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Monday, 23 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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Watercress
The area of native distribution of watercress is Europe and Asia.
As an imported species, it has spread to almost all continents of the world.
Pumpkin
Oil pressed from its seeds helps cleanse the body of all parasites and fungi.
The knowledge gained and applied to medicine in ancient times is still relevant today.
Sweet potato
There are two varieties of sweet potatoes: sweet and bitter.
The bitter variety is poisonous but once peeled and exposed to the sun, it becomes edible. The sweet variety is often eaten by wild animals and insects, and plantations are destroyed.
Baobab tree
Baobab species growing in Madagascar have more compact crowns and long, cylindrycal trunks compared to those growing in continental Africa.
Lemon
Lemon leaves can also be used.
They are not commonly used for cooking, although they can be eaten. Sometimes they are wrapped aroun ...
Sugar maple
Sugar maple trees are susceptible to various diseases, the most common being canker and gall.
Kale
There are only 28 kcal in 100 grams of kale.
Avocado
Avocado contains many valuable substances beneficial to the human body.
One of them is oleic acid, which lowers blood cholesterol levels.
Corn
Although corn naturally contains niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3, vitamin PP), it was not bioavailable without the process of nixtamalization (soaking and cooking the grain in an alkaline solution, usually lime water, washing and husking).
The Maya used such flour to make various porridges and tamales (grated corn wrapped in corn leaves), ...
Carob
Carob pulp contains many valuable ingredients.
It contains natural plant proteins and carbohydrates as well as vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B6, C, E, D an ...