### plant part | fruit | seed | soybean:

Edible soybean
* Edible Soybeans are a very tasty and nutritious podded bean.
* are very popular cuisine in Japan.
* produces clusters of pods with green beans inside.

Raw soybean
* contain a protein inhibitor, which ties up the availability of the protein
  - the enzyme urease, which breaks down urea to ammonia
  - toxic compounds that reduce pig performance
* have a compound that inhibits protein digestion.

Whole soybean
* are high in protein, fiber, minerals and fat
  - similar in cost to soybean meal protein used in feed rations
  - usually mixed with a grain such as rice or millet
* contain a range of important nutrients.
* supply the animal with both protein and energy in condensed forms.

Sprouted seed
* are a favorite especially among the smaller birds
  - good source of vitamins
  - also a great source of vitamin C, carotenoid A, B vitamins, and minerals
  - much different from dry seeds
* is also of value to moulting birds, which have an increased protein requirement
  - good for both pets and breeders and can be fed daily

Sprouting seed
* are very durable, as long as they are kept cool and dry.
* can reduce the fat levels and add some vitamins.
* contain catalase, peroxidase and reductase.
* is an activity that takes place over several days.

### plant part | fruit | seed:

Sunflower seed
* Most sunflower seeds contain b vitamins
  - many nutrients
* Most sunflower seeds have fiber
  - husks
* Most sunflower seeds provide necessary nutrients
* Some sunflower seeds contain oil.
* Some sunflower seeds have calcium minerals
  - reduce inflammation
* are a common example of achenes.
* are a good source of magnesium
  - nutrition, but can be fattening
  - popular fat source
  - staple
  - adored by budgerigars
  - also high in fat
  - an excellent source of vitamin E , the body's primary fat-soluble antioxidant
  - another good source of natural Selenium
  - easy for small hands to manipulate
  - economical and provide a good source of protein
  - graded according to size and separated into groups
  - high in fat and low in calcium
  - one of the few crops where production has increased substantially
  - packed with nutrition and high in unsaturated fat
* are rich in iron and low in saturated fat
  - protein, oil, and several nutrients
  - usually a dark brown to black, or large, grey and white striped
* attract many types of birds, including evening grosbeaks, blue jays and chickadees.
* attracts several kinds of birds
  - the greatest variety of birds
* come in six different types.
* competes with soybeans in both meal and oil markets.
* contains useful chemicals like linoleic acid.
* grow into mature flowers after two to three months.
* have an extremely long shelf life
* is sensitive to salts in fertilizers
  - the major industrial crop
* react with the base properties of baking powder to cause a green reaction.
* sprout overnight and alfalfa sprouts take only a few days.
* tend to be very high in protein, and, there for, fattening.
* works well as feed.

Thistle seed
* are very small.
* is tiny and expensive, and it is the favorite food of the American goldfinch.
* provide food for the goldfinches.

Tiny seed
* are dispersed by wind.
* look like grain.

True seed
* contains many different progeny that have many different traits.
* possesses an embryo in a dormant state.

Vegetable seed
* Most vegetable seeds germinate in three to six days
  - produce food
  - remain viable for three to five years when stored properly
* are sown for immediate germination in the season appropriate for the crop.

Wet seed
* are a breeding ground for a fungus that causes a potentially-fata bird infection.
* can sometimes germinate prematurely or become moldy even in the refrigerator.

Willow seed
* are distributed widely by wind and water
  - from fruits found only on the female trees
* have long hairs that can be carried long distances by wind or water.