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Monday, 24 November 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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Vanilla
Vanilloideae are prevalent in the tropics, reaching the temperate zone in eastern North America, eastern Asia, and southern Australia.
Flat-leaved vanilla naturally occurs in South and Central America, including Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.
Brussels sprout
Thanks to glucosinolates, Brussels sprouts protect the human digestive tract and ensure proper digestion.
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), ...
Pears
There are about three thousand varieties of pear trees.
They vary in size, shape, and flavor. They are grown for different purposes, some for consumption directly after picking others for food preparations.
California poppy
Seeds are round or elliptic, colored brown or black.
The typical seed is 1,5 to 1,8 mm wide.
Rowan
Rowan can grow as a tree or a shrub.
It reaches sizes ranging from 5 to 15 meters and often has many trunks topped with a loose, irregularly shaped crown.
Sunflower
The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine.
It is also the symbol of the Vegan Society, the state flower of Kansas, and one of the symbols of the Japanese city of Kitakyushu.
Strawberry
The fruit consists of 90% water, so it is low in calories.
100 g of strawberries contain only 33 kcal, 7.6 g of carbohydrates, 0.7 g of protein, and 0.4 g of fat.
Pomegranate
100 g of the fruit provides 83 kcal.
It is classified as a low glycemic index product with an Ig of 54.
Olives
Mature fruits are purple, purple-black, or blackish-brown, with a bluish or violet tint.
There are also ivory-colored olives.