Crazy food facts you didn't know before

12/8/2018

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knowledge Story: Crazy food facts you didn't know before

Food is meant not only for hunger satisfaction. It brings delight and stress relief. You probably know the best tasting food in the world. But do you know what apples and roses or mushrooms and insects have in common? Let's check these and some other crazy facts!

#1 Genetics defines your drinking coffee habits

There are six genes that are responsible for caffeine metabolism. It explains why caffeine has a different effect on people. The speed of caffeine metabolism depends on certain genes variations, so if you are a slower metabolizer, you'll feel the effect of caffeine for a longer period of time.

#2 Cold potato is better for your health

Cold cooked potato is a good source of low-density energy. It is better than hot while in hot potato the starch becomes digestible and its glycemic index is higher. If you cool down potato it gets more resistant starch which is good for our digestive system.

#3 Each ear of corn contains an even number of rows

This is true for all ears of corns. And is not the only surprising fact about corn. There are a lot of things that are made of it. Fireworks are also in this list! They contain dextrin, that is usually made of corn, as a binder.

#4 Cotton candy was invented by a dentist

It was William Morrison, who gave us that sweet fairy floss in 1897.

#5 Pistachio nuts сan spontaneously combust

This applies only to large amounts of raw nuts during transportation. These nuts contain a lot of oil and a very small amount of water, so inappropriate storage can cause self-heating and even combustion.

#6 Roses and apples are in the same family

Many fruits including apples belong to the Rosaceae family. That means they are the close relatives of roses!

#7 Mushrooms as well as insects contain chitin

Chitin is a polysaccharide that is found in mushrooms, in the exoskeleton of insects and fish. Chitin forms solid structures, for example, insect wings. This polysaccharide is also the reason why mushrooms can't be overcooked.

#8 Sunblocks and salad sauces have one common ingredient

Titanium dioxide is used not only in sunscreens but in food production as well. It is used in salad sauces, candies, sweets and yoghurts. Though titanium dioxide reflects ultraviolet light and works as a preservative, it can be dangerous for our health.

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16 Comments

Diane Thompson

Very interesting. Good to know about the potato. That makes potato salad healthy and I love that! Thanks for the info.

Melchor M Munoz

If titanium dioxide is dangerous to our health, then why do we put this stuff in salad sauces, candies,etc. ?

David Smith

Titanium dioxide is also used in white paint, due to being bright white. I think also some toothpaste too.

Lbow

Nancy Mueller, Awesome good tea. Lots of vitamin c

Julie Allen

Melchor M Munoz, Just one of many things we eat or use that is bad for our health. I don't believe all the allergies etc that people now have come from nowhere.

ninakamwene

I really appreciate when Quiz Folks educated us. All was interesting read. Merci.

dcboyden

Melchor M Munoz, Because food is manufactured to be cheap and to sell. Who said anything about safety or nutrition?

Marie Dunkley

Very happy teresting facts. 🤗❤️

Earl Bruce Morrison

A valuable read.

Nancy Mueller

Try eating a rose hip. The deer around here eat them for the taste and get to have a measure of vitamin C for their health.

Mike McEachern

#7 fish do not have an exoskeleton.

ninakamwene

Thank you for educating me, I love to know and learn. I should start eating roses when I can't find my favorite Fuji apples! Ha-ha-ha! As for potatoes, I like them hot.