An 8-ounce baked or boiled potato has only about 100 calories.
The potato is about 80% water and 20% solids.
In October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space.
Around 95% of animals have eyes. Some are very simple, just picking up light and dark conditions while others are more complex, allowing for the recognition of shapes, color and depth.
Coconut water contains a very good amount of electrolyte potassium.
Green cauliflower is produced when you cross cauliflower with broccoli.
China is the world's leading
producer of cauliflower.Cauliflower is actually a flower that hasn't fully developed yet.
Brain cells don't regenerate.
The moon sounds like a gong.
Never store onions and potatoes together. They both produce gases that when in close proximity to each other, cause both of them to spoil much faster.
Carrots were originally red, purple, yellow or white. Orange carrots were not produced until the 16th century, when the Dutch cross bred yellow and red carrots to create the orange carrot, in honor of the the Dutch Royal Family, which was also known as the House of Orange.
In an emergency, coconut water can be substituted for blood plasma, due to the fact that coconut water possesses the perfect PH level and is also sterile.
Tomatoes are not a vegetable, they are a fruit. They were once considered a type of apple by France and Italy and used to be yellow, not orange or red.
Darker green vegetables contain more vitamin C than lighter green vegetables.
Pumpkins are not a vegetable, they are a fruit. So are avocados.
The cabbage contains almost as much water as watermelon. Watermelon is 92% water, cabbage is 90%.
Rice has more varieties than any other fruit or vegetable, nearly 15,000
Eating an apple is a more reliable method of staying awake than consuming a cup of coffee.
Garlic has been used to infuse vodka and as an ingredient to make cocktails.
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