Carrots used to be purple (among other colors) until a mutation led to the familiar orange variety. This change occurred in the 16th century as a result of selective breeding.
Thanks to its low moisture content and acidic pH, honey can remain edible for thousands of years, as evidenced by edible honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs.
Botanically speaking, bananas meet the criteria for berries, while strawberries do not, because strawberries grow from a flower with multiple ovaries.
It takes about two years for a pineapple plant to produce a single pineapple, making them a labor-intensive crop.
Apples are part of the Rosaceae family, which is the same family as roses, along with pears, cherries, and peaches.
Despite their name, peanuts are actually legumes, related more closely to beans and lentils than to tree nuts like almonds.
The spice saffron commands a higher price than gold due to the laborious process of harvesting the stigmas from crocus flowers.
Before coffee became a beverage, the first people to use coffee in Africa consumed it by chewing the berries mixed with animal fat.