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Dairy

Yogurt

It is believed that yogurt originated in Turkey, and the word comes from the verb yogurmak which means to thicken.
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Milk

Milk has been a part of our nutrition since time immemorial. During 10,000 B.C., the Agricultural revolution took place, nomadic tribes decided to stop wandering and to settle down in farming communities.
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Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese is believed to have originated in the Mesopotamian times, which dates back to the 3rd century BC.
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Flowers

Rose

The effervescent history of rose speaks of how this flower has been a symbol of love, beauty, war and politics!
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Chamomile

The term chamomile is derived from the Greek word “chamomaela” or “ground apple”. This is due to its peculiar, refreshing scent of an apple.
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Lavender

Lavender natively belongs to the Mediterranean region, the Middle East and India. Lavender’s history is almost 2500 years old and belongs to the old world.
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Lotus

The lotus flower is one of the most ancient flowers and holds a deep significance in human life. This flower symbolizes purity, the longevity of life, health and brings good luck.
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Hibiscus

 The origin of Hibiscus remains unknown. It is majorly cultivated in China, Japan, the Pacific Islands, and other Asian countries.
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Jasmine

Jasmine is a white beautiful flower and is known for its beautiful fragrance.
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Marigold

The oldest utilization of marigolds was by the Aztec individuals who credited marigold with mysterious, religious and therapeutic characteristics
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Calendula

Calendula natively belongs to the Mediterranean region and has got its name after its blooming time in the Calendar.
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Geranium

The Geranium is actually of the genus Pelargonium. Geraniums are one of the most popular blooms in American patio nurseries for more than 200 years.
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Sunflower

Native to North America, Sunflower was bestowed upon the commercial tag in Russia.
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Witch Hazel

Witch Hazel is a deciduous plant/tree or a shrub. It natively belongs to North America.
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Safflower

Annual flowering plant Safflower belongs to the Asteraceae family. Native to parts of Asia and Africa, from central India through the Middle East
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Fruits

Apricot

It is believed that apricot originated in northeastern China
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Banana

South East Asia, majorly India, is supposed to be the home of Banana. It is believed that banana domestication was first spotted at Kuk.
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Apple

Apple is tagged as a symbol of temptation, sin, and knowledge. The reason being, in the Garden of Eden, Apple the forbidden fruit was eaten by Adam and Eve.
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Avocado

Perula, located in southern Mexico, is the motherland of this widely beneficial fruit, Avocado. 10,000 years ago, the locals started consuming Avocado.
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Honey

Ancient cave paintings tell the story of honey depicting that it has been around for 8,000 years. Spain’s cave painting dating back to 7000BC talks about the earliest records of beekeeping
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Coconut

During World War II, coastwatcher scout Biuki Gasa delivered a message to the U.S. president John F. Kennedy inscribed on a husked coconut shell.
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Mango

The history says a lot about this celebrated fruit. Mango has been familiar with Indians since a very long time. In ancient times, Mango was also known as Amra-Phal.
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Papaya

Papaya, one of the healthiest fruit in the world. It is also called papaw or pawpaw. Papaya has its origin from the America and Mexican region.
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Almond

The mention of almonds in history dates back to the time of the Bible. It has been mentioned as nutritious food throughout history. Almonds are known as Prunus dulcis in scientific terms.
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Chironji

Deciduous tree Buchanania lanzan produces edible almond-flavored seeds known as chironji.  Buchanania lanzan (Chironji) belongs to the family Anacardiaceae and is commercially very valuable.
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Lemon

This fruit natively belongs to South Asia and North Eastern India. 
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Lime

Wild Lime most likely originated within the Indonesian solid ground or Southeast Asia.
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Watermelon

Watermelon is the favorite summertime fruit. Watermelon is believed to have originated in the Kalahari Desert of Africa.
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Grapes

One of the seven staple foods declared in Deuteronomy 8.8 ‘A land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey’, Grape has profound history.
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Tomato

