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Tuesday, 18 August 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
Lemons contain a lot of vitamin C, about 53 mg / 100 g.
Thanks to it, they support our immunity and soothe the course of illness.
Carob
Carob is one of the oldest food plants, known and used by humans for more than 4,000 years.
Carob pods consist of pulp, which makes up 90% of the weight, and seeds, which make up 10%. They hav ...
Grapes
The fruits of the vine are berries and may have different colors depending on the variety.
The average fruit has a diameter of 2 cm and comes in many colors. The fruit may be white, green, pink, red, or almost black. The fruit contains 2 to 4 pear-shaped seeds with a maximum length of 6 mm.
Rice
By-products of rice processing are used as animal feed.
In addition, rice bran is used to produce rice oil.
Lemon balm
It is used in cosmetology.
It can be used for oily hair and skin care.
Rapeseed
The fruit of rapeseed is the psyllium (a dry, cracking fruit), containing many seeds.
The psyllium cracks quite easily, so there can be significant losses when harvesting.
Grapes
In 2005, work began on sequencing the grapevine genome.
As a result of the research, it turned out that vines contain more than twice as many genes involved ...
Mayflower
It is a creeping shrub in the family Ericaceae.
There are 4,250 species in the family Ericaceae, including rhododendron, blueberry, and cranberry.
Aloe vera
The plant reaches up to 100 centimeters in length.
Bananas
Bananas can lower cholesterol levels.
Thanks to their pectin content, they can positively affect blood composition. In a study conducted o ...