Sunday, 19 April 2015

Do you know that … ?

Do you like as me to read various curiosities, such as those related to food? Sometimes some of them are really very surprising. Today I will present you  7 interesting facts.



 1. Black tip of the banana is not poisonous. Fortunately, it does not contain toxic substances or  larvae or pesticides.




2. Peel of kiwi is edible. Therefore, eating kiwi as a whole is completely safe.




3. Watching TV for two hours a day increases the risk of obesity by 23%. In addition, more rapidly develope skeletal defects  and the muscles get flabby.





4. Honey never spoils. The oldest jar found with this delicacy was 5500 years and still fit for eating.





5. Tomato  it's not a vegetable but fruit and in addition a berry . It is the fruit because is edible part of the whole plant called tomato, and the berry is a type of fruit, which the tomato is counted among to.




6. Apricot seeds are poisonous. They contain amygdalin, a substance hazardous to health and life. Consumption of large amounts of apricot seeds  may cause severe poisoning, particularly dangerous to children.




7. Eating raw spinach improves mood. It is in fact the source of tryptophan - electrically neutral amino acid, which reduces negative emotions.



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