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Tuesday, 17 March 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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Broad beans
In medieval France, it was very popular, broad beans were used to make flour for bread or nutritious pancakes.
Beetroot
Beets have a lot of valuable nutrients that positively affect health.
Beetroot contains B vitamins, especially B9, A, C, macro, and microelements: potassium, iron, magnes ...
Grapes
Grape seed oil is most often made from residues from wine production.
The separated seeds are pressed to obtain a greenish oil. Most of it is produced in the Mediterranean basin.
Kiwi
Kiwi fruits are eaten raw.
They can be eaten whole, along with the peel, which is also a rich source of vitamins. The fruit con ...
Rice
Rice is gluten-free.
It can be eaten by people suffering from intolerance to this protein. Rice also contains no allergens.
Lemon
Color
Most obvious distinctive feature is their color. Lemons are usually bright yellow, while limes are usually a bright shade of green. However, some types of limes turn yellow when they ripen.
Bananas
Green bananas contain a large amount of starch.
As bananas turn yellow, the starch turns into sugar, and the fruit gains flavor.
Cerbera odollam
The jasmine-scented flowers are white with a prominent yellow spot at the base of the petals.
Mandarines
Mandarins are native to Asia.
They evolved in southern China, Vietnam, and Japan. Mandarins arrived in Europe in the early 19th century and reached North America a few decades later.
Saguaro cactus
They are endemic to the Sonoran Desert.
Saguaros can be found in western Sonora in Mexico and southern Arizona in United States.