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There is new knowledge to be acquired every time and anywhere and about just anything, even the food we consume on a regular. Enjoy a new compilation of 10 interesting and funny food facts.
Gogi berry
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Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges.
Cashews aren’t nuts
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Contrary to popular belief, cashews aren’t nuts; they’re actually seeds. They can also be toxic due to anacardic acid, which can cause some damage to your body.
Corn
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Corn makes up about 8% of the weight in a box of corn flakes.
Cranberries
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Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
Expensive coffee
Kopi Luwak from Indonesia is the world’s costliest coffee, at US$350 a kilogram, thanks to a unique taste and aroma enhanced by the digestive system of droppings of palm civets, nocturnal tree-climbing creatures about the size of a large house cat, which eats ripe robusta coffee cherries for treats.
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The coffee beans, which are found inside of the cherries, remain intact after passing through the animal. Plantation workers track them and scoop their precious poop.
Lobsters were once a common food
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Once upon a time, lobsters were served as prison food and regarded as food for the poor because they were so plentiful.
Lemons
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Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
Lima beans contain cyanide
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Raw lima beans contain a large amount of cyanide, which is lethal to humans; however, the beans are safe to eat as long as they are thoroughly cooked.
Peas
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Peas are some of the freshest frozen vegetables out there, this is because Frozen peas are frozen within two and half hours of harvest.
Rhubarb leaves aren’t safe to eat
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Rhubarb isn’t toxic, but its leaves are. They contain oxalic acid, which can lead to stomach and kidney issues.