Broccoli
E447318
Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family, widely consumed as a nutritious vegetable rich in vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broccoli canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4502484 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Broccoli Context triple: [Albert R. Broccoli, familyName, Broccoli]
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A.
Chard
Chard is a historic market town in Somerset, England, often noted for its claim as the birthplace of powered flight and as one of the county’s southernmost towns.
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B.
Lettuce
Lettuce is an American funk band known for its tight, groove-driven instrumentals and energetic live performances.
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C.
Spinacia
Spinacia is a small genus of flowering plants best known for including spinach, an important leafy vegetable cultivated worldwide for food.
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D.
Spinacia oleracea
Spinacia oleracea is the leafy green flowering plant commonly known as spinach, widely cultivated and consumed as a nutritious vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals.
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E.
Leek
Leek is a historic market town in Staffordshire, England, known for its textile heritage and picturesque location near the Peak District.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Broccoli Target entity description: Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family, widely consumed as a nutritious vegetable rich in vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants.
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A.
Chard
Chard is a historic market town in Somerset, England, often noted for its claim as the birthplace of powered flight and as one of the county’s southernmost towns.
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B.
Lettuce
Lettuce is an American funk band known for its tight, groove-driven instrumentals and energetic live performances.
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C.
Spinacia
Spinacia is a small genus of flowering plants best known for including spinach, an important leafy vegetable cultivated worldwide for food.
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D.
Spinacia oleracea
Spinacia oleracea is the leafy green flowering plant commonly known as spinach, widely cultivated and consumed as a nutritious vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals.
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E.
Leek
Leek is a historic market town in Staffordshire, England, known for its textile heritage and picturesque location near the Peak District.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cultivar
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Edible plant ⓘ Vegetable ⓘ |
| commonName | Broccoli ⓘ |
| commonPreparationMethod |
Boiling
ⓘ
Microwaving ⓘ Roasting ⓘ Steaming ⓘ Stir-frying ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
Antioxidants
ⓘ
Glucosinolates ⓘ Sulforaphane precursors ⓘ |
| containsNutrient |
Calcium
ⓘ
Dietary fiber ⓘ Folate ⓘ Iron ⓘ Potassium ⓘ Vitamin A precursors ⓘ Vitamin C ⓘ Vitamin K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Brassicaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Brassica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growsBestIn | Cool climates ⓘ |
| hasEdiblePart |
Flower head
ⓘ
Stem ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Broccolini
ⓘ
Calabrese broccoli ⓘ Purple sprouting broccoli ⓘ Sprouting broccoli ⓘ |
| isA |
Cruciferous vegetable
ⓘ
Green vegetable ⓘ |
| isConsumedAs |
Cooked vegetable
ⓘ
Raw vegetable ⓘ |
| isCultivatedFor |
Edible flower heads
ⓘ
Edible stalks ⓘ |
| isLowIn |
Calories
ⓘ
Fat ⓘ Sodium ⓘ |
| isOftenRecommendedFor |
Healthy diet
ⓘ
High-fiber diet ⓘ Nutrient-dense meals ⓘ |
| isPropagatedBy | Seeds ⓘ |
| isRichIn |
Fiber
ⓘ
Minerals ⓘ Phytochemicals ⓘ Vitamins ⓘ |
| isUsedInCuisine |
American cuisine
ⓘ
Chinese cuisine ⓘ Italian cuisine ⓘ |
| order | Brassicales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Brassica oleracea ⓘ |
| partOf | Cabbage family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brussels sprouts
ⓘ
Cabbage NERFINISHED ⓘ Cauliflower ⓘ Kale ⓘ |
| taxonRank | Cultivar group ⓘ |
| typicalColor | Green ⓘ |
| wasDomesticatedIn | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Broccoli Description of subject: Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family, widely consumed as a nutritious vegetable rich in vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.