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Raw cape gooseberries are 85% water, 11% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 1% fat (table). In a reference amount of 100 grams (3.5 oz), raw cape gooseberries supply 53 calories and provide moderate levels (10–19% of the Daily Value ) of niacin and vitamin C .
A plant that bears berries is said to be bacciferous or baccate [a] (from Latin bacca). In everyday English, a "berry" is any small edible fruit. Berries are usually juicy, round, brightly coloured, sweet or sour, and do not have a stone or pit, although many small seeds may be present. [1]
[2] [3] Examples are the fig, pineapple, mulberry, osage orange, and jackfruit. In contrast, an aggregate fruit such as a raspberry develops from multiple ovaries of a single flower. In languages other than English, the meanings of "multiple" and "aggregate" fruit are reversed, so that multiple fruits merge several pistils within a single flower.
[2] [3] [4] The chemical compound responsible for this fluorescence is matlaline, which is the oxidation product of one of the flavonoids found in this wood. [2] In 1819, E.D. Clarke [5] and in 1822 René Just Haüy [6] described some varieties of fluorites that had a different color depending on whether the light was reflected or (apparently ...
Physalis (/ ˈ f aɪ s ə l ɪ s /, / f ɪ-/, / f aɪ ˈ s eɪ l ɪ s /, /-ˈ s æ-/, from φυσαλλίς : phusallís 'bladder' [3]) is a genus of approximately 75 to 90 flowering plants in the nightshade family (), which are native to the Americas and Australasia.
Capers and caper berries are sometimes substituted for olives to garnish a martini. [ citation needed ] Capers are categorized and sold by their size, defined as follows, with the smallest sizes being the most desirable: non-pareil (up to 7 mm), surfines (7–8 mm), capucines (8–9 mm), capotes (9–11 mm), fines (11–13 mm), and grusas (14+ mm).
Usually, the plantation is raised and in block formation with a spacing of 1.8 by 1.8 m (6 by 6 ft), or 2.4 by 2.4 m (8 by 8 ft), as plant-to-plant and row-to-row distances. The plants are usually pruned once a year during the monsoon season to a height of 1.5–1.8 m (5–6 ft) and allowed to grow with a maximum of 8–10 shoots at the crown.