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Friday, 16 October 2026
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
The wild sunflower, also known as topinambur or Jerusalem artichoke, is a plant that has been widely known and used for various purposes since ancient ...

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Cerbera odollam
The interior of the fruit contains an egg-shaped seed measuring about 2 x 1.5 cm.
It consists of two white fleshy halves. When exposed to air, the white kernel turns purple, then dark gray, and eventually brown or black.
Coconut tree
A tall coconut palm growing on fertile soil can produce up to 75 fruits a year.
Usually, however, it is less than 30. With proper care and proper growing conditions, coconut palms ...
Cabbage
It consists of 92 percent water.
6 percent are carbohydrates, and 1 percent protein. It also contains trace amounts of fat.
Grapes
Grapeseed oil is very healthy.
Almost 70% of grape seed oil is linoleic acid, which has a beneficial effect on metabolism and can l ...
Asparagus
Young asparagus shoots grow above the surface of the ground in the spring and are ready for harvesting when they reach more than 20 cm in height and a diameter larger than that of a pencil.
Baobab tree
At the beginning of the 21st century, South African baobabs suddenly began to die.
The cause of this strange phenomenon has not yet been understood. Most scientists rule out disease o ...
Poinsettia
Are poinsettia poisonous to humans? Not much, it may cause nausea, diarrhea, or vomiting if consumed.
External exposure to the plant may result in a skin rash. It may also cause itchiness, redness, or s ...
Rapeseed
Rapeseed oil is called the "oil of the North" and is the primary vegetable oil in many European countries.
In the kitchen it is used for almost everything: frying, stewing, baking, salads, and dressings.
Parsley
Substances in parsley stimulate breast milk production in breastfeeding women.
Pineapple
Pineapples are formed on a strongly shortened stem that grows up to 1,5 meters tall.