Legumes:
| American | British | Swahili | Indian |
| garbanzo beans (chick peas) | grams | dengu | channa |
| lentil | lentil | masoor | |
| moong | green gram | mug | |
| black gram | urad | ||
| cow peas | cow gram | kunde | lobhia |
| red gram | toovar or arhar | ||
| kidney beans | kidney beans | maharagwe | rajma |
| soya | soya | njegere | |
| split peas | dhal |
Vegetables:
| American | British | Swahili | Indian |
| cabbage | cabbage | kabichi | gobi |
| carrots | carrots | karoti | gajar |
| cauliflower | cauliflower | kolifari | fluawer |
| eggplant | aubergine | biringani | brinjal/baingan |
| garlic | garlic | kitinguu sau mu | lasan |
| mushrooms | mushrooms | kiyoga | |
| onions | onions | kitunguu | |
| peas | peas | njegera | |
| bell pepper (sweet) | bell pepper (sweet) | pili pili tamu | capsicum |
| red (hot) pepper | red (hot) pepper | pili pili hoho (kali) | mirchi |
| potatoes | potatoes | viazi | |
| sweet potatoes | sweet potatoes | viazi vitamu | |
| tomato | tomato | nyanya | |
| kale | sukuma wiki |
Fruit:
| American | British | Swahili | Indian |
| apples | apple | tofaha | safarjan |
| avocado | avocado | parachichi | |
| banana | banana | ndizi | keda |
| coconut | coconut | Nazi | narial |
| custard apple | custard apple | tope tope | sitafal |
| gooseberry | gooseberry | mboni | |
| guava | guava | pera (ma) | |
| jackfruit | jackfruit | fenesi | |
| lemon | lemon | ndimu | limbu |
| lime | lime | limau | |
| mango | mango | embe (ma) | |
| orange | orange | chungwa (ma) | |
| papaya | papaya (paw paw) | papai (ma) | |
| passion fruit | passion fruit | matunda | |
| pineapple | pineapple | nanasi (ma) | |
| plum | plum | tunda kama zambarau |
Spices and Flour:
| American | British | Swahili | Indian |
| cloves | cloves | karafu | |
| ginger | ginger | tangawizi | |
| cinnamon | cinnamon | mdalasini | |
| salt | salt | chumvi | |
| sugar | sugar | sukari | |
| black pepper | black pepper | pili pili manga | |
| white flour | white flour | unga wa ungano | |
| wheat flour | wheat flour | unga wa ungano (atta) | |
| maize flour | maize flour | unga wa mahindi | |
| cilantro | dania |