Potato

An eighth of all potatoes consumed in the UK are eaten as crisps

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Cassava

The plant with a split personality: cassava produces both tapioca and cyanide

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Peas and Beans

Peas and beans "fix" nitrogen, a key ingredient for healthy soil

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Seeds

After deforestation, policy makers are finding ways to save seeds for our future

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Banana

The banana isn't a tree, it's a giant herb

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Onion

Onions originate in Asia but are one of the most adaptable plant species in the world

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Nuts

The Brazil nut has never been bred outside the Amazon rainforest

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Tomato

Also known as the wolf peach, tomatoes belong to the deadly nightshade family

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Coconuts

There are more coconut palms in the world than people

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Oranges

Orange, native to Southeast Asia but flourished in South America.

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Maize

"Only tobacco and Syphilis spread faster than maize"- Christopher Columbus

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Rice

Over a third of the world's rice is grown in China

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Fruit

Did you know your apple and pear trees belong to the rose family?

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