Amazing facts about fruits

• A mango is rich in beta carotene than carrot.
• Bananas are actually herb, not a fruit.
• The cabbage contains almost as much as watermelon
• Peanuts are not nut; they belong to pea family.
• Pumpkin is not a vegetable, it is a fruit.
• Strawberries are member of the rose family.
• Banana ash is used to make soaps.
• Apple trees can grow up to 40 feet high.
• Apples are more effective than coffee at keeping people awake in the morning.
• Olive trees can live more than 1500 years.
• The carrot is actually a root, not a vegetable.
• California is known as the “carrot capital of the world”.
• The lemon juice can help to clean copper-bottom pans.
• The coconut is a kind of fruit.
• One can survive in pure desert with coconut tree and nuts alone.
• Chewing of guava leaves can help to reduce the risk of toothache.
• The leaves of coconut tree are used to make baskets.
• The seeds of papaya are often used as a substitute for black pepper.
• Some animals like dogs, cats, goats, cattle, fish, birds and horses can be seriously harmed or even killed when consuming any of the avocado’ s parts.
• There are many names to sapotta fruit. The fruit will only ripe, it is picked from the tree.
• The jackfruit tree is the largest fruit borne tree in the world.
• The extract of arhat fruit is 300 times sweeter than sugar.
• The mangosten is known as “the queen of Fruits”. The interesting fact about this fruit is that there is always a type of scar at one end. It is the favorite fruit of Queen Victoria.
• Durian is a seasonal fruit that can get only from June to August.
• Orange is a fruit that will not overripe if it left over on the tree.
• A bowl of fresh lemons will add fragrance and color to a room for days.
• Apple lovers can remain young for longer years.
• Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dibbed like a basket ball.

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