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Fruits and vegetables are the parts of plants, except for grain, that are consumed as food. These parts are shown schematically in Figure 14.1.
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Jones, H.F., Beckett, S.T. (1995). Fruits and vegetables. In: Beckett, S.T. (eds) Physico-Chemical Aspects of Food Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1227-7_14
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