Fruits!

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Across
  1. 3. system based on quality standards focusing on color size texture and defects
  2. 5. interior portion and seeds are consumed
  3. 6. is the primary portion consumed
  4. 8. chemical naturally produced by chlorophyll as a defense mechanism against insects disease and predators
  5. 10. commonly mistaken for vegetables but have internal seeds
  6. 11. organs developed from the ovary of a flowering plant
  7. 12. flourish in the winter and ripen in winter conditions
  8. 13. produced by various fruits and vegetables which causes them to ripen or once ripen spoil
  9. 15. grow in tropical conditions and can be harmed in frost conditions
  10. 16. element in onions which reacts with oxygen and causes the eyes to water
  11. 17. natural form of sugar found in fruit
  12. 18. part of the potato where the roots grow into the potato
  13. 20. have a very thick skin and must be cooked to consume
  14. 21. flourish and ripen in the summer months
  15. 22. bean category within pod and seed vegetables
Down
  1. 1. effect when oxygen reacts with the flesh of certain fruits
  2. 2. green and leafy can be consumed raw or cooked
  3. 4. grown below the surface of the ground; roots are located by a stalk above
  4. 7. product of a climbing or vine plant
  5. 9. enzyme in the seeds and flesh of peppers which are hot on the palate
  6. 14. have a very thin skin and can be consumed raw or cooked
  7. 19. edible herblike plant