Leaf vegetables

Leaf vegetables

Also called green vegetables, leafy greens or simply greens, these are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable. Leaf vegetables come from a large variety of plants (often including tender petioles and shoots) and contain good nutrition value for a healthy diet.

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Leaf vegetables

cauliflower leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Cauliflower leaves are best when harvested while young and tender to provide the most favorable taste and texture. Cauliflower leaves are the protective leaves covering the growing cauliflower ...

chayote leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Chayote leaves are produced from a perennial climbing plant that has stems that can reach up to 10 meters in length. The leaves have a range of 3 to 5 angular lobes that have small thin tendrils ...

choi sum cabbage

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Choi sum AKA Choy sum, and botanical name Brassica rapa var. parachinensis, literally means vegetable heart. Other given names based on language are Tsoi sum and Cai xin (Chinese), Cai ngot ...

Chrysanthemum leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

A member of the Asteraceae family Chrysanthemum leaves are the greens of the annual plant, Garland Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum coronarium). This popular Asian green can be found sold under a variety ...

chukka leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Chukka, or Rumex vesicarius, is a green leafy plant cultivated for its leaves and commonly known as ‘Green sorrel’. Seen most often in markets throughout India and surrounding countries, this variety ...

churang leaves

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Churang leaves grow on the herbaceous perennial botanically known as Lasia spinosa and are also known as Lasia in English, Phak Naam in Thailand, Kohila in Shri Lanka and Turang as well as churang in ...

conehead cabbage

Fruits & vegetables; Leaf vegetables

Conehead cabbage, AKA Pointed, Hispi, and Hearted, scientific name Brassica oleracea of the Capitata group, is a biennial variety. It is an early maturing and hardy fresh market and canning cabbage. ...