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Sunday, 1 February 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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Pumpkin
Oil pressed from its seeds helps cleanse the body of all parasites and fungi.
The knowledge gained and applied to medicine in ancient times is still relevant today.
Cabbage
The Japanese were not familiar with the Brassica oleracea until 1775.
Likely, they didn’t have their first contact with the vegetable until Captain Carl Peter Thunberg’s ship arrived on the artificial island of Dejima in Nagasaka Bay in August 1775.
Stinging nettle
Nettle restores elasticity to blood vessels, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, and is a good dietary supplement for diabetics.
It is used as an adjunct in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
Olives
Olives are the fruit of the European olive (Olea europaea).
They are drupes.
Grapes
Seedless grapes have become very popular in recent years.
They are much more pleasant to consume, and since the grapes are propagated vegetatively by pruning the vine, the lack of seeds is not a problem in cultivation.
Sweet potato
They are a valuable source of vitamins and micronutrients.
They contain vitamin C, B vitamins (B1, B2, B6), vitamin E, K, calcium, iron, and potassium.
Baobab tree
Baobab tree fruits are very distinctive.
They are large, oval in shape and resemble berries in most species. Fruits are covered by a dry and ...
Aloe vera
It originates from the Arabian Peninsula.
It has been naturalized in various regions around the world over time and nowadays is cultivated worldwide.
Trees
Some trees, such as alder (genus Alnus), have a symbiotic relationship with a filamentous bacterium of the genus Frankia that can fix nitrogen from the air and convert it to ammonia.
These bacteria live in the root papillae. This allows these trees to live in low nitrogen environments.
Broad beans
It is rich in folic acid and B vitamins, substances necessary for the proper functioning of the nervous system.