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Fun Facts About Food we bet you didn’t know
00:00 Fun facts about food we bet you didn’t know
00:26 Figs may be plants, but they aren’t quite all vegan
01:10 Pound cakes don’t weight a pound
01:29 Sandwiches are named after English royalty
02:27 Coriander may taste like soap to you because of your genes
02:59 Some farm raised salmon is dyed pink
03:44 Speaking of bananas, there’s quite a few fun food facts about them.
04:12 Bananas, pumpkins and lemons are berries… but raspberries aren’t!
04:47 There’s more water in cucumber than watermelon
05:10 Peanut butter is good for you
05:44 Neither California rolls & Hawaiian pizza were actually invented in USA
06:29 But some red food dyes and artificial vanilla extracts may not be
07:22 Oreos are vegan
07:44 Spam is actually just short for ‘spiced ham’
08:15 Avocados are fruit
08:54 Caesar salad isn’t from anywhere near Italy
09:30 Pistachios are actually duping us
10:18 The world’s most hated vegetable is one of the best for you
10:44 Chickpeas and almonds contains almost as much protein as steak
11:30 Raspberries are a member of the rose family
11:57 Literally eat a fruit that’s as sweet as nectar
12:31 Dark chocolate can be more than just a sweet treat
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Traveling is a means to success do subscribe travel and taste Channel and like videos for further videos stay connected fun facts about food we bet you didn’t know from surprising amounts of nutrients to the origins of some of our favorite dishes here are some interesting food facts that will Boggle your
Mind figs may be plants but they aren’t quite all vegan as part of the pollination process female wasps crawl inside of a fig to lay her eggs and unfortunately dies during the process by the time we eat the sweet fruits though there are no traces of wasp left as it’s
Been digested by the figure if it makes you feel better not only is there no trace of the flying creature left there is also a chance your snack is insect free according to SBS it might also help to know that many of the types of figs that are grown commercially do not rely
On wasps for pollination chances are the figs you picked up at the green grossers have never felt the pleasure of a borrowing wasp pound cakes Don’t weight a pound roughly half a kilo sounds about right for the weight of one of these cakes but the name doesn’t have anything to do
With the state of its final product back when the dessert was invented its recipe called for a pound of butter sugar eggs and flour to be mixed together sandwiches are named after English royalty this lunchtime classic is said to have been invented by the Earl of Sandwich the unconfirmed story
Does that the Earl John montigue was on a 24-hour gambling streak and did not want to leave his table he wanted to eat without having to put his cards down thus the sandwich was born one small step for man one giant leap for sandwiches bonus fact another fun fact
About sandwiches is that one has been smuggled into space astronaut John Young smuggled a corn beef sandwich onto his spacecraft for a 6-hour mission the sandwich didn’t go too well in zero gravity conditions and could have actually had grave consequences floating crumbs or debris could have caused serious damage to the shuttle but
Luckily they returned unharmed NASA have since taken steps to ensure no sandwich goes into space again coriander May taste like soap to you because of your genes and if it does to you you’re not crazy according to news medical coriander also has some aldies that are found in soaps
Detergents and lotions as well as the bug family of insects most cilantro haters shared a particular group of olfactory receptor genes called o6 A2 that has the capacity to identify the smell of alide chemicals that are present in coriander leaves as well as soaps some farm raised salmon is dyed
Pink wild salmon is known for its bright pink flesh which comes from their diet of valy and krill farm raised salmon on the other hand often doesn’t have the same diet D free farm raised salmon is actually more of a white/ gray color rather than bright pink sort of the N
Honey kitchen reported as anthon which makes salmon pink is actually a good thing given its health benefits in salmon feed it is poor practice to make feeds for this species without EST zanthin and it is not natural for salmon to be depleted of this nutrient David White from huan salmon in Tasmania told
The news Outlet speaking of bananas there’s quite a few fun food facts about them did you know bananas float in water and its skin is set to help relieve the itching from mosquito bites eating bananas can slow help your nervous system store tired muscle tissues and boost board brains
According to Australian bananas they’re also the world’s oldest fruit dating back more than 10,000 years bananas pumpkins and lemons are berries but raspberries aren’t as we mentioned before raspberries along with strawberries and blackberries are actually a part of the Rose family the way botanists categorize fruits means
That berries are all developed from the OV of a glower and have three layers the skin the flesh that we eat and the seeds sometimes you can eat the skin sometimes you can’t sometimes you can eat the seeds sometimes you can’t it’s all very confusing isn’t it there’s more water in cucumber than
Watermelon okay not by much but this was still a fun food fact to us watermelon is about 92% water while cucumber is 95% that’s actually the same as lettuce and celery it’s also super low in calories with just eight per serving peanut butter is good for you Studies have shown that eating peanut
Butter can help lower cholesterol Aid in weight loss add protein to your diet and prevent type 2 diabetes it’s also low in carbs of course many peanut butters do include extra ingredients like sugar salt salt honey or chocolate to change the flavoring so keep that in mind if you’re buying peanut butter thinking
It’s a health food bet you didn’t know this either but peanut butter glows in the dark after it’s exposed to intense light neither California rolls and Hawaiian pizza were actually invented in America in fact both Foods originated in the USA’s Northern neighbor Canada the popular sushi roll was crafted for the
