree’s commercially harvested edible seeds. It is one of the largest and...
Breadfruit seeds are encased in a large football-sized, oval to oblong fruit. … Breadfruit seeds must be cooked to be considered edible, as the raw nuts will...
Brown rice or even also referred to as ‘hulled rice‘ is definitely the least processed type of rice. It’s just the outer layer or even hull...
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), or common buckwheat, is a plant cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop. The name “buckwheat” is used for several other species, such as Fagopyrum tataricum, a...
Bulgur wheat or broken wheat is actually a type of wheat that has been, as the name states, milled coarsely. It is almost always made out...
Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata), known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine. It has a sweet, nutty taste...
Canarium ovatum, the pili nuts is a species of tropical tree belonging to the genus Canarium. It is one of approximately 600 species in the family Burseraceae. C. ovatum is native to the Philippines.[rx] They are...
