Chayote: a thousand-year-old and highly nutritious plant

Three types of this vegetable are known in Mexico: green chayote without thorns, white chayote, and hedgehog chayote. The pulp is usually consumed.

Chayote: a thousand-year-old and highly nutritious plant
Chayote is a Mesoamerican crop that has 16 times more nutrients compared to potatoes. Image by Jirreaux Hiroé from Pixabay