35 FOOD INTERESTING POINTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW 1 - The twisted middle part of the pretzel originally represents the crossed arms in prayer 2- The most expensive fruit in the world is the Japanese Yubari melon. They are terribly sweet and once two were sold for as much as 20,000 EUR at auction 3 - Bananas help fight depression 4 - Ice cream on a stick is an invention of an 11-year-old back in 1905 5 - Every second, every day in the world McDonalds sells 75 burgers 6 - Potatoes contain 80% water and 20% solids 7 - The famous Pringles chips had to prove in court that they really are made from potatoes 8 - When you consume a lollipop, you are actually drinking spicy saliva 9 - Apples contain small traces of potassium cyanide (cyanide) in their seeds 10 - The altitude at which you eat greatly affects the taste of food, so on the plane 99% of people are not satisfied with the food 11 - The famous Hawaii Pizza was actually invented in Canada 12 - Consuming large amounts of milk and dairy products can cause acne 13 - The oldest soup dates back to 6000 BC and was prepared from the meat of hippos and sparrows 14 - Most Wasabi sauces on sale are not real wasabi sauce, but colored horseradish 15 - A real Aceto Balsamico costs between 50 and 500 EUR, even more 16 - The inscription 100% orange juice is 100% artificially colored 17 - The most expensive pizza in the world costs around 10,000 EUR and it takes 3 days to prepare 18 - The winner of the 2013 fast food competition, he ate 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes 19 - Chocolate and rice were once the currency of payment 20 - A tea bag was created quite by accident when the tea in it was sent for analysis 21 - The first coffee drink was not sweetened. A street vendor of coffee and juice once accidentally spilled a bucket of juice into the coffee next door. He was sorry to throw it away so he sold the mixture at half price. He sold everything in less than 2 hours 22 - Coconut water can be used as blood plasma. It rejuvenates and is rightly called the elixir of youth and the water of life 23 - More than 200 years ago, ketchup served as a medicine in the treatment of diarrhea and some other diseases 24 - The only insect in the world that produces food that humans eat is bees 25 - People share 60% of our DNA with bananas 26 - Pineapple juice softens meat as much as salt 27 - You can lose weight only if diet becomes a way of life and not a fight against food 28 - The enzyme Bromelain was found in pineapple, it is used today in America in the treatment of inflammation, various injuries and infections 29 - Hot Dog has never really become as popular in Europe as it is in America 30 - An apple cannot sink because it contains 25% air 31 - The reason people feel hot in their mouths when they eat hot peppers is capsaicin (C18H27NO3), a natural alkaloid that binds to the sensory nerves in your mouth, which send information to your brain that your mouth is literally worse. Otherwise, the use of capsaicin is very large in the pharmaceutical industry 32 - Strawberries are full of fiber, stimulate digestion and have a preventive effect in the fight against many diseases 33 - The most popular carrot is actually purple 34 - Cucumber contains 96% water, while watermelon 92% and grapefruit 90% 35 - There are about 7500 varieties of apples in the world that grow all over the world, it would take you 20 years if you decide to try them all
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