The most expensive fruit in the world is the Yubari King melon from Japan, which has sold for over $45,000 at auction.

The most stolen food in the world is cheese, with about 4% of all cheese produced globally being stolen.

The Mediterranean diet is the most studied dietary pattern in the world and consistently associated with reduced disease risk.

Kiwi fruits contain more vitamin C per ounce than oranges.

The holes in Swiss cheese are called 'eyes' — cheese without holes is called 'blind'.

The global banana trade is dominated by a single variety, the Cavendish, making it vulnerable to disease.

The color red makes food taste sweeter — a reason ketchup bottles and candy packaging are often red.

Honey never spoils — edible honey has been found in 3,000-year-old Egyptian tombs.

Medieval European nobles once ate a dish called 'cockentrice' — a pig sewn to a capon (castrated rooster).