Food Fundamentals
This fruit releases 222 volatile chemicals that give them their flavor.
What is a tomato?
This is the percentage of all fruits and vegetables produced that are wasted.
What is 45%?
This is the number of cuts of meat that can be taken from a pig.
What is 14 cuts?
This is the number of coffee cups that are drunk by people all around the world.
What is more than 2 billion?
This the percentage of Indians that are vegetarian.
What is 29%?
This is the amount of protein an average woman needs.
What is 45g?
These things were used as preservatives by the ