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Click any of the links below to discover amazing facts about fruits and vegetables.

Apples Enjoy fact?
  • There are over 1,000 different kinds of apples.
  • There are over 7,000 apple varieties grown across the world – but nobody knows for sure how many.
  • Apples will float in water because they are 25% air.
  • Apples were used as symbols of love in ancient Rome and Greece.
Asparagus Enjoy fact?

Asparagus comes in three different colours: Green, white and purple.

Bananas Enjoy fact?
  • Bananas should never be refrigerated as the skin will blacken.
  • Bunches of bananas grow pointing up
  • Bunches of bananas are called “hands” and each hand has about 20 “fingers”
  • Bananas were first grown in Southeast Asian jungles
Blueberries Enjoy fact?
  • Blueberries are one of the only natural foods that are blue in colour
  • Blueberries do not ripen after they have been harvested
Brocoli Enjoy fact?
  • If broccoli is not harvested in time, it will turn into a head of yellow flowers.
  • Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable. It is called this because of the flowers have four petals and resemble a Greek cross.
Carrot Enjoy fact?
  • Carrots are a type of root vegetable – meaning the edible portion of the plant is grown underground.
Cauliflower Enjoy fact?
  • Cauliflower is actually a flower that has not fully developed yet.
Cherry Enjoy fact?
  • Cherries have a hard pit in the middle so are classified as a stonefruit.
  • Cherries do not ripen once they have been picked.
Cucumber Enjoy fact?
  • Cucumbers consist of 96% water.
Grape Enjoy fact?
  • There are 3 colours of grapes: red, green, and blue-black.
  • Grapes are grown and harvested on all continents except Antarctica
Jackfruit Enjoy fact?

A jackfruit can weigh up to around 50 kilos and grow up to nearly one meter long! They are the largest tree-born fruit!

Kiwi Enjoy fact?
  • Kiwifruit grows on vines like grapes.
Kohlrabi Enjoy fact?
  • Kohlrabi comes in two main varieties: white and purple.
Lime Enjoy fact?
  • Limes are more fragrant and acidic than lemons.
Mango Enjoy fact?
  • Mangos continue to ripen after they have been picked.
  • There are over 1,000 varieties of mangoes.
Nectarine Enjoy fact?
  • Nectarines, like peaches, plums, and cherries, are a stonefruit.
Orange Enjoy fact?
  • Oranges picked higher on a tree are sweeter than the ones picked closer to the ground.
  • There are two main types of oranges – sweet and sour.
  • Oranges do not ripen after they have been picked.
Papaya Enjoy fact?
  • The black seeds in the centre of a papaya are edible and have a spicy, peppery taste.
Peach Enjoy fact?
  • Peaches, like nectarines, plums, and cherries, are a stone fruit.
Pineapple Enjoy fact?
  • A pineapple plant will only produce one pineapple each growing season.
  • Pineapples do not ripen after they have been picked.
Plum Enjoy fact?
  • Plums do not sweeten after being picked, but they will soften.
Pomegranate Enjoy fact?
  • Each pomegranate contains hundreds of edible seeds.
  • A mature pomegranate is about the size of a large orange.
Radish Enjoy fact?
  • Radishes are a type of root vegetable.
  • Most radishes can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Raspberry Enjoy fact?
  • Raspberries can be red, black, purple, and golden in colour.
  • Raspberries should not be washed until immediately before eating.
Spinach Enjoy fact?
  • Spinach grows best in places with long hot summers and cold winters.
Star fruit Enjoy fact?
  • Star fruits do not need to be peeled or seeded – they can be eaten whole.
  • When the fruit is cut crosswise, it forms a perfect star.
Strawberry Enjoy fact?
  • Strawberries are the only fruit which grows seeds on the outside.
  • Each strawberry has approximately 200 little seeds.
  • There are over 600 varieties of strawberries.
Tomato Enjoy fact?
  • Tomatoes gain weight as they ripen – even after they have been picked
  • There are thousands of varieties of tomatoes grown across the world
Watermelon Enjoy fact?
  • Watermelons consist of 92% water.
  • Watermelons will not ripen after being picked.
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