Similar to apples in crispness and is sweet. Roots retain sweetness when boiled. Local weed is Ledpdium virginicum - pepper grass. Asteraceae, tubers are white, sweet and juicy but nearly calorie-free. Stem is used like celery.
Seeds are bitter but non-bitter varieties have been developed.
Vegetables Capsicum spp. Pepino - Solanum muricatum , tastes like a sweet melon. Nuts Quito palm - Parajubaea cocoides , Palmae, fruits are small and taste like coconuts. Walnuts - Juglans neotropica , Juglandaceae, timber and nuts.