Food

Beer has twice the bubbles of champagne.

While a champagne glass produces about 1 million bubbles, a half-pint of beer can create up to 2 million, according…

Cotton candy was invented by a dentist.

William Morrison, a dentist, co-invented cotton candy in 1897 with confectioner John Wharton.

Margarine used to be dyed pink by law.

The dairy industry pressured for margarine to be dyed pink to look unappetizing and not compete with butter.

A fast food burger can have meat from 100 different cows.

Ground beef used in burgers comes from many different animals mixed during processing.

Coffee is the second most consumed beverage in the world, after water.

Billions of people drink coffee daily. The coffee industry moves billions of dollars.

Honey is the only food that never spoils.

Thanks to its low water content and acidic pH, honey is a hostile environment for bacteria and fungi.

Ketchup was once sold as medicine.

In the 19th century in the US, tomato sauce was bottled and sold in pharmacies under the promise of curing…

Apples float in water.

About 25% of an apple's volume is air (empty spaces between cells), which gives it a lower density than water.

A pineapple takes two years to grow.

The tropical fruit requires a long maturation cycle on the plant, taking about 24 to 36 months until it is ready to…

Cheese is the most stolen food in the world.

Retail statistics indicate that cheese leads the list of stolen products, due to its high resale value and ease of…

Vanilla is the 2nd most expensive spice in the world.

It requires manual flower-by-flower pollination and a long drying process, making it extremely expensive (surpassed…

The original Coca-Cola had coca leaf extract.

The 1886 formula contained extracts of kola nut and coca leaves, which included small doses of the plant's active…

Coffee has hundreds of aromatic compounds.

A green bean contains about 800 volatile compounds that, after roasting, transform and release the complex aroma we…

Ice cream was invented in China 4000 years ago.

The ancient Chinese mixed mountain snow with milk, rice, and spices to create one of the first frozen desserts in…

Pepper was once used to pay rent.

During the Roman Empire and in the Middle Ages, black pepper was so valuable that it was accepted as currency for…

The tomato is legally a vegetable in the US.

In 1893, the US Supreme Court decided that, for customs import tax purposes, the tomato would be classified as a…

The most expensive cheese in the world is made from donkey milk.

Pule, produced in Serbia, requires 25 liters of Balkan donkey milk to make a single kilo, justifying the prohibitive…

Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.

Botanically, a berry must have seeds inside and develop from one flower. Strawberries have seeds on the outside…

A single strand of spaghetti is a 'spaghetto'.

In Italian, the word 'spaghetti' is plural. Therefore, one single piece is referred to as a 'spaghetto'.

Watermelons are 92% water.

As the name suggests, this refreshing fruit is mostly composed of water, which makes it incredibly hydrating but…

Bananas grow upside down.

They develop pointing downwards, but as they grow they turn towards the sun in a process known as negative geotropism.

Fortune cookies were invented in California, not China.

They were popularized in Japanese-American restaurants in San Francisco in the early 20th century, inspired by a…

White chocolate isn't technically chocolate.

Traditional chocolate must contain cocoa solids. White chocolate is made only of cocoa butter, sugar, and milk…

Cranberries float and bounce due to tiny air pockets.

Each berry has four air pockets inside, allowing them to float in water bogs during harvesting. The pockets also make…