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Sunday, 5 October 2025
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
16 facts about jerusalem artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
The wild sunflower, also known as topinambur or Jerusalem artichoke, is a plant that has been widely known and used for various purposes since ancient ...

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Corn
In prehistoric times, Mesoamerican women used special querns (metate) to process corn into ground corn flour.
Corn flour allowed them to prepare foods that were more caloric. After the invention of pottery, the Olmecs cooked corn with beans, which increased its nutritional value.
Carob
The carob tree is widely grown in nurseries as an ornamental plant.
It is commonly used in gardens in Mediterranean regions, but also in other regions of the world. The tree is especially popular in California and Hawaii.
Beetroot
They are important in prevention as well as in the fight against cancer.
They owe their anti-cancer effect to their betanin content, which is an antioxidant that fights free radicals.
Rapeseed
Rapeseed comes in two forms: spring and winter.
Spring rapeseed is an annual crop and winter is a biennial.
Pineapple
Pineapples are formed on a strongly shortened stem that grows up to 1,5 meters tall.
Pumpkin
A pumpkin is a creeping plant whose shoots can reach up to 12 meters.
The shoots are hairy and contain clinging whiskers. Leaves are large, heart-shaped, with hairy edges ...
Turmeric
Turmeric contains vitamins and minerals in marginal amounts.
These are B vitamins, vitamin E, and K, as well as calcium, manganese, potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, copper and zinc.
Turmeric
Turmeric is also an ornamental room plant.
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are native to South America.
They were cultivated by Indians living north of the equator. From there, they spread to Central and North America about 2,000 years ago.
Bananas
Bananas are mainly cultivated in the intertropical zone.
Banana plantations can be found in Africa, North and South America, Asia and the Pacific.