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

Pineapples were so rare in 18th-century England that people rented them for parties as status symbols.

Ranch dressing was invented by a plumber named Steve Henson while working on a ranch in Alaska.

Kale contains more vitamin C per gram than oranges — and more calcium per calorie than milk.

Pea protein has an amino acid profile close to egg white and is increasingly used as a plant-based protein source.

The world's largest pumpkin pie weighed over 3,699 pounds and measured 20 feet in diameter.

The global food system produces enough calories for 10 billion people — but distribution failures cause widespread hunger.

A pomelo is the natural ancestor of the grapefruit — grapefruits are a hybrid of pomelo and orange.

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