American Crops

-most important crops: maize, potatoes, beans, tomatoes, peppers, peanuts, manioc, papayas, guavas, avocados, pineapple, and cacao.

-18th century maize and potatoes had increases the number of calories Eurasians consume in their diet.

-Beans brought protein while Tomatoes and peppers profited vitamins and zesty flavors to western Europe to China.

-Peanuts and manic flourished in tropical south east Asia and west Afica soils that otherwise would not produce large yields or support large populations.