Monday, January 11, 2010

Interesting Facts About Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables

The cabbage contains almost as much water as watermelon. Watermelon is 92% water, cabbage is 90%. Carrots are not too far behind with a water content of 87%.
Bananas are actually an herb, not a fruit. It is in fact the world's largest herb, related to the orchid and lily families. The bananas are actually considered the berries of this giant herb.
Rice has more varieties than any other fruit or vegetable, nearly 15,000! Many countries have a few specific varieties of rice that cannot be found anywhere else. There are about 5,000 varieties of tomato, and 7,500 varieties of apples.
The cabbage contains almost as much water as watermelon. Watermelon is 92% water, cabbage is 90%. Carrots are not too far behind with a water content of 87%.
Darker green vegetables contain more vitamin C than lighter green vegetables.
Never store onions and potatoes together. They both produce gases that when in close proximity to each other, cause both of them to spoil much faster.