Vegetables Ranked
Vegetables Ranked is a structured food & drink dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Vegetable, Plant Family, Peak Season. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 6, 2026
Included fields: Vegetable, Plant Family, Peak Season, Best Prepared, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Plant Family groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
- Peak Season groups
- 8 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Vegetable, Plant Family, and Peak Season across food & drink entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Vegetable↕ | Plant Family↕ | Peak Season↕ | Best Prepared↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Avocado | Lauraceae | Year-round | Raw (guacamole, toast, sushi) | Millennials killed housing market for it (allegedly), healthy fats, avocado toast culture |
Sweet Potato | Convolvulaceae | Fall-Winter | Roasted, mashed, fries | Thanksgiving casserole, healthier than regular potato, orange flesh, versatile superfood |
Broccoli | Brassicaceae | Fall-Spring | Roasted, steamed, stir-fried | Kids hate it, George H.W. Bush banned it from Air Force One, mini trees, nutritious |
Corn | Poaceae (grass) | Summer | Grilled, boiled, elote | Technically a grain, BBQ essential, Mexican elote, corn maze, in everything (HFCS) |
Tomato | Solanaceae | Summer | Raw (salad), sauce, roasted | Fruit vs vegetable supreme court case (vegetable for tariff purposes), BLT essential |
Garlic | Amaryllidaceae | Summer | Roasted whole, minced in everything | Recipe says 2 cloves, use 20, vampire defense, Italian grandma's secret, stinking rose |
Spinach | Amaranthaceae | Spring-Fall | Salad, sautéed, smoothie | Popeye's power food, iron content (overstated due to decimal error myth), versatile green |
Bell Pepper | Solanaceae | Summer-Fall | Raw, stuffed, roasted, stir-fried | Green, red, yellow, orange — same plant different ripeness, zero Scoville, crunchy and sweet |
Mushroom | Fungi (not a vegetable!) | Fall | Sautéed in butter, grilled, soup | Technically fungi, umami bomb, truffle luxury, foraging culture, meat substitute |
Onion | Amaryllidaceae | Year-round | Caramelized, raw, fried rings | Makes you cry, foundation of every cuisine, caramelized onion magic, Shrek layers analogy |
Potato | Solanaceae | Year-round | Fries, mashed, baked, roasted | Most versatile vegetable, French fries, Irish famine, Mark Watney grew them on Mars |
Asparagus | Asparagaceae | Spring | Grilled, roasted, blanched | Makes pee smell (genetic ability to detect), fancy side dish, short spring season |
Carrot | Apiaceae | Fall-Winter | Raw sticks, roasted, cake | Night vision myth (WWII propaganda), carrot cake, snowman nose, bugs bunny |
Zucchini (Courgette) | Cucurbitaceae | Summer | Spiralized (zoodles), grilled, bread | Summer garden overproduction, zoodles diet trend, zucchini bread, neighbors leave them on porches |
Kale | Brassicaceae | Fall-Winter | Salad (massaged), chips, smoothie | 2010s superfood fad, was just Pizza Hut salad bar decoration before, green smoothie staple |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Vegetables Ranked organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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