First time in Vancouver British Columbia by Chef Hyde Kazo Tojo heard of the BC roll rainbow roll Golden Roll or spider roll those are his Creations too as for the pizza that was an experiment by Greek Canadian soplos according to Time Magazine the name Hawaiian was given based on the
Brand of pineapple the chef was using at the time while the food divides many it is undivided that it’s a Canadian invention but some red food dyes and artificial vanilla extracts may not be some people find the idea of eating insects repulsive but loads of us may have been
Doing it already without even realizing it much of the common red food dye we consume is made from crushed up bugs notes this BBC article Peter notes some of the foods this red food Dy can be used in includes candies ketchup soft drinks and canned cherries surprisingly
Not an April Fool’s joke Beaver zit goo you to mark their territory and someone somewhere discovered that it smelled and tasted like vanilla according to National Geographic manufacturers have been using it extensively in perfumes and foods for at least 80 years in this case we guess when they say natural
Flavoring it isn’t technically a lie Oreos are vegan it seems milk’s favorite cookie can actually be dipped in oat soy or Armond milk for a icious vegan snack these iconic sandwich cookies don’t actually contain any milk products or eggs so are vegan friendly you can even get an official vegan Oreo
Tote bag to carry your favorite plant-based biscuits in spam is actually just short for spiced ham we’re not talking about the unsolicited emails you get but that mysterious meat in a can ever wondered what it means it’s short for spiced ham not so mysterious huh also not so spiced
Either a can of spam includes just six ingredients pork salt water potato starch sugar and sodium nitrate a preservative often used for cured meats avocados are fruit avocados are a perennial fruit and according to Australian avocado the first ones to arrive in Australia were planted in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens back in
1840 they also must be picked when matured in order to ripen which can take between 1 to 2 weeks in Spain and Mexico avocados are called alligator pears due to their shape and bumpy green skin while in India and China they are referred to as butter pears this healthy
Food is good for you too they’re a great source of vitamin C E K and B6 Caesar salad isn’t from anywhere near Italy bet you didn’t know this we sure didn’t the Caesar salad was actually invented in Tijana Mexico back in 1927 Hotel Caesar owna Caesar Cardin
Wanted to make dinner for friends but didn’t have much at hand lettuce was tossed into a bowl with a dressing made from whatever he had on hand and salad history was made there’s even an annual Festival in Tiano every June in honor of the infamous side dish to be fair
Cardini himself was actually born in Italy pistachios are actually duping us these little crunchy green snacks have been fooling us for years pistachios aren’t nuts at all but rather a droop a family that also includes cherries peaches and olives so technically it’s a fruit well actually the seeds of a fruit the outer
Fruit is removed during processing like other nuts pistachios are a rich source of protein fiber vitamins and minerals which can help people with weight management protect against diabetes and and hypertension and improved digestion the omega-3 fatty acids present in pistachios can help lower your blood pressure and may also reduce your risk
Of heart disease the world’s most hated vegetable is one of the best for you Brussel sprats may be the most hated vegetable but it’s among the most nutritious veggies out there it’s packed full of vitamins and minerals has virtually no calories no fat no cholesterol and it
Fills you up better yet it also has an antioxidant that has shown to be anti-inflammatory and could fight cancer chickpeas and almonds contains almost as much protein as steak in a recent chat with eat first about plant-based diets Greg mcfallen a director at vegan Australia mentioned
That it’s a common myth that you’re not able to become strong on a vegan diet and this is a great example of busting that myth according to Better Health if you follow a vegetarian or vegan diet as long as you eat a wide variety of foods
You can usually get the protein you need while eating 100 Gams of steak could contain up to 25 g of protein the same amount of chickpeas contains 21 G and almonds or whopping 28 G and if that’s an excuse to eat even more homus we’ll take it
Raspberries are a member of the Rose family as are cherries apricots plums pears apples quines peaches strawberries and blackberries unlike roses though these types of fruits typically have flowers with five equal petals arranged around a central core and just like roses raspberries and blackberries have plenty of thorns too
Ouch literally eat a fruit fruit that’s as sweet as nectar did you know that the word nectarine means sweet like nectar and this is most likely the origin of the name it’s believed nectarines like peaches originated in China over 4,000 years ago nutritionally nectarines are a
High source of vitamin C and A and are abundant in antioxidants they aid in weight loss help regulate blood pressure levels and overall good health they also help improve immun and heart’s Health dark chocolate can be more than just a sweet treat the dark chocolate we
Know and love is made from the roasted beans of the cacao tree and has a ton of interesting facts many being health benefits according to Harvard dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure and reduce inflammation a study of an isolated tribe with high intakes of cocoa had lower rates of heart disease
Cancer and diabetes compared to the same tribes who had migrated to cities bonus fact dark chocolate that’s 70% cocoa or more actually contains more caffeine per ounce than coffee just don’t expect to stay up all night with the powdered hot chocolate you’d get at a supermarket
This stuff tends to be quite low in caffeine do subscribe travel and taste Channel and like videos for further videos stay connected