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Tuesday, 5 May 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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Citron
There are many cultivated varieties (cultivars) of citron.
Some of them are: etrog - with spindle-shaped fruit fingered - a fruit with long, finger-like outgr ...
Broad beans
Broad beans bind bile acids in the large intestine and thus reduce the concentration of LDL cholesterol in the blood.
Lemon
Lemon has anti-cancer properties.
Contains limonene, which is a powerful antioxidant. Laboratory studies have shown that this compound ...
Rapeseed
In Europe, rapeseed began to be cultivated in the 13th century.
At that time, rapeseed oil was used as fuel for lamps and later also for soap production.
Vanilla
Orchids are a cosmopolitan family found on all continents except Antarctica.
The greatest diversity of orchid species is found in the intertropical zone, especially in the Ameri ...
Saguaro cactus
It’s a long living plant.
Saguaro cactus can live about 150 to 200 years.
Rice
The history of rice cultivation is long and complex.
By scientific consensus based on archaeological evidence, it is assumed that seed rice was first dom ...
Cocoa bean
The oldest traces of the use of cocoa seeds as food were found in Ecuador, in the upper reaches of the Amazon tributaries, at an archaeological site dating back to 5450-5300 years BP (before the present, which is assumed to be 1950).
In Central America, archaeological finds indicate the use of cocoa since 3900 years BP, and in the s ...
Avocado
Avocado has many uses in the beauty industry.
Facial masks based on avocado help achieve firm and moisturized skin.
Turmeric
Curcumin contained in turmeric shows an anti-cancer effect inside the infected cell.
It "searches" for malignant cells in the body and destroys them.