Fun facts about fruits!

We all need to eat at least two pieces of fruit a day to keep the doctor away. It’s wise to eat two different kinds, but what’s actually classified as fruit? That, and more, in today’s fun facts article!

• The study of fruits is called pomology.
• A banana isn’t a fruit, it’s an herb. Since they’re easily digestible and highly nutritious, these are the first fruits offered to babies.
• Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside. There are 200 seeds in an average strawberry.
• Red coloured fruits keep your heart strong.
• Orange-coloured fruits tend to keep your eyes healthy.
• Yellow-coloured fruits prevent you from getting sick.
• Green coloured fruits help to make your bones and teeth strong.
• Purple and blue fruits help improve memory.
• Apples float in water because they consist of 25 percent air.
• A kiwi has twice as much vitamin C in an orange.
• 7000 different varieties of apples are grown all over the world.
• Pineapples are actually berries and ripening can be accelerated by turning it upside down.
• Dried fruit contains more calories than fresh fruit because the drying process reduces water content and volume.
• Eggplants are actually fruits and not vegetables. In fact, they’re botanically known as berries.
• A cucumber is not a vegetable but a fruit.
• Tomatoes are not a vegetable but a fruit. They’re considered the world’s most popular fruit and have more genes than humans.
• Eating an apple is a more reliable method of staying awake than consuming a cup of coffee because it gives you more energy. The natural sugar in an apple is more potent than the caffeine in coffee.
• A pomegranate can contain more than 1000 seeds.
• Apples, peaches and raspberries all belong to the rose family.
• Drinking grapefruit juice while taking some prescription medications can cause instant overdose and death.
• Pumpkins and avocados aren’t vegetables. They’re fruits.
• According to a study, avocados are the most nutritious fruit in the world.

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