It’s National Eat Your Vegetables Day! Here Are The Best Selling Veggies In The USA
Remember when your mother made you eat your broccoli first, before you could have the good stuff? Then you grew up, and learned to love the stuff that comes out of the ground.
Happy National Eat Your Vegetables Day!
Today (Jun 17th) is Eat Your Vegetables Day! #EatYourVegetablesDay https://t.co/SiM2vB3sCX
— Days Of The Year (@daysoftheyear) June 17, 2021
What’s your favorite? What’s a vegetable you still can’t stomach?
Here’s a list of the best selling veggies in the good old USA! (According to Supplement SOS)
Most consumed fresh and total vegetables (USA)
|
Vegetable
|
Availability (fresh retail weight) (lb per capita)
|
Availability (total farm weight) (lb per capita)
|
Availability (fresh) (kcal per capita)
|
Availability (total) (kcal per capita)
|
kcal per 100 grams
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potatoes | 34.17 | 111.87 | 11935 | 39072 | 77 |
| Tomatoes | 17.73 | 91.90 | 1448 | 7503 | 18 |
| Sweet corn | 8.51 | 24.63 | 3319 | 9608 | 86 |
| Onions | 18.67 | 21.41 | 3388 | 3884 | 40 |
| Lettuce (Head) | 15.00 | 16.13 | 953 | 1024 | 14 |
| Lettuce (Leaf and Romaine) | 9.98 | 10.74 | 770 | 828 | 17 |
| Cucumbers | 6.23 | 10.49 | 424 | 714 | 15 |
| Bell peppers | 9.12 | 9.91 | 1282 | 1394 | 31 |
| Carrots | 7.38 | 9.81 | 1373 | 1825 | 41 |
| Cabbage | 6.94 | 8.31 | 787 | 942 | 25 |
| Broccoli | 5.14 | 8.04 | 793 | 1239 | 34 |
| Snap beans (green beans) | 1.76 | 7.54 | 248 | 1060 | 31 |
| Sweet-potatoes | 5.66 | 6.29 | 2208 | 2453 | 86 |
| Celery | 5.81 | 6.25 | 422 | 453 | 16 |
| Pumpkin | 4.04 | 4.49 | 477 | 530 | 26 |
| Squash | 3.88 | 4.32 | 282 | 313 | 16 |
| Mushrooms | 2.35 | 3.66 | 234 | 365 | 22 |
| Spinach | 1.62 | 2.57 | 169 | 268 | 23 |
| Garlic | 1.89 | 2.34 | 1280 | 1580 | 149 |
| Cauliflower | 1.23 | 1.71 | 140 | 194 | 25 |
| Asparagus | 1.24 | 1.58 | 113 | 143 | 20 |
| Eggplant | 0.81 | 0.90 | 92 | 102 | 25 |
| Collard greens | 0.56 | 0.64 | 82 | 93 | 32 |
| Radishes | 0.54 | 0.56 | 40 | 41 | 16 |
| Artichokes | 0.52 | 0.56 | 112 | 120 | 47 |
| Turnip greens | 0.36 | 0.41 | 53 | 60 | 32 |
| Okra | 0.34 | 0.39 | 51 | 58 | 33 |
| Mustard greens | 0.32 | 0.36 | 39 | 44 | 27 |
| Brussels sprouts | 0.28 | 0.30 | 54 | 58 | 43 |
| Kale | 0.26 | 0.30 | 59 | 67 | 49 |
| Escarole/endive | 0.22 | 0.25 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
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