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

• 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 are one of the only natural foods that are blue in colour
• Blueberries do not ripen after they have been harvested

• 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.

• Carrots are a type of root vegetable – meaning the edible portion of the plant is grown underground.

• Cauliflower is actually a flower that has not fully developed yet.

• Cherries have a hard pit in the middle so are classified as a stonefruit.
• Cherries do not ripen once they have been picked.

• Cucumbers consist of 96% water.

• There are 3 colours of grapes: red, green, and blue-black.
• Grapes are grown and harvested on all continents except Antarctica

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

• Kiwifruit grows on vines like grapes.

• Kohlrabi comes in two main varieties: white and purple.

• Limes are more fragrant and acidic than lemons.

• Mangos continue to ripen after they have been picked.
• There are over 1,000 varieties of mangoes.

• Nectarines, like peaches, plums, and cherries, are a stonefruit.

• 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.

• The black seeds in the centre of a papaya are edible and have a spicy, peppery taste.

• Peaches, like nectarines, plums, and cherries, are a stone fruit.

• A pineapple plant will only produce one pineapple each growing season.
• Pineapples do not ripen after they have been picked.

• Plums do not sweeten after being picked, but they will soften.

• Each pomegranate contains hundreds of edible seeds.
• A mature pomegranate is about the size of a large orange.

• Radishes are a type of root vegetable.
• Most radishes can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

• Raspberries can be red, black, purple, and golden in colour.
• Raspberries should not be washed until immediately before eating.

• Spinach grows best in places with long hot summers and cold winters.

• 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.

• 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.

• Tomatoes gain weight as they ripen – even after they have been picked
• There are thousands of varieties of tomatoes grown across the world

• Watermelons consist of 92% water.
• Watermelons will not ripen after being picked.