Amazing Food Facts – Discover the Truth Behind Your Favorite Meals
Apples float because they are 25% air.
Chocolate was once used as currency by the Mayans.
The world’s most expensive pizza costs $12,000.
Honey never spoils, it can last for centuries.
Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
Carrots were originally purple, not orange.
The most popular spice in the world is black pepper.
Tomatoes are technically a fruit, not a vegetable.
McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers every second.
Pineapples take two years to grow.
The world’s largest cabbage weighed over 138 pounds.
Salt was once considered as valuable as gold.
The average American eats 35 tons of food in a lifetime.
Potatoes are 80% water.
Garlic has been used for over 5,000 years for both food and medicine.
The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed over 12,770 pounds.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer.
Pepper was so valuable in ancient times that it was used as currency.
Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
The largest pizza ever made was over 9,000 square feet.
Cabbage is 91% water.
Rice is the most widely consumed staple food in the world.
The first soup was made around 20,000 BC.
Apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee.
The world’s largest pizza was over 131 feet in diameter.
Amazing Food Facts – Discover the Truth Behind Your Favorite Meals part 2
There are over 10,000 varieties of tomatoes.
The average American consumes around 600 pounds of dairy products per year.
Oranges were originally green, not orange.
The world’s most expensive chocolate is $260 per pound.
The world’s tallest cake was over 108 feet tall.
Kiwis contain more vitamin C than oranges.
The world’s most expensive spice is saffron.
The hottest chili pepper in the world is the Carolina Reaper.
Rice is a symbol of fertility and prosperity in many cultures.
The world’s most expensive coffee is made from the dung of civet cats.
The world’s largest doughnut weighed over 1.7 tons.
The average American consumes around 23 pounds of pizza per year.
Pomegranates can contain up to 600 seeds.
The spiciest part of a chili pepper is the white membrane inside.
The most popular fast food chain in the world is Subway.
The world’s most expensive spice is worth more than its weight in gold.
The world’s largest hamburger weighed over 3,000 pounds.
Eating spicy food can boost your metabolism.
The world’s largest chocolate waterfall was over 27 feet tall.