Plants

Stinging nettle leaves and stems contain flavonoids, organic acids including formic and acetic acids, beta-carotene, vitamins A, B, B5, C, K, mineral salts - especially iron, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and magnesium, chlorophyll, acetylcholine, tannins, beta-sitosterol, enzymes, silicon and calcium compounds, acids: linoleic, linolenic, stearic, palmitic and oleic, almost all known amino acids.

Forget-me-nots can be successfully grown indoors.

Garlic comes from Central Asia.

Vanilla came to Europe half a thousand years ago. At the beginning of the 16th century, it was brought to Spain by the conquistador Hernán Cortés de Monroy Pizarro Altamirano, who had previewed the use of vanilla sticks at the court of the Aztec ruler Montezuma.

The color of the olives depends on when they are harvested.

Between 1989 and 1999, more than 500 cases of fatal cerberus poisoning were reported in the southwestern state of Kerala, India.

Poinsettias, like other plants in the spurge family, contain significant amounts of latex.

An important ingredient in Thai and Indian cuisine is coconut milk.

The nutrients contained in parsley are resistant to freezing and drying, so storing parsley is not too difficult.

In 2021, 4.467.099 tons of kiwifruit were produced worldwide.