Interesting facts about fruits and vegetables

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Fruits and vegetables are food sources that provide a lot of fiber and vitamins for human health. However, besides these beneficial effects, they also have very interesting facts that people may not know.

1. Fruits, vegetables


Fruits and vegetables are the source of raw materials for processing many delicious and nutritious dishes every day. Besides the properties that may have been known for a long time, they also have some quite special uses. So, learning about these interesting facts will help us to know the many properties and uses of many fruits and vegetables.

2. Interesting facts about fruits and vegetables


Some interesting facts about fruits and vegetables are:
Bell peppers are fruits: Fruit is defined as the part of the plant that develops from the flower and has seeds inside, so bell peppers along with squash, melons, and melons. Climbing and pumpkin are classified as fruits. These are all fresh ingredients and provide plenty of nutrients in a salad. Banana is a berry: A berry develops from a flower and an ovary, where the ovary is the appendage of the flower. So grapes, kiwis, bananas are berry fruits. Should steam broccoli: Steaming broccoli in the weight loss menu will help reduce cholesterol in the body more. However, broccoli when eaten raw will provide anti-cancer substances to the body. The flower part of broccoli contains more nutrients than the stem. The leaves of broccoli, which are often discarded when cooking, contain some special nutrients that cannot be found in the flowers and stems of broccoli. Avocados are fruit: Avocados have seeds, so they are considered fruit. Avocados contain a lot of fat but are good fats that help lower blood cholesterol. Potatoes, bananas are the leading group of potassium-containing fruits: Potassium is a mineral that helps the body strengthen muscles and control blood pressure. Although bananas are high in potassium, they are not the best food source. Potatoes have more potassium, do not contain any fat and provide many vitamins and iron for the body.

Các loại rau củ và trái cây là nguồn cung cấp dinh dưỡng cho con người
Các loại rau củ và trái cây là nguồn cung cấp dinh dưỡng cho con người

Tomato is both a fruit and a vegetable: Tomato is known to be a fruit, yet it is still a vegetable. In the 1800s, New York Harbor taxed vegetables but not fruit. One importer, because of cost-cutting, said their tomatoes were fruit. Then a lawsuit was filed and a decision was made that products usually prepared with meat and fish were considered vegetables. Figs provide calcium: To supplement calcium for the body, instead of drinking milk, you can use a fruit that is figs. Figs also provide a lot of fiber, but contain a lot of sugar, so you should not overdo this fruit. Raspberries are not actually berries: Raspberries and even strawberries are not berries at all, but clusters of small berries that grow together. Apples are a cousin of the rose: Apples provide plenty of vitamin C and fiber. Apples, pears, cherries and plums are related to the rose, so when we eat apples we also feel this sweet taste. Surprising and interesting facts about fruits and vegetables can make us more informed about these everyday foods. Therefore, they help a lot in taking advantage of the benefits brought to human health.

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