The color red appears to make food taste sweeter — this is why ketchup and many candy wrappers are red.

The flavor of artificial strawberry is based on a single variety of wild strawberry that no longer commercially exists.

Broccoli contains sulforaphane — the most potent naturally occurring activator of the body's detoxification enzymes.

The flavor of food is 80% smell — this is why food tastes bland when you have a stuffy nose.

Almonds are not nuts but drupes, the same category as peaches, cherries, and plums.

Vanilla is the second most expensive spice after saffron because of how labor-intensive it is to grow and pollinate.

Brazil nuts are the richest dietary source of selenium — just 1–2 nuts per day meets the daily requirement.

Tahini, made from sesame seeds, contains more calcium per tablespoon than a glass of milk.

The average strawberry has about 200 seeds — they're the only fruit with seeds on the outside.