History Of Tomato is full of misconceptions and hurdles. Tomatoes originated in South America and then it was introduced in Europe around the 16th century.
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Hazelnuts

Since the prehistoric times, the hazelnuts have been consumed by humans ever since prehistoric times. It is believed that Hazelnuts existence was found in the excavation sites in China over 5000 years ago.
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Peach

Peaches originated in China. It was widely cultivated in China and then reached Persia from there. Alexander the Great, furthered spread it into Europe.
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Orange

Oranges natively belong to the tropical regions of Asia, especially the Malay Archipelago. Oranges have been cultivated since centuries now.
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Litchi

The fruit Lychee was originally noticed by the western world in Mendoza's 16th-century History of China.  
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Strawberry

Strawberries, natively belong to North America, and the Native American Indians used to make many dishes from them.
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Blueberry

The blueberry has been consumed by the native North American for hundreds of years now. Blueberry has been part of American fruit folklore since years.
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Pear

Pears are one of the world’s oldest fruits. It is believed that in 5,000 B.C., Feng Li, a Chinese diplomat, introduced pears and made them commercial.
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Dates

It is believed that the dates were originated in the Middle East and was considered to be a great culinary item. There were more than 3000 varieties of dates at that time.
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Fig

Fig is one of the oldest fruit consumed by human beings. It is believed to have been originated in northern Asia Minor. It was also really close to Greeks and Romans in the earlier times.
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Cashew

Cashew is the seed of a tropical evergreen shrub related to mango, pistachio, and poison ivy. Cashew natively belongs to Central and South America. It is most importantly believed to have originated in Brazil.
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Pecan Nuts

Pecan nuts are one of the oldest nuts. History reveals that pecans were found in the 16th century.
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Macadamia Nuts

The macadamia nut was discovered by British colonists in Queensland, Australia, in 1857.
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Pistachio

The pistachio tree natively belongs to western Asia and Asia Minor. It is found from Syria to the Caucasus and Afghanistan.
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Water Chestnut

Water chest natively belongs to Western Europe and Africa, Russia and Asia.  It is very popular in China and other Southeast Asian countries.
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Grapefruit

The grapefruit was first discovered and documented in 1750 in Barbados. It was mentioned in specimens written by Rev. Griffith Hughes
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Kiwi

Kiwi fruit natively belongs to the Yangtze River valley of northern China and Zhejiang Province on the coast of eastern China.
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Raspberry

Raspberries have been believed to have originated in Europe, however, history says it has its roots from the west. Some say it originated from Greece and then spread to Italy, Netherlands and then to North America.
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Apricot

Apricots natively belong to Armenia, however, the first cultivation of apricots happened in China almost three thousand years ago.
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Pineapple

Pineapple is indigenous to South America. It natively belongs to Southern Brazil and Paraguay. History reveals that Christopher Columbus found this fruit on the island of Guadeloupe in 1493.
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Blackberries

It is believed that the Blackberries originated in Europe for over 2,000 years ago. It was domesticated for culinary and medicinal purposes.
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Pine Nuts

Pine nuts are the nuts from the pinyon pine trees. Pine nuts natively belong to the United States. It is also believed to have originated in Europe and Asia.
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Acai berries

The acai berry has been in existence for over a thousand years now, however, it didn’t get famous until 1900. It is believed that it was first used by the tribes of the Amazon jungle.
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Plums

The European plum is believed to have originated from the region around the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea, then it later spread to Europe and Asia.
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Cranberries

Cranberries belong to the Native Americans and have originated before the 16th century. It is believed that the native Americans used to mix deer meat and mashed cranberries to make pemmican.
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Goji berries

Goji berry natively belongs to China. History reveals that the goji berry has been in use for over 2000 years now. It was used as a part of traditional Chinese medicine.
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Mulberry

