10 edible FLOWERS you can include in your diet

17 NOV, 2023 Tanushree Debbarma

edible blossoms

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1. ROSES

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2. violets

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3. calendula

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4. NASTURTIUMS

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5. dandelions

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6. lilac

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7. dianthus

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8. BORAGE

[{"selector":"#anim-1bb3499e-5fe2-4fc6-807c-6856faaed3c0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e3279bd-0959-4b95-8c41-d6000c5b612b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 99.68255%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6eb62635-f3e9-409d-a0b9-856a2d69643e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da15bb76-7b4a-49bf-a7fe-cbe5b82f5b72","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -934.79056%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46752a85-6e08-446b-8ee7-a8a8bbccc798","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7f34f913-d093-4301-84c4-d33c5e1ad6b5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-399e1407-3bda-494d-9f1b-a0a57296f72c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 350.41166%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6a8dfa5-f0f4-4ba5-bf66-c9cea846b735","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4c3ea1c-6bec-48e5-9cdc-c79dbf3022ff","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 884.88843%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a1a53fc3-2a5d-4e3c-8196-68f17d9f2981 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo: UNSPLASH/KFIONNM Has a cucumber-like taste; both flowers and leaves are edible.

9. PANSIES

[{"selector":"#anim-56e5bafd-dd7a-4052-97db-623b371d0be7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2b358b5e-2ad0-4b4a-9108-16a41b9358cd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 99.68255%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da445288-b1f8-47a1-9a4f-ff0c2f44d15b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cacf8fc7-a5a8-4270-b421-c6f019d7ed2b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -934.79056%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-71adae49-5504-4e5a-b631-71f260fef183","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3c497eb-2a11-4f85-a87d-980ad6526bf9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-442e6998-d299-459a-adfb-9ab7a7297d86","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 363.88884%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad00e3c7-e3ab-433e-bd18-fb9a866c645e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5a4a4528-ab35-4d70-8539-74005ff5b306","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 884.88843%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af2fb33f-1dee-4199-9aee-f05b05d452d9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Photo: UNSPLASH/LORAPASKALEVA Delicate flowers with a mild, slightly sweet flavor.

9. CHIVE BLOSSOMS

[{"selector":"#anim-9222c7be-03ef-438a-9bbe-fd60b7c791c0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0705fea3-bdec-417f-b652-8be1682b7cad","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-915ef08b-c26a-4ac9-a3ad-5838594e5c7a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 99.68255%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-686a57ca-35dd-4f39-9c4d-0f9ce91f6354","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2e0f4af-a373-49e1-af72-c31b43489818","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -934.79056%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a44f470-0332-49b4-bf17-db5fa5f3c60a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-227b26db-6c1d-412f-9c96-9bf6391fac43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a72b232b-0a4e-47dd-80ed-8b6a6360fe7f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 350.41166%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f783f5d-bf39-4ca8-876e-aad34eff9c0a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad994bd6-904f-4570-948f-f8793e7244c1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 884.88843%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Photo: PIXABAY/HEIKIWI Has a mild onion-like flavor and is excellent for garnishing.

IMPORTANT NOTE

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