What is the best vegetable

TheSnoom

TheSnoom

Hey Smogoff, Snoom here. What is a vegetable? Well Oxford Dictionary defines a vegetable as
a plant or part of a plant used as food, typically as accompaniment to meat or fish, such as a cabbage, potato, carrot, or bean.
We all know by now that a many “vegetables” are actually fruit. But that is not what we’re here to discuss today. No, we are here to determine the best vegetable there is. This isn’t a tier list, no it’s a scientific experiment. So a few things determine what makes a vegetable good, nutritional value, taste, versatility, ease of access. We need to keep all of the factors and more when determining the best vegetable. Remember they must be vegetables, no pumpkins or tomatoes etc.
 
I, being a master of delivering food to one's mouth, have become somewhat knowledgeable in food. I'm not going to state the best vegetable right off the bat, no that'd be boring. But we shall take this journey together to find the best. Upon googling reaching deep into my mind I discovered that potatoes have, on average, 26 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 3 grams of protein. They also contain 20 milligrams of Calcium, 1.1 milligrams of Iron, 620 milligrams of Potassium, 27 milligrams of Vitamin C, and 0.2 milligrams of Vitamin B. That makes it so that its main attributes are in the vitamins, with it giving 30% of the daily required Vitamin C, 10% of the required Vitamin B, and a solid 15% of the required Potassium. However, by themselves, they do not contain nearly enough of anything other than vitamins to be extremely supplemental. Overall, I would give it a meh 5/10 for nutrients. Note that this opinion may change once we have more vegetables to compare it with and a universal way of measuring nutritional worth.
Now, while it may be opinionated, I do believe that potatoes taste very good with other ingredients, but if we are only taking its taste by itself I wouldn't rank it extremely high. With other ingredients, it is a solid 8/10 in my books. Without, a much worse 3/10.
Now, the potato is incredibly versatile. It can be mushed, sliced, cooked with eggs, cooked with steak, and have nearly every type of seasoning on it and still taste good. This is due to its relatively bland taste, as its makeup lets it soak the different seasonings in and enhance their effects. I would give this a 9/10, but this is up to debate amongst us. If the versatility is for where it can be planted easily then I would give it a solid 6/10 as it can be grown in many places, but is susceptible to many things underground.
Ease of access. An interesting category, it depends where you live. However, in most places it is a relatively common vegetable, being able to be transported from places such as Idaho, and actually countries such as China and India. Overall, a very commonly found vegetable, and I think it would get a very clean 8/10 for this.
 
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Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds. An alternate definition of the term is applied somewhat arbitrarily, often by culinary and cultural tradition. It may exclude foods derived from some plants that are fruits, flowers, nuts, and cereal grains, but include savoury fruits such as tomatoes and courgettes, flowers such as broccoli, and seeds such as pulses.

Originally, vegetables were collected from the wild by hunter-gatherers and entered cultivation in several parts of the world, probably during the period 10,000 BC to 7,000 BC, when a new agricultural way of life developed. At first, plants which grew locally would have been cultivated, but as time went on, trade brought exotic crops from elsewhere to add to domestic types. Nowadays, most vegetables are grown all over the world as climate permits, and crops may be cultivated in protected environments in less suitable locations. China is the largest producer of vegetables, and global trade in agricultural products allows consumers to purchase vegetables grown in faraway countries. The scale of production varies from subsistence farmers supplying the needs of their family for food, to agribusinesses with vast acreages of single-product crops. Depending on the type of vegetable concerned, harvesting the crop is followed by grading, storing, processing, and marketing.

Vegetables can be eaten either raw or cooked and play an important role in human nutrition, being mostly low in fat and carbohydrates, but high in vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. Many nutritionists encourage people to consume plenty of fruit and vegetables, five or more portions a day often being recommended.
 
ThatOneSpork said:
I, being a master of delivering food to one's mouth, have become somewhat knowledgeable in food. I'm not going to state the best vegetable right off the bat, no that'd be boring. But we shall take this journey together to find the best. Upon googling reaching deep into my mind I discovered that potatoes have, on average, 26 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 3 grams of protein. They also contain 20 milligrams of Calcium, 1.1 milligrams of Iron, 620 milligrams of Potassium, 27 milligrams of Vitamin C, and 0.2 milligrams of Vitamin B. That makes it so that its main attributes are in the vitamins, with it giving 30% of the daily required Vitamin C, 10% of the required Vitamin B, and a solid 15% of the required Potassium. However, by themselves, they do not contain nearly enough of anything other than vitamins to be extremely supplemental. Overall, I would give it a meh 5/10 for nutrients. Note that this opinion may change once we have more vegetables to compare it with and a universal way of measuring nutritional worth.
Now, while it may be opinionated, I do believe that potatoes taste very good with other ingredients, but if we are only taking its taste by itself I wouldn't rank it extremely high. With other ingredients, it is a solid 8/10 in my books. Without, a much worse 3/10.
Now, the potato is incredibly versatile. It can be mushed, sliced, cooked with eggs, cooked with steak, and have nearly every type of seasoning on it and still taste good. This is due to its relatively bland taste, as its makeup lets it soak the different seasonings in and enhance their effects. I would give this a 9/10, but this is up to debate amongst us. If the versatility is for where it can be planted easily then I would give it a solid 6/10 as it can be grown in many places, but is susceptible to many things underground.
Ease of access. An interesting category, it depends where you live. However, in most places it is a relatively common vegetable, being able to be transported from places such as Idaho, and actually countries such as China and India. Overall, a very commonly found vegetable, and I think it would get a very clean 8/10 for this.
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You know, saying that the potato was one of the best vegetables was literally my plan with this thread. But you have done it with more expertise than I could have ever done. You my good sir, are truly the one spork
 
resident herbivore checking in,

potatoes are not particularly good for you. very starchy. what you want is a nice kale hybrid - eg tenderstem broccoli/broccolini (kale+broc) or kalette (kale+sprout). highly nutritious and delicious, plus youre eating a man-made abomination that is against gods plan
 
I honestly think spinach, from what I know it’s healthy, you can do a lot with it, like putting it in raviolis, salads?, on chicken, or just as a side. The only thing is that for some reason, it feels like you shouldn’t be able to eat it but you can, if you know what I mean.
 
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