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You could have a different kind of apple every day for 6 years and still [...]

You get the most optimal amount of Vitamin D from sun exposure when your shadow [...]

25% of an apple’s volume is made up of air? That’s why they float in [...]

You could eat a different kind of apple every day for 6 years and still [...]

There are several varieties of avocados and each have a unique name, flavor, texture and [...]

Avocados or alligator pears are fruits and not vegetables. They are botanically large berries that [...]

The sweetener asparatame is a synthetic combination of 2 amino acids. It is about 200 [...]

Choose the greenest or whitest asparagus, and don’t be tempted by the thinnest. The greener [...]

In 1947, Norma Jean (Marilyn Monroe) was crowned the first Queen of the Artichokes in [...]

Artichokes are actually a flower bud. While globe artichokes are the large, unopened flower bud, [...]

Apricots came originally from China and have been around for more than 4,000 years

Apricot means “precious” in Latin, a label earned because it ripens earlier than other Summer [...]

Peanuts contain resveratrol, the same compounds found in red wine, that may slow cellular aging [...]

Radishes are members of the same family as cabbages

Explorers brought potatoes back in the early 1500s. Europeans were at first afraid to eat [...]

The English words dinner comes from the French word disnar, which means breakfast

The colour orange was named after the fruit.

For foods to be labelled as organic, at least 95% of the ingredients must come [...]

There’s an enzyme in pineapple called bromelain that helps to break down proteins and can [...]

A quarter of raw potato placed in each shoe at night will keep the leather [...]

Potatoes do not count towards our 5 A DAY

The tea bag was created by accident, as tea bags were originally sent as samples

Wheat is one of the first cereals known to have been domesticated

Wheat was a key factor for the emergence of city-based societies as it could be [...]

The most popular carrots used to be purple

There are 7,500 varieties of apples grown throughout the world

One of the most hydrating foods to eat is the cucumber, which is 96% water

Peppers taste hot because of a chemical compound (capsaicin) tricking sensory nerves into thinking your [...]

The popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old in 1905

Apples float in water, because 25% of their volume is made of air

The twists in pretzels are meant to look like arms crossed in prayer

Canola oil was originally called rapeseed oil, but rechristened in 1978. “Canola” is short for [...]

Peanuts aren’t nuts, they’re legumes

Ketchup was used as a medicine in the 1800s to treat diarrhea, among other things

Chocolate was once used as currency

Apples belong to the rose family, as do pears and plums

Ripe cranberries will bounce like rubber balls

The strawberry is the only agricultural product that bears its seeds on the outside

Cabbage is 91% water

There is no alcohol left in food that’s cooked with wine. The alcohol evaporates at [...]

The cashew nut in its natural state contains poisonous oil. Roasting removes the oil and [...]

Before Columbus, Europe had never tasted potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and much more. All these food [...]

When Queen Elizabeth first used a fork, the clergy felt it was an insult to [...]

Until 1601 people would eat with their knives, spoons or fingers

The table fork was introduced into England in 1601

Pineapples are classified as berries

Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than [...]

The most expensive coffee in the world comes from civet poop, a cat sized mammal.

The first soup was made of hippopotamus

The white part of an egg is called the glair

Coconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood plasma!

The largest food item on a menu is roast camel.

If you do eat cheese know that it closes the stomach and should always be [...]

Cocoa contains the chemical phenylethylamine, a stimulant that make sex seem like a great idea.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients in dynamite