Everyone loves food and that’s no secret, but I’m sure there are some facts about the foods that you eat that you never knew about. So here I am to share with you 20 interesting things about food!
1: A 20oz bottle of Coca-Cola has more sugar than a large Cinnabon. Coke has 65g of sugar.
2: Ginger can help reduce exercise-induced muscle pain by up to 25%
3: Dried fruit has a massive nutrient loss compared to its fresh form. It loses 30-80% of the natural vitamin and antioxidant contents
4: Strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries are actually not berries at all, but bananas, tomatoes, pumpkins, watermelon, and avocado are. They are not considered berries because the way they grow
5: The red food-coloring carmine, used in skittles and other candies, is made from boiled cochineal bugs, a type of beetle.
6: If improperly prepared, fugu, or puffer fish, can kill you since it contains a toxin 1,200 times deadlier than cyanide.
7: Ranch dressing contains titanium dioxide, which is used to make it appear whiter. The same ingredient is used in sunscreen and paint for the same effect.
8: To make jelly beans shiny, shellac is used, which is made from Kerria lacca insect excretions.
9: When taken in large doses, nutmeg works as a hallucinogen.
10: Eating bananas can help fight depression because they have high levels of tryptophan.
11: Honey is made from nectar and bee vomit.
12: The twists in pretzels are meant to look like arms crossed in prayer.
13: There’s an enzyme in pineapple called bromelain that helps to break down proteins and can also ruin your tastebuds.
14: Apples float in water because 25% of their volume is made of air.
15: The reason why peppers taste hot is because of a chemical compound called capsaicin, which bonds to your sensory nerves and tricks them into thinking your mouth is actually being burned.
16: One of the most hydrating foods to eat is the cucumber, which is 96% water.
17: The common bread ingredient L-cysteine is derived from human hair.
18: Microwave popcorn gives off a toxic, lung-damaging gas when cooked. This chemical is known as diacetyl.
19: Rosemary oils can be used as a natural meat preservative. It works better than chemical additives.
20: Cherries ease inflammation and gout; and they may even help prevent arthritis.
Facts and Photos:
http://foodmatters.tv/articles-1/25-powerful-reasons-to-eat-bananas
http://www.buzzfeed.com/justinabarca/food-facts-that-will-blow-your-mind#30zaqjj
http://www.naturalnews.com/specialreports/25-amazing-facts-about-food.pdf
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