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fruits in balanced nutrition  

Definition

  • In broad botanical terms, fruit is the structural part of a plant that contains its seeds (and ovaries). In terms of food, however, the term fruit typically describes the fleshy, seed-bearing part of a tree or plant that is typically sweet and edible when ripe. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Fruits in Balanced Nutrition]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-B9R78D4F-9

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