Man spends 5% of his life on food, and rarely thinks about what he is eating and what the qualities of food are. So let's take a look at the most interesting facts about food, according to abcfact.
- Peanuts are not nuts. They belong to beans. In addition, peanuts are part of the dynamite.
- The nearest relative of the almond is peach.
- The acorns were used as a substitute for coffee during the American Civil War.
- Americans eaten nearly 100 acres of pizza a day, which is about 350 pieces per second.
- Apples, potatoes and onions have the same taste if you eat them with a stuffy nose.
- Seeds of apples are toxic. In addition, apples are more effective for waking in the morning than caffeine.
- Banana is not a fruit. It is a type of grass. They contain substances that can raise your mood. The smell of banana and green apple is what contributes to weight loss rather than consumption.
- Honey is the only product that does not spoil.
- McDonald Salads contain up to 60% more fat than their burgers.
- In the United States, 99% of pumpkins are only sold for Halloween decoration.
- Oilseed parsley seeds contain hallucinogenic substances.
- Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
- Strawberries contain more vitamin C than the oranges.
- The inventor of the wafer did not like waffles.
- Studies at the molecular-genetic level show that the DNA of animals and fungi is as close as possible. Oregon has found a giant sponge for more than 2400 years and its size of 3.4 square miles continues to increase.
- Cookies were invented in 1916 by the noodle maker in Los Angeles.
- Saffron is made from dried stalks of blue crocus and is the most expensive spice in the world.
- Rice is the main food of more than half of the world's population