Sugar
Once a luxury only for the rich, "white gold" used to come in blocks, not granulated. Sugar cane and sugar beets are the common sources of this pentiful sweetener READ MORE
Oil
Extracted from sunflower seeds, this pale yellow, delicately flavored oil is very high in polyunsaturated fat and low in saturated fat.
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Corn
Throughout Europe, "corn" has always been the generic name for any of the cereal grains; Europeans call corn maize, a derivative of the early American Indian word mahiz. READ MORE
Tomato
Like the potato and eggplant, the tomato is a member of the nightshade family. It's the fruit of a vine native to South America.
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