Editing Tropaeolum (section)

=== Culinary ===
[[File:P7024519ナスタチウムサラダ.jpg|thumb|Salad with flowers and leaves]]
All parts of ''[[Tropaeolum majus]]'' are edible. The flower has most often been consumed, making for an especially ornamental salad ingredient; it has a slightly peppery taste reminiscent of [[watercress]] and is also used in [[stir fry]]. The flowers contain about 130&nbsp;mg [[vitamin C]] per {{convert|100|g|oz|frac=2}},<ref name=PFAF>{{cite web |url=http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Tropaeolum+minus |title=''Tropaeolum minus'' |publisher=Plants For A Future |access-date=2012-06-05}}</ref> about the same amount as is contained in [[parsley]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parsley, fresh (SR Legacy, 170416) |website=FoodData Central - [[National Agricultural Library]] - [[USDA]] |url=https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/nutrients |access-date=14 October 2024 }}</ref> Moreover, they contain up to 45&nbsp;mg of [[lutein]] per 100 g,<ref>{{Cite journal |author1=Niizu, P.Y.  |author2=Rodriguez-Amaya, Delia B. |name-list-style=amp
|title = Flowers and leaves of ''Tropaeolum majus'' L. as rich sources of lutein
|journal = Journal of Food Science
|volume = 70
|number = 9
|issn = 1750-3841
|doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb08336.x
|pages = S605–S609
|year = 2005}}</ref> which is the highest amount found in any edible plant. The unripe seed pods can be harvested and dropped into spiced vinegar to produce a condiment and garnish, sometimes used in place of [[caper]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plantea.com/nasturtium.htm |title=Poor Man's Capers: How to make gourmet capers from nasturtium seed pods |author=Owen, Marion |access-date=2012-06-24}}</ref>
[[File:Mashua, color amarillo con rayas negritas.jpg|thumb|''[[Tropaeolum tuberosum]]'' tubers]]
[[Mashua]] (''T. tuberosum'') produces an edible underground [[tuber]] that is a major food source in parts of the [[Andes]].