Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose that tastes identical and isn't metabolized as sugar, so it's safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
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Seattle is planning to build a new city park filled with hundreds of edible plants - such as fruit trees, vegetables plants, herbs, etc… Free to “anyone and everyone.” If successful, it will be the first “food forest” of the nation.
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Broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.
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The biggest burger in Britain, dubbed the 'Apocalypse Burger', is a mammoth 25,000 calories, weighs 11kg (25lb) and contains £150 (around $233 USD) worth of ingredients.
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It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
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Quality dark chocolate contains flavonoids which help reduced the risk of heart disease.
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