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Wednesday, 16 April 2025
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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Cocoa bean
The fruit of the cocoa tree is an oval berry resembling an American football ball.
The fruit measures 250 x 100 mm, is striated or smooth, and resembles an overgrown cucumber. It is c ...
Rice
About 600 million tons of rice are produced annually.
It can be grown on various soils but grows best on clay soils that retain water. The growing season of rice lasts all year round.
Broad beans
Broad beans are a plant up to 100 cm high, with a naked, tubular stem, four-cornered in cross-section.
Bananas
Bananas are composed of water in 75%.
In comparison, cucumbers contain 96% of water.
Kiwi
All varieties of kiwi are extremely rich in vitamin C.
Eating 100 grams of kiwifruit (about one piece) satisfies the daily requirement for this vitamin by ...
California poppy
The plant is densely branched, rather limp, and blue-green in color.
The Stem is free from the milky fluid. The leaves are multiply tripartite and narrowly lobed.
Rice
Like any grain, it is a caloric product.
There is 365 kcal in 100 g (3,5 oz) of white rice, 370 kcal in brown rice, 374 kcal in parboiled rice, and 357 kcal in wild rice.
Aloe vera
It has cooling properties similar to menthol.
It can be effectively used to ease pain from any kind of burn.
Sycamore maple tree
Sycamore leaves are lobed, single.
The blade is roundish, palmately lobed, large, 10-20 cm (3,93 - 7,87 in) long and about the same wid ...
Aloe vera
The gel found in the leaves is used for various health and cosmetic purposes.
Aloe vera is commonly used as a topical medication to ease skin irritation. It also increases the hydration of the skin.