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Thursday, 9 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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Carrot
One of its ingredients is beta-carotene, which has a beneficial effect on immunity and vision.
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Rapeseed
The oil obtained by pressing is dark yellow, turning light yellow when refined.
Oil intended for consumption must be deodorized.
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Cabbage
Savoy cabbage was bred in Germany.
Its cultivation was carried out by German farmers as early as the 16th century, it quickly gained popularity and was a staple food as early as the 17th century.
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Cerbera odollam
The interior of the fruit contains an egg-shaped seed measuring about 2 x 1.5 cm.
It consists of two white fleshy halves. When exposed to air, the white kernel turns purple, then dark gray, and eventually brown or black.
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Sesame seeds
White and other light sesame seeds are standard in Europe, the Americas, western Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Black and darker-colored sesame seeds are in demand mainly in China and Southeast Asia.
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Poison ivy
Over 350 thousand people in the USA suffer from urushiol contact each year.
The rash typically lasts about a week, but there are cases where it lasted more than a month.
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Baobab tree
At the beginning of the 21st century, South African baobabs suddenly began to die.
The cause of this strange phenomenon has not yet been understood. Most scientists rule out disease o ...
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Sycamore maple tree
In the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England grows a sycamore tree, under which six English farmers, known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, formed a trade union in 1834.
They were accused of violating the Unlawful Oaths Act of 1797 and transported to Australia. However, ...
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Tomatoes
The world's largest tomato producers are China, India and the USA.
Nearly 60% of the world's production comes from Asia.
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Cerbera odollam
Fruits are used to produce bioinsecticides and deodorants.
Research has also been conducted on the use of cerbera seeds for biodiesel production.
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15 facts about kiwi
15 facts about kiwi
Tasty and valuable
The kiwifruit, also known as Chinese gooseberry, is an extremely fascinating and unique representative of the plant world. Its exotic appearance, unus ...
18 facts about pears
18 facts about pears
Thousands of varieties, flavors and colors
Pears are a typical late summer and early autumn fruit with very juicy flesh and distinctive hard lumps called stone cells. In addition to being consu ...
17 facts about chestnuts
17 facts about chestnuts
Autumn delicacy
Chestnut is not the same tree that is common in our gardens and parks, although it is colloquially called by that name. Chestnut, unlike horse chestnu ...
19 facts about pomegranate
19 facts about pomegranate
Punica granatum
The pomegranate is one of the oldest cultivated plants, known and cultivated in the Middle East for several thousand years. In ancient Egypt and Greec ...
19 facts about cabbage
19 facts about cabbage
Brassica oleracea and its cousins
Cabbage is a popular plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family. There are about 44 species of Brassica oleracea, many of which are derived from cruci ...
13 facts about coconut tree
13 facts about coconut tree
The tree that provides all the necessities of life
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is an iconic tropical tree that has played a key role in the lives of communities living in areas with warm climates ...
20 facts about broad beans
20 facts about broad beans
One of the oldest cultivated plants
Broad bean is the common name of an annual plant belonging to the family Fabaceae, to the genus vetch. It no longer occurs in the wild, although it ca ...
21 facts about Stinging nettle
21 facts about Stinging nettle
An underrated source of health
It is often thought of as a weed that causes an unpleasant burning sensation when touched. However, it is treated with respect by many for its nutriti ...
20 facts about carob
20 facts about carob
Ceratonia siliqua - a substitute for cocoa
It is an evergreen tree with dark green, leathery leaves and distinctive fruits in the form of long, brown pods. Carob fruits are edible and are used ...
15 facts about Lemon balm
15 facts about Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm has been known for more than two thousand years and was appreciated by the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean basin. Despite the pa ...
10 facts about tomatoes
10 facts about tomatoes
A basic vegetable in every kitchen
Red, green, yellow, orange, black. There are more than 10,000 cultivars of tomatoes, varying in shape, color, and flavor. Tomatoes originated in the A ...
22 facts about Trees
22 facts about Trees
The largest land plants
Trees are an important part of the Earth's ecosystem, providing habitats for many communities of living organisms. They stabilize soil, prevent desert ...
18 facts about aloe vera
18 facts about aloe vera
True aloe
Aloe vera is one of the most popular house plants, cherished for the simplicity of its cultivation. Originally growing in the Arabian Peninsula, it ha ...
18 facts about forget-me-not
18 facts about forget-me-not
Scorpion grass
The forget-me-not also referred to as the scorpion grass, is an invasive herb, commonly found in various regions of the world. There are over 500 spec ...
10 facts about corpse flower
10 facts about corpse flower
Titan arum
Amorphophallus titanum, also known as titan arum, has the world’s largest unbranched inflorescence (collection of flowers). Consisting of fleshy spadi ...
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