The mulberry natively belongs to eastern and central China. The mulberry tree reached Europe centuries later from china. The tree was introduced in America for silkworm culture in early colonial times, which was later hybridized with the native red mulberry.
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Tamarind

Tamarind belongs natively to tropical Africa. The trees used to grow wildly at Sudan. It took a lot of time to spread to other countries and became indigenous in India as well.
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Vanilla Beans

Vanilla bean natively belongs to Central Mexico. The ancient Totonac Indians of Mexico were the first to learn and discover the use of the Tlilxochitl vine, vanilla pods. Once they were defeated by the Aztecs, they took control over this fruit. 
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Pomelo

The pomelo fruit is originated from southeastern Asia and Malaysia. Later, it spread to the United States. It is believed to have reached the United States by the 17th century.
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Honeydew Melon

Honeydew melon is believed to have originated in Middle East like all other melons. Honeydew melons particularly belong to Middle Eastern or western Asian.
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Oils

Tea Tree oil

In 1732, when Captain James Cook made his renowned trip around the world,  the Tea Tree Oil came into the attention of Western Society.
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Argan Oil

Argan oil is born from the nuts of the fruits of Argan Tree.
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Olive oil

Native to Asia Minor, Olive spread from Iran, Syria, and Palestine to the rest of the Mediterranean basin 6,000 years ago.
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Jojoba Oil

Jojoba oil is obtained from the crushed bean of the Simmondsia chinenis (Jojoba shrub).
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Rosehip oil

Rosehip is the little, reddish-orange, edible, spherical fruits that stay on a Rosebush once the Roses have bloomed, lost their petals, and died.
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Shea Butter

For thousands of years, Shea Butter has been derived from the nut of the Shea or Karite tree which grows in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Patchouli Oil

From the dawn of civilization, herbs have been used to give fragrance. The Egyptian civilization was home to perfumes, even before 4500 BC.
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Hibiscus Essential Oil

Hibiscus is considered as one of the oldest herbs used in history for medicinal purposes.
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Peppermint oil

Mentha Piperita or Peppermint is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean. Peppermint belongs to the Lamiaceae family and grows throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. 
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Cocoa Butter

The cacao tree natively belongs to the Amazon Basin. It was first domesticated by the Olmecs and Mokaya (Mexico and Central America).
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Ghee (Clarified Butter)

Ghee is classified butter that was born in India.  The word ghee originates from Sanskrit language.
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Lavender Oil

The name Lavender is derived from the Latin word “lavare,” meaning “to wash,” as it was often used in baths and laundry for its fragrant properties.  
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Carrot Seed Oil

Carrot Seed Essential Oil is steam distilled from the dried seeds of the Daucus Carota (botanical name), also known as the Wild Carrot
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Castor Oil

Castor oil is obtained from the seed of the castor plant. Castor is a natural plant oil.
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Cottonseed Oil

Cotton is believed to have been originated in the USA. Back in the days, cotton was grown for the fabric. It was cultivated in the United States as early as 1736.
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Palm Oil

Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil which is obtained from the fruit of oil palms. The oil palm is believed to have originated from West Africa.
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Rice Bran Oil

Rice is the most staple diet across the world. Rice is made up of several layers and one of this layer is used to make oil. Rice Bran oil is basically the extract from Rice bran.
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Linseed Oil

Linseed is an annual stemmed plant and has been in use for thousand years now.
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Soybean Oil

Soybean is believed to have originated in China. It was first domesticated 7000 years ago.
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Marula Oil

Marula oil originated from the fruit of the marula tree. Marula oil is indigenous to South Africa.   There are two types of Marula oil; one that is extracted from the seeds and one extracted from the nut’s shell.
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Plant

Neem

Neem (Azadirachta indica) belonging to Meliaceae family, has been an integral part of Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Unani medicines.
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Aloe Vera

In the 4th century BC, Greek doctors picked Aloe Vera from the Island of Socotra situated in the Indian Ocean.
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Sandalwood

