Gherkins Gherkins (Cucumis anguria L.) also called as Pickling Cucumber belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. It is a monoceious, annual, trailing vine with slender, rough hairy stem, tendrils small, leaves wide, scabrous, deeply three parted, staminate flowers in cluster, pistillate flowers solitary on a long, hirsute peduncle. Fruit oval to oblong with greenish stripes and prickly. The crop can be grown best in loamy soils rich in organic matter throughout the year. Gherkins contain proteins, carbohydrates, calcium, and Phosphorous and vitamins. Gherkins are small fruits grown for consumpti

Babycorn Baby corn (Zea mays L.) belongs to the family Graminaceae grown for its miniature cobs. The plant has conspicuous nodes in the stem and single leaf in each node. The Baby corn plant grows to a height of 2.5 mts and above and can be grown in wide variety of soils through out the year. Baby corn is a young, soft and small cylindrical cob containing group of kernels (grains) arranged in an even number of rows. The length of the cob varies from 4 to 14 cm and diameter from 10 to 17 mm. The Baby corn contains Carbohydrates, Calcium, Phosphorous, Ion and Vitamins. It is a low calorie vege

Tomato Tomato is one of the most important vegetable crops grown throughout the world. In England it is popularly known as “ Love Appleâ€�. As a processing crop it ranks first among the vegetables. Tomatoes are grown year round. Tomato is rich source of carbohydrates, minerals and Vitamins. The attractive red colour of the fruit is due to Lycopene content. Research suggests that lycopene may play a role in the fight against cancer, especially prostrate cancer. It is consumed mostly as salad vegetable with great relish and tomatoes are canned, sun dried and made into puree, past

White Onion White Onion (Allium cepa L.) belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae. It is a bulbous crop grown alluvial and loamy soils. This crop can be grown best during Jan-Feb, June-July and Sept-Oct in India. Onion is considered as spice and consumed both in mature and immature stages. White Onions are used in preparation of soups, sauces, seasoning of foods, and as pickles. Onions are rich in Carbohydrates, Proteins, fiber and minerals, Vit C, Calcium, Phosphorous and Iron etc. It has the pungency due to volatile oil allyl-propyl disulphide. The various grades of white onions are preserved

Mixed Vegetables Mixed vegetables consist primarily of different kinds of vegetables (carrot, cauliflower, cabbage, capsicum, cucumber, chilli etc.) cut into pieces and mixed together, then either served as is or else cooked. Vegetables are rich in vitamin A,C & E. They are high in potassium, fiber, bioflavonoids and other minerals. The vegetables are plant foods served in, with or after the soup, fish or meat in contrast to fruits, which either garnish or conclude a meal. The mixed vegetables will be preserved in Vinegar or Acetic acid or brine and packed in HDPE drums or in Glass jars