Sometimes frozen fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than fresh!
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A type of strawberry that almost became extinct is now being sold in Europe. It tastes like pineapple so they call it pineberry.
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The bananas we buy in stores and supermarkets are genetically identical clones, all descended from one banana. These bananas are seedless and sterile; natural bananas are short, fat, and have huge seeds.
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Coffee comes from an edible fruit. The coffee cherry is sweet and tastes like watermelon, rosewater, and hibiscus all at once.
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In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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According to the FDA, it's safe to eat the stickers that are found on fruit; they're actually made out of "edible paper" and the glue is food grade.
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A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
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Pineapples are not a single fruit, but a group of berries that have fused together.
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