Complex sentence: The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap, although the plants large taproots are more palatable than the above ground parts of the plant.
Split into simpler sentences: The entire plant is edible and nutritious, but not necessarily enjoyable because it contains a bitter, strongly pine-scented sap. The plants large taproots are reported to be palatable and far less bitter than the above ground parts of the plant.