The semi-parasitic nature of Sandalwood tree ensures its nutrient rich as it absorbs the surrounding minerals.
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Moringa

In 2000 BC, the history of Moringa began on the Indian Subcontinent as an integral part of the traditional medicine used to cure 300 conditions
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Sage

Sage originated in the Mediterranean region. Sage has numerous names like Garden sage, Golden sage, Kitchen sage, True sage, Culinary sage, Broadleaf sage, etc.
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Ginger

History books are punctuated with the mention of Ginger. Ginger originated in Indian subcontinents to southern Asia.
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Wheatgrass

The origin of Wheatgrass can be traced back to 5000 years ago to Egypt and Mesopotamian civilizations.
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Green tea

Green tea is produced all over the world today, however, it originated in China.
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Carrot

Dating back to the 10th century, Wild Carrots, one of the earliest vegetables originated in Persia and it was not the orange rooted carrot like today.
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Cucumber

Cucumber is a popular plant of the gourd family. Cucumis sativus (cucumber) is a creeping vine which belongs to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae.
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Gooseberry

Amla (Phyllanthus emblica), also titled as Indian gooseberry is a native to Southeast Asia where it has resided for eons.
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Potato

The potato is one of some 150 tuber-bearing species of the genus Solanum.
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Garlic

Native to Central Asia, Garlic has been used for food, medicine, an aphrodisiac, money, and magic potions, for over 5,000 years.
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Eucalyptus

The oldest established Eucalyptus fossils are shockingly from South America.
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Mint

Mint, commonly known as Mentha belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
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Tulsi (Basil)

Browse through history and you will notice that the humble Tulsi has always been considered mystical.
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Rosemary

The herb is considered to be very sacred by ancient Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, and Hebrews and is a significant part of Italian cuisine.
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Walnuts

Juglans regia, the most common walnut, is native to the Asian belt stretching from the Balkans to China.
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Rice

Rice is considered as the first cultivated crop of Asia. During 3000 B.C. preserved rice grains were found in China. Around 1000-750 B.C.
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Cardamom

Cardamom is one of the world’s oldest and important spices. This spice has been in use for over 4000 years now.
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Onions

Onions have been cultivated for over 7000 years now. They grow up to a height of 15 to 45 cms.
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Thyme

In ancient times, Egyptians used thyme for embalming rituals. Thyme was introduced in Europe through Romans.
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Bamboo

Bamboo can grow everywhere in the world except the places with extremely cold temperature. It is believed that China is the first country to use and cultivate Bamboo.  
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Bottle Gourd

The bottle gourd mostly grows in the tropical climates of Africa, Asia, America, and Europe. It is believed that the use of gourd dates back to thousands of years.
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Curry Leaves

The curry leaf tree natively belongs to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Andaman Islands.
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Coriander

Coriander is one of the oldest herbs and spices on record. Coriander was mentioned in the Bible, and the seeds have been found in ruins dating back to 5000 B.C.
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Broccoli

Broccoli natively belongs to the Mediterranean region. Broccoli has been considered a very valuable and significant food by the Italians since the Roman Empire.
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Cabbage

Theories say that the West cabbage was domesticated in Europe almost 3,000 years ago from its wild predecessors that had thick leaves. The leaves used to retain water because of which they were able to survive in colder places with less water.
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Peas

Pea is one of the most consumed cool-season legumes. Peas belong to the species of Leguminosae family (aka Fabaceae). Peas have been domesticated for about 11,000 years ago now.
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Bitter Gourd

Bitter gourd is believed to have originated in the Old World and was first domesticated in eastern India and southern China.
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Kale

Kale is believed to have originated in the eastern Mediterranean and Asia.
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Bok choy

Bok choy is a green leafy vegetable. It is new to the western world, however, it’s been in use in Asia for thousands of year now. It’s been a staple cooking ingredient in Asian cooking.
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Sweet potato

