HORT325 Vegetable Production Lecture 3: Classification of Vegetable Crops and Nutritive Value

 

The following links are Updated for Monday's Lecture:

 

View Powerpoint Presentation

 

Print Handouts in pdf Format (6 Pages)

 

Handout on Phytochemicals

 

The following links provide useful information related to health/nutritive value of vegetables:

 

Excel File of Nutritional Content of Vegetables (listing of nutrient content of most vegetables)

 

Overview of the Health Benefits of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption for the dietetics professional: Selected literature (11 page review of scientific literature)

 

Nutritive Value of Foods (103 page detailed review of scientific evidence on nutritive value of vegetables and other foods)