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Plants for Food

Plants are a source of sugar, which is used

to sweeten food. Sugar is sprinkled on cereals

and added to drinks such as tea and coffee. It

adj. prepared by various actions
processed
is put in processed foods such as soft drinks, candy, and

cookies. The main sources of sugar are sugarcane and

sugar beets. Sugarcane grows only in hot climates. In

colder parts of the world, people make sugar from the Check

root of the sugar beet plant. What plant parts are used for spices?

Spices are dried seeds or nuts.

More Words crop vary spice root stem sugarcane

Unit 5 | Plants for Food