Sweet potato has an interesting history and is one of the oldest vegetables in the world. 
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Beetroot

Beetroot is also known as garden beet, red beet, golden beet, or jut beet. Beetroot is believed to have originated somewhere in ancient Egypt during 3rd dynasty. It is believed that the beetroot invention goes back all the way to the early- middle Bronze age.
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Celery

Celery is believed to have originated from the Mediterranean basin. There are many literary journals and documents that state the use of celery as early as 850 BC.
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Corn

Corn is believed to have been first domesticated by native Mexican people about 10,000 years ago. History reveals that the native Americans taught European colonists to grow these grains, and, were introduced by Christopher Columbus in Europe.
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Lemongrass

Lemongrass is also addressed as Cymbopogon. The Lemongrass herb has stalks that are sinewy and smell much like lemons. In essential oil, the fragrance of Lemongrass is crisp and light with a trace of lemon. 
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Rhubarb

Rhubarb is a very old plant. The medicinal uses and horticulture of the rhubarb have been in the record since ancient China. Rhubarb natively belongs to china.
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Mushrooms

The word mushroom is derived from the French word for fungi and moulds. One day, around 1650, a melon grower near Paris discovered mushrooms growing on his growth fertilizer.
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Scallions

Scallions natively belong to central Asia and later it spread to different parts of the world.  Scallions made way to Africa through Egypt. It made way into Egypt through trade.
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Fox nuts

Fox nut, natively belongs to southern Asia and eastern Asia. It is also very popular in India. It is also indigenous to Korea, japan and Russia. It grows extensively in Korea, japan, Iindia and Russia.
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Chives

Chives are the member of the onion family. They are closely related to garlic and onions. Chives,  natively belong to Asia and Europe and have been domesticated for more than 5,000 years.
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Powder

Turmeric

Around 4000 years back, during Vedic culture in India, the use of Turmeric for adding flavour in food and for religious purposes began.
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Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans (Myristicaceae), is native to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas (or Spice Islands) of Indonesia.
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Poppy Seeds

The center of these flowers originates in the Western Mediterranean region of Europe and is cultivated in the Asian country.
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Clove

In 1721 BC, archeologists uncovered cloves in a ceramic vessel in Syria.  
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Shikakai

Acacia concinna is a climbing bush local to Asia, regular in the warm fields of focal and south India. 
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Bay Leaf

Bay leaf is an aromatic leaf. It is also called laurel leaf. This is the leaf of the sweet bay tree. The bay leaf natively belongs to the Mediterranean and other parts of Asia.
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Ashwagandha

The application of ashwagandha dates back to the time of the most respected Hindu sage Punarvasu Atreya.
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Cinnamon

Cinnamon is an aromatic spice. It is derived from the bark of the Southeast Asian tree
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Camphor

A waxy, transparent solid blessed with a strong, aromatic odor, camphor is found in the wood of the camphor laurel tree.
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Manjistha

Common madder/Indian madder, scientifically known as Rubia cordifolia is a flowering plant species of the coffee family. The public name of this plant is manjistha in Sanskrit. 
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Fullers Earth (Multani Mitti)

It is believed that seven thousand years ago, a particular kind of clay was used for cleaning of the woolen clothes.
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Flaxseeds

As one of the ancient crops known to man, Flaxseed has been used for centuries as a creative problem-solver and powerhouse of nutrition. 
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Frankincense

Frankincense, known as olibanum, is made from the resin of the Boswellia tree.
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Coffee

Coffee’s history dates back to the 15th century. It is believed to be originated in Ethiopia.  The native (undomesticated) origin of coffee is thought to have been Ethiopia
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Gram Flour

Chickpea flour is made from chickpeas that are ground into flour. Originally found in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, chickpeas have since become popular across the world.
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Chia seeds

