Favourite vegetables from the students of the graphics class (from asking the students what their favourite vegetables were):
- mushroom x 2
- courgette
- asparagus
- beetroot
- broccoli
- carrot x 2
- cucumber
- lettuce
- parsnips
Top 10 Most Popular Vegetables in the UK - (2005)
(http://www.top-ten-10.com/recreation/food_drink/uk_veg.htm)
List: Top Ten Most Popular Vegetables in the UK by Sales
Date: 2005
Source: J Sainsbury plc
Base: All vegetables sold by J. Sainsbury in its Supermarkets across the country.
Notes: Onions come top - "(the term onion) in the general sense can be used for any plant in the Genus Allium but used without qualifiers usually means Allium cepa L., also called the garden onion." - wikipedia. Second were cucumbers but what is the attraction of cucumbers? They don't taste of anything.
Rank | Vegetables |
1 | Onions |
2 | Cucumbers |
3 | Peppers |
4 | Cauliflower |
5 | Cabbage |
6 | Lettuce |
7 | Tomatoes |
8 | Broccoli |
9 | Garlic |
10 | Mushrooms |
Top 10 Most Popular Vegetables - USA (2009):
(http://site.cleanairgardening.com/info/10-most-popular-vegetables-grown-at-home.html)
- Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Sweet Peppers
- Beans
- Carrots
- Summer Squash
- Onions
- Hot Peppers
- Lettuce
- Peas
Most Popular Vegetables - Britain (2005)
(http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/news-archive/news/938/)
Top 5 vegetables : Percentage of people who rate the following as their preferred vegetable :
Carrots - 17%, Potatoes - 15%, Broccoli - 13%, Peas - 7%, Sprouts - 7%
