We love Fruit and Veg!! So we have put together 9 fun facts about fruit and veg to share with you as we head into the last week of home school for this half term! See how many off these facts you already know!
We love Fruit and Veg!! So we have put together 9 fun facts about fruit and veg to share with you as we head into the last week of home school for this half term! See how many off these facts you already know!
- Tomatoes are a fruit
And they are the most popular fruit in the world! - Strawberries are technically not a berry
Weird but true! Berries by definition have their seeds on the inside, whilst strawberries hold their 200 seeds on the outside. - A Pomegranate can hold up to 1000 seeds!
Whilst they are large than a strawberry, an averaged sized pomegranate can contain anywhere between 600-1400 seeds. - Potatoes were the first vegetable to be grown on space.
In October 1995, NASA and a university in the US collaborated to grow the first veggie in space – a potato.. - Not all oranges are orange.
In subtropical countries, like Brazil, where they grow some type of oranges, the temperature isn’t cold enough for the skin to turn orange. - Cranberries can bounce..
When they are ripe, they bounce. Give it a go yourself! - The part of broccoli that you eat is actually flowers which haven’t opened yet
…and it’s also part of the cabbage family. - Pumpkins and cucumber are also classed as a fruit, not a vegetable!
Not to mention avocadoes, aubergine and pepper which are also fruits!
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