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Sunday, 26 July 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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Lemon
Lemon leaves can also be used.
They are not commonly used for cooking, although they can be eaten. Sometimes they are wrapped aroun ...
Pumpkin
Pumpkin flesh serves as an antiemetic and is suitable for pregnant women.
Rice
Like any grain, it is a caloric product.
There is 365 kcal in 100 g (3,5 oz) of white rice, 370 kcal in brown rice, 374 kcal in parboiled rice, and 357 kcal in wild rice.
Pumpkin
In addition to its culinary qualities, its health benefits were quickly discovered.
As early as the 16th century, books on pumpkins’ effect on the digestive system or reducing fever be ...
Stinging nettle
Stinging nettle leaves and stems contain flavonoids, organic acids including formic and acetic acids, beta-carotene, vitamins A, B, B5, C, K, mineral salts - especially iron, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and magnesium, chlorophyll, acetylcholine, tannins, beta-sitosterol, enzymes, silicon and calcium compounds, acids: linoleic, linolenic, stearic, palmitic and oleic, almost all known amino acids.
California poppy
Flowers are long-stalked and orange, yellow or red.
The petals are darker at the base. Some plants may have a pinkish tint to the petals.
Chestnuts
Chestnuts are one of the few "nuts" that contain vitamin C.
100 g of chestnuts contain 48% of the daily requirement for this vitamin. In addition to vitamin C, ...
Beetroot
It is a biennial plant.
In the first year of cultivation, it forms a rosette of leaves and a storage root and in the second year, it forms an inflorescence shoot.
Parsley
Parsley seeds and fruits have the highest myristicin content.
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo trees were spread to other Chinese provinces and to Japan by Buddhist monks in the 11th century.