Chia seeds are believed to be first used by the Aztecs as early as 3500 B.C. and was a cash crop in the center of Mexico between 1500 and 900 B.C.
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Mustard seeds

Mustard seeds are a member of the Brassica family of plants. These plants bear very small, round, edible seeds and tasty leaves.
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Charcoal

It is believed that the first use of activated charcoal goes as far back as 3750 B.C. It was first used by the Egyptians for smelting ores to make bronze.
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Brown Sugar

Brown sugar is derived from sugar cane or sugar beets. The sugar canes are cut and squeezed for their juice, which is boiled until it thickens to molasses.
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Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkins are believed to have originated in North America. Seeds from related plants have been found in Mexico dating back to 7000 to 5500 B.C.
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Fennel Seeds

Fennel is believed to be an inhabitant of European and Asian countries. Fennel’s history dates back to Pliny (AD 23-79) as suggested by the Roman author of The Naturalis Historie.
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Cumin seeds

Cumin has been in use since ancient times. These seeds date back to the second millennium B.C.E.
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Hemp seed

Hemp is believed to be originated in Central Asia. History says Hemp cultivation for fiber was started in China as early as 2800 BC and hemp using was practiced in the Mediterranean countries.
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Sesame Seeds

Sesame seed is one of the oldest oilseed crops in the world.  This seed is known to be 3000 years old. Sesame seed is also known as Sesamum.
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Reetha (Soap nut)

Sapindusmukorossi is a type of tree in the Sapindaceae family. The fruit is addressed as Indian Soapberry. It is additionally a local of Western waterfront Maharashtra – Konkan, and Goa in India.
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Oats

Eaten by people in Scotland, but fit only for horses in England, is how oats are mentioned in Samuel Johnson's dictionary.
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Wheat Flour

Wheat flour is the powder made from the grinding of wheat. Wheat origin can be traced from the wild grasses called Triticeae. The seeds of these grasses had a flavor that was very pleasing to primitive people.
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Psyllium Husk

Psyllium husk comes from Plantago ovate. This shrub-like herb is found throughout the world but most commonly grown in India.
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Amaranth

Amaranth has been a staple grain in Mesoamerica for thousands of years now. It was first collected as wild food and then was domesticated around 4000 BC.
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Oregano

Oregano was first used and domesticated by the Greeks. The Greeks believed that the oregano was made by the Goddess Aphrodite.  
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Sorghum (Jowar)

History reveals that the domestication of sorghum took place in northeastern Africa many many years ago. The records from the archaeological dig at a place near the Egyptian- Sudanese border called Nabtya playa
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Anise

Anise natively belongs to Eastern Mediterrean and West Asia. In Biblical times, anise was considered so valuable and was highly prized that is was used as a form of currency.
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Pomegranate seeds (Anar Dana)

Pomegranate seeds are the seeds of the fruit pomegranate. Pomegranate natively belongs to Iran and then later came to the Himalayas in Northern India.
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Pulses

Green Gram Lentils (Moong Dal)

Archaeologists discovered Moong dal in a large number of archaeological sites in India.
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Red Lentils

Masoor Dal or red lentils were first cultured in the Egyptian-Levantine-Persian region.
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Red Kidney Beans

Red kidney beans are thought to have originated in Peru.
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Black Gram

Black gram is believed to be originated in India. It has been in cultivation since the ancient times and is one of the most highly prized pulses of India and Pakistan.
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Soybeans

South Asia is believed to be the birthplace for Soyabean and was first domesticated by Chinese farmers around 1100 BC.  Japan and other surrounding countries were famous for growing and using soybeans.
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Black beans

Black bean belongs to Latin America. It is indigenous to the Americans. It is an integral part of Latin American, Cajun, and Creole cuisine.
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Blackcurrant

Blackcurrants are native to the N hemisphere, mainly the coldest regions of Germany, England and France.  The word “currant” is originating from the ancient Greek word for the city Corinth and was used to illustrate grapes grown in the region.
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