FACTS

Food Facts

During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush, (1897-1898) potatoes were so valued for their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for potatoes.
The rarest coffee in the world is Kopi Luwak, which is found in Indonesia.
The citric acid found in lemon juice is said to be able to dissolve a pearl.
Peanut butter is an effective way to remove chewing gum from hair or clothes.
Potatoes first appeared in Europe in the 17th century, it was thought that they were disgusting, and caused outbreaks of leprosy.
Black olives contain 10-30 per cent more oil than green olives.
Lemon juice helps in reducing the swelling caused by insect bites.
Of all the vegetables, beets contain the most sugar.
Bananas contain a natural chemical which can make a person happy. This chemical is found in Prozac.
The world’s deadliest mushroom is the Amanita Phalloides, also known as the Death Cap.
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
Honey is used to make antifreeze mixtures and also for the centre of golf balls.
There are over 2000 different types of cheese in the world.
An egg that is fresh will sink in water, but a stale one won’t.
Blueberries have more anti-oxidants than any other fruits or vegetables.
Potato crisps were invented by a North American called George Crum.
The pectin that is found in apples aids in lowering cholesterol levels.
An apple, onion and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this – pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.
Large doses of coffee can be lethal, ten grams, or 100 cups over 4 hours, can kill an average human.
Laws forbidding the sale of sodas on Sunday prompted William Garwood to invent the ice cream sundae in 1857.
The sandwich is named for fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-92), for whom sandwiches were made so that he could stay at the gambling table without interruptions for meals.
By law, in Bourbon, Miss., one small onion must be served with each glass of water in a restaurant.
Watermelon, eggplants, chilli peppers and bananas are berries.
Strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are not berries.
Bananas are slightly radioactive because they contain potassium and potassium delays.
Spinach, white beans, apricots, salmon, avacados, mushrooms and yogurt are radioactive foods.
Thailand had a prison called "Khuk Khi Kai" or Chicken Poop Prison in which the first floor had prisoners and second floor had a large chicken coop with their excrement being allowed to drop freely on the prisoners below.