As of 2019, what was the most consumed vegetable in the United States?
Americans sure do love their spuds. According to data from 2019, potatoes were the most commonly consumed vegetable in the U.S., at an average of 49 pounds per person.
Tomatoes followed close behind, despite technically being a fruit, with 31 pounds per person. The third most popular vegetable in the country that year—onions—came in at a comparatively low 9.4 pounds per person.
1. potatoes
2. tomatoes
3. onions
More Info:
www.ers.usda.gov
What are your thoughts on this subject?
30 Comments
Robert Oldenburg
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not using it in a fruit salad.
Jim Mascair
Every fast food venue sells fries. It has to be very popular.
Donald Mueller
United States Supreme Court ruled years ago that tomatoes are a vegetable.
Ken Putnam
Joan McLeod,
As mentioned in the Explanation
janellejaworski
Oh yum 😋 I love potatoes especially mashed potatoes that I like with sour cream and butter.
earlepg
Just leave the onions out of my potatoes.
Player
Robert Oldenburg, cucumber is also a fruit
Karin Johansson
Richard Hoff, actually it is a root vegetable.
Karin Johansson
Elsy O. Stromberg, No actually we are many that likes onion a lot.
Karin Johansson
Wyla Reedy, sounds delicious.
Colleen Callaghan Mitrow
You want fries with that?
bina sarmah
Howard Groopman, By the time you consume, it is not longer tomatoes.
bina sarmah
Robert Oldenburg, I am impressed of your wisdom . He he he. Never thought of it.
John W Shreve
"You say potato,
I say potahto."
John W Shreve
Howard Groopman, About a third of U.S. corn is used to make ethanol. I knew a couple ( the man flew bombers in WWII) who had a prosperous corn farm and when the ethanol boom came, they cleaned up.