All vegetable varieties count as one plant variety, including frozen and tinned, such as:

• leafy greens and brassicas (e.g. cabbage, kale, spinach, broccoli)
• root veg (e.g. carrots, beetroot, parsnips)
• alliums (e.g. onions, garlic, leeks)
• salad leaves
• avocados
• peppers (multiple colours count as multiple varieties)
• preserved veg in vinegar or oil (e.g. olives, capers and gherkins)
• seaweeds (e.g. nori, dulse, kelp)
• samphire
• mushrooms (including dried porcini)

Herbs and spices, fresh and dried, all count as ¼ plant variety, while spice blends can count as multiple plant varieties. They include:

• leafy herbs (e.g. parsley, mint, chives, coriander, basil, dill, tarragon)
• pungent herbs (e.g. rosemary, thyme, bay, oregano, sage)
• spices (e.g. pepper, cumin, paprika, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom)
• turmeric (fresh and dried)
• ginger (fresh and dried)
• mustard (seeds and ready-made)
• black and green tea
• chillies 

All fruit varieties count as one plant variety, including:

• everyday fresh and tinned fruit
• citrus fruits
• berries
• tomatoes (including fresh, tinned, passata and sundried)
• exotic fruit (e.g. kiwis, mangoes, pineapples)
• dried fruit (e.g. raisins, sultanas and dried figs)

Nuts and seeds all count as one plant variety, while mixed bags that contain multiple nuts and seeds will count as multiple plant varieties. Try:

• nuts (e.g. peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, pecans)
• nut butters such as peanut butter or almond butter
• seeds (e.g. sunflower, pumpkin, sesame, flax, chia, hemp)
• tahini

Legumes, including dried, tinned and jarred, all count as one plant variety, including: 

• lentils (red, puy, green, brown)
• yellow split peas
• chickpeas
• beans (e.g. butter, cannellini, borlotti, kidney, black)
• baked beans

Wholegrains, including grain flours, wholegrain bread and pasta, all count as one plant variety, (white bread, pasta and rice don’t count). Try: 

• wheat, oats, barley, spelt and rye
• brown rice
• quinoa, bulgur wheat and buckwheat
• polenta