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Tuesday, 9 December 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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Pomegranate
The fruit’s name derives from medieval Latin: pōmum “apple” and grānātum “with seeds.”
The ancients called this fruit, composed of several hundred particles, malum granatum, or “seed apple.”
Brussels sprout
One cup of cooked Brussels sprouts provides 4 grams of dietary fiber.
Bananas
Green bananas contain a large amount of starch.
As bananas turn yellow, the starch turns into sugar, and the fruit gains flavor.
Brussels sprout
The vitamins, antioxidants, and omega-3 fatty acids in Brussels sprouts, working together, counteract heart disease.
Carob
The world production volume of carob fruit was 51,907 tons in 2021. The largest producers are: Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon.
Smaller quantities were produced in Algeria, Tunisia and Israel. The main consumers are the food ind ...
Pomegranate
Pomegranate flowers and fruits were a common decorative motif in Assyrian, Semitic, and Egyptian civilizations.
Jews decorated the robes of priests or statues with them. The fruit symbolized fidelity to the Pentateuch, and the royal crown of the Jews was modeled after the pomegranate fruit.
Rowan
Rowan is a very flammable plant.
Litter near rowan trees should be carefully monitored because it may lead to the fire spreading rapidly.
Jerusalem artichoke
Topinambur is native to North America.
Today it is widespread on many continents as an edible, forage, and ornamental plant. It grows wild ...
Carrot
Carrots contain, among others, vitamin B6, B1, vitamin E, vitamin K, folic acid and niacin.
Olives
Olive trees live about 800 years and a good crop is harvested for 200-300.