List of edible seeds

A list of edible seeds here includes seeds that are directly foodstuffs, rather than yielding derived products.

A variety of species can provide edible seeds. Of the six major plant parts, seeds are the most important source of human food. The other five major plant parts are roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. Most edible seeds are angiosperms, but a few are gymnosperms. The most important seed food source is cereals, followed by legumes, and nuts.

The list is divided into the following categories:
Beans (or Legumes) are protein-rich soft seeds.
Cereals (or grains) are grass-like crops that are harvested for their dry seeds. These seeds are often ground to make flour. Cereals provide almost half of all calories consumed in the world Botanically, true cereals are members of the Poaceae or Grass family.
Pseudocereals are cereal crops that are not members of the Poaceae or Grass Family.
Nuts are botanically a specific type of fruit but the term is also applied to many edible seeds that are not botanically nuts.
Gymnosperms produce nut-like seeds but not flowers or fruits.

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Carrot:

The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, usually orange or white, or red-white blend in color, with a crisp texture when fresh - Carrots can be eaten raw, whole, chopped, grated, or added to salads for colour or texture - The wild ancestors of the carrot are likely to have come from Afghanistan, which remains the centre of diversity of D. carota, the wild carrot - Carrot cultivars can be grouped into two broad classes, eastern carrots and western carrots - Eastern carrots were domesticated in Central Asia, probably in modern-day Afghanistan in the 10th century, or possibly earlier

Potato:

The potato is the term which applies either to the starchy tuberous crop from the perennial plant Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, or to the plant itself - The English word potato comes from Spanish patata, ultimately from Nahuatl potatl, potentially its first name - Potato plants grow high to the ground and bear yellow to silver flowers with yellow stamens - There is general agreement among contemporary botanists that the potato originated in the Andes, all the way from Colombia to northern Argentina, but with a concentration of genetic diversity, both in the form of cultivated and wild species, in the area of modern day Peru - Nutritionally, potatoes are best known for their carbohydrate content (approximately 26 grams in a medium potato).

Fruit:

Here are lists of fruits considered edible in some cuisines - Fruits of temperate climates are almost universally borne on trees or woody shrubs or liana - The Family Rosaceae dominates the temperate fruits, both in numbers and in importance - In non-technical usage, berry means any small fruit that can be eaten whole and lacks objectionable seeds - Some fruits native to Asia or of Asian Origin.