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Saturday, 17 October 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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Carob
Carob wood is also used.
In some regions of Greece, such as Crete, it is used as firewood. It is also used to make fences, pa ...
Rapeseed
It is a valuable source of fat-soluble vitamins, especially provitamin A, as well as vitamins K and E.
It also contains plant sterols and phytosterols which are one of the basic building blocks of plant ...
Brussels sprout
Brussels sprouts stimulate proper brain and nervous system function.
It can help slow down brain aging.
Cabbage
It was domesticated around the 10th century BC.
In ancient Rome, it was considered a luxury commodity. It only came into widespread use during the Middle Ages and quickly became one of the main ingredients in European cuisine.
Cocoa bean
The cocoa tree is an evergreen tree with a compact crown 10-15 meters high or a shrub growing up to 5 meters high.
Its bark is thin and cinnamon-brown. The cocoa tree has a strongly developed root system. The leaves ...
Rapeseed
Winter rapeseed is mainly grown in Poland, with its crops occupying 95% of the area of all oilseed crops.
Seeds are sown in August, germinating as early as a week after sowing into the ground. Even before w ...
Asparagus
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.
Turmeric
Turmeric is used as a pH indicator in the production of indicator strips.
Lemon balm
It was introduced to central and northern Europe around the 7th century.
It was used extensively by medieval herbalists and monks. It came to North America with the European colonists.
Pineapple
Pineapples can be consumed both raw and processed.
They are used to make jams, juices, and compotes.