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Thursday, 25 June 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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Cerbera odollam
Cerbera odollam is native to the tropical regions of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
It grows in moist areas, coastal salt marshes in southern India, Madagascar and Southeast Asia.
Olives
Fruits are harvested from 8-10 year old trees.
An abundant crop is usually harvested every two years.
Pomegranate
Pomegranate flowers and fruits were a common decorative motif in Assyrian, Semitic, and Egyptian civilizations.
Jews decorated the robes of priests or statues with them. The fruit symbolized fidelity to the Pentateuch, and the royal crown of the Jews was modeled after the pomegranate fruit.
Rapeseed
Rapeseed comes in two forms: spring and winter.
Spring rapeseed is an annual crop and winter is a biennial.
Brussels sprout
Brussels sprouts have the highest amount of vitamin C, 94 mg per 100 g, of all brassicas.
It also contains B vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6), folic acid, vitamins A, E, and H, beta carotene, and is a source of potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, iron, omega-3 fatty acids.
Kiwi
The first description of kiwi dates back to the 12th century, during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
At the time, the fruit came from the wild and was used mainly for medicinal purposes. Cultivation wa ...
Rowan
Rowan berries are a rich source of vitamins.
They contain large amounts of vitamins B3, C, E, K, and P and small amounts of vitamin A.
Poinsettia
The poinsettia is a perennial plant that needs a dormant period to grow and flower annually.
It is a short-day plant and needs to be in the dark for 8-16 hours a day for about two months to blo ...
Asparagus
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial plant of the asparagus family.
It is the only edible representative of the Asparagus genus.
Rowan
Rowan varieties, specially adapted for the food industry, have been created.
Such fruits are edible raw and have a larger diameter than the "classic" rowan.