Plants

Brussels sprouts can be boiled, baked, or fried.

Aloe vera gel consists of 99% water and the remaining 1% is made of approximately 75 active constituents.

It is a psychoactive plant, but not addictive.

The largest producers of cinnamon are Indonesia (about 40%) and China (about 35%).

Until the introduction of potatoes, entire communities that did not have access to wheat flour relied on chestnuts as their main source of carbohydrates.

They contain considerable amounts of copper and manganese.

Curcumin contained in turmeric shows an anti-cancer effect inside the infected cell.

The taste of carob is similar to sweetened cocoa, so it is used as a substitute for cocoa, with a very low fat content and no caffeine.

Asparagus roots and rhizomes contain asparagine (an organic compound from the group of endogenous amino acids), steroidal saponins, coumarin, coniferin, vanillin, rutin, volatile oils, carotenoids, amino acids, and unusual carbohydrates.

The young shoots of asparagus, known as spears, which appear in the spring, are used as a vegetable.