Interesting facts of FOODS #2

• Cabbage is 91% water
• Fresh eggs sink in water and rotten eggs will float
• A bunch of bananas is called a hand
• Cucumbers are 96% water
• Cranberries bounce like a rubber ball when ripe
• There are close to 10,000 varieties of apples
• 1% of Americans are vegetarians
• Ginger can reduce exercise-induced muscle pain by 25%
• Peanuts are legumes, not nuts
• Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries!

• Apples are made of 25% air, which is why they float
• Avocado has highest protein content of all fruit
• White chocolate does not actually contain any chocolate in it.
• Chocolate is toxic to dogs.
• Honey is the only food that does not spoil. You could feasibly eat 3000 year old honey.
• Pearls melt in vinegar.
• You can survive entirely on a diet of potatoes and butter, which provide all the necessary nutrients the human body needs.
• Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
• There's a tree which is known as the Fruit Salad tree! The same tree bears 3 to 7 different fruits.

• Bananas come in a red variant too. Known as Dacca banana or Red banana, they taste sweeter than the regular banana, more like a combination of the regular banana and the sweetness of raspberry.

• Strawberry is the only fruit that has seeds on the outside.

• All parts of an egg are edible. Even the shells! They are a great source of natural calcium. They can be cleaned and boiled/baked to ensure that all traces of bacteria are removed, then cooled and powdered. This powder can be sprinkled over porridge or added to smoothies and consumed. Alternatively, the powdered egg shells can be added to potted plants for providing extra nutrients.

• The original recipe for chocolate contained chili powder instead of sugar.

• Ketchup was originally sold as a medicine to treat stomach ailments.

• The only food that's never canned, processed or frozen and is always sold fresh is lettuce.

• A row of corn always has an even number!

• Jalebi is not an Indian dish. It originated in the middle east and was called Zulabiya. The French fry is not French. Its origins lie in Belgium!
• Raspberries, peaches and apples belong to the rose family. Almonds in turn are part of the peach family!
• Each pineapple plant produces only one pineapple in a year.