Foods native to India

India appears on Micela as the origin of 13 foods and among the top producers of 33 more.

Food	Origin	kcal / 100 g
🍊 Orange	Southern China and northeastern India	47
🥭 Mango	India and Myanmar	60
🍋 Lemon	Northeastern India and Myanmar	29
🍆 Eggplant	India and southern China	25
🦐 Shrimp	Largest producers: Ecuador, India, Vietnam, China	99
🥥 Coconut	Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands	354
🌿 Basil	India	23
🫚 Ginger	Southeast Asia	80
🍬 Sugar	Sugarcane was domesticated in New Guinea; India first crystallized it	387
🍈 Melon	Central and South Asia, between India and Persia	34
🥒 Cucumber	Himalayan foothills, India	15
🫓 Flatbread	The Levant and India: pita, naan and chapati	275
🍛 Curry	India; Japan serves it with rice, as in the emoji	146

What India produces among the world's largest

Food	Origin	kcal / 100 g
🍌 Banana	Southeast Asia and New Guinea	89
🍎 Apple	Tian Shan mountains, Kazakhstan	52
🍍 Pineapple	Paraná basin and Paraguay	50
🍉 Watermelon	Northeastern Africa	30
🍅 Tomato	Wild in the Andes; domesticated in Mexico	18
🥔 Potato	Andean altiplano, between Peru and Bolivia	77
🧅 Onion	Central Asia	40
🧄 Garlic	Central Asia	149
🥦 Broccoli	Italy, from the wild Mediterranean cabbage	34
🌽 Corn	Balsas river valley, Mexico	86
🥬 Lettuce	Ancient Egypt	17
🎃 Squash	Mesoamerica	26
🍚 Rice	Yangtze valley, China	130
🌾 Wheat	Fertile Crescent	340
🫘 Bean	Domesticated twice: Mesoamerica and the Andes	132
🫛 Pea	Near East	81
🟤 Lentil	Near East	116
🟡 Chickpea	Southeastern Turkey	164
🫙 Soybean	Northern China	172
🥩 Beef	Cattle were domesticated in Anatolia and the Near East	257
🍗 Chicken	From the red junglefowl, Southeast Asia	165
🥚 Egg	Where the hen was domesticated: Southeast Asia	143
🐑 Lamb	Zagros mountains and Anatolia	294
🥛 Milk	The oldest known dairying: Anatolia	61
🧈 Butter	Near East	717
🥜 Peanut	The Chaco and Andean valleys, between Bolivia and Paraguay	587
🌶️ Chili	Wild in Bolivia; domesticated in Mexico	29
🍯 Honey	The oldest rock paintings of honey gathering: Spain	304
🧂 Salt	It has no origin: mined and evaporated worldwide	0
☕ Coffee	Ethiopian highlands	1
🍵 Tea	Southwestern China, Yunnan	1
🍋‍🟩 Lime	Southeast Asia	30
🥃 Whisky	Scotland and Ireland both claim it	250

Among the 46 foods on this page with a full profile, per 100 g. The lightest is salt, at 0 kcal.

Origins and producing countries are approximate, under review against historical sources and FAOSTAT.