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Wednesday, 29 April 2026
21 facts about olives
21 facts about olives
"Where the olive refuses to grow, there the Mediterranean world ends"
It is not known exactly when and where the first olive tree, characteristic of the Mediterranean region, grew. Paleobotanists claim that wild olives g ...

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Avocado
Avocado is pear-shaped, round, or egg-shaped.
It is usually 7 – 20 centimeters long and weighs about 100 – 170  grams. Its flesh is fat and creamy, and the outer layer thick, leathery, and green or brown-green.
Sycamore maple tree
It is most frequently found as an admixture in moist, shady mountain foliage and mixed woods, on the banks of mountain streams, in the trees in the midst of fields.
In the mountains, it sometimes forms compact stands.
Coconut tree
The coconut contains many valuable nutrients.
The flesh contains valuable vitamins as well as minerals, fatty acids, and fiber. It can be eaten ra ...
Mandarines
Transportation and storage of mandarins are problematic because the fruit spoils quickly.
Before shipping, they are often covered with special waxes or wrapped in food wrap soaked with fungi ...
Brussels sprout
Brussels sprouts contain sulforaphane.
These are sulfur compounds found in Brussels sprouts and other brassica vegetables that are powerful ...
Pineapple
Pineapple fruits are usually seedless berries, fusing with an inflorescence axis and the cotyledons to form a fruiting body.
If hummingbirds pollinate the flowers, they develop small, hard seeds.
Watercress
It has a very good ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 acids (omega-3 twice as much as omega-6).
It is rich in amino acids.
Pineapple
Pineapples contain a lot of fiber.
Pectin swelling in the stomach gives a prolonged feeling of satiety, and therefore pineapples are recommended for people losing weight.
Avocado
Its name comes from the Spanish word aguacate.
The name derives from Mexicano – the Uto-Aztecan language family –  āhuacatl.
Olives
Black olives are harvested in December.