FRUIT TRIVIA

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Fruit Trivia

A strawberry is not an actual berry, but a banana is. In fact, the banana is a herb.

Apples float in water because they are 25% air.

Dark green vegetables include more vitamin C than light green color vegetables.

Bilberries are chock full of Vitamin A and are eaten to help improve night vision.

Mangoes are the no 1 fruit in the world.

Kiwis contains twice as much Vitamin C as oranges.

Eating more fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk miscarriage by almost half.

Watermelon contains 92 percent water, cabbage 90 and carrots 87 percent.

Jackfruit is the world's largest fruit followed by the Coco de Mer palm fruit.

Jackfruit is rich in potassium, calcium, and iron, and more nutritious than current starchy staples.

Avocados are the world's most nutritious fruit.

Babaco, a torpedo shaped fruit, is also named as champagne fruit since it has fizzy flesh.

Eating an apple is a more reliable method of staying awake than consuming a cup of coffee.

Currant juice can be used to soothe sore throats and colds.

The jambul fruit leaves and bark are used for controlling blood pressure and gingivitis.

Lychees are delicious fleshy fruits but its seeds are poisonous and should not be eaten.

A cucumber is a fruit not a vegetable.

Strawberries and cashews are the only fruits that have their seeds on the outside.

Dry fruits contain more calories than fresh fruits per gram, as the drying process shrinks it.

In the U.S., the apples sold at stores can be up to a year old.

Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

Apples, peaches and raspberries are all members of the rose family.

Coffee beans aren't beans. They are fruit pits.

Drinking grapefruit while taking medication can cause instant overdose and death.

Square Watermelons are grown by Japanese farmers for easier stacking and storage.

The Fruit Salad Tree sprouts 3 to 7 different fruits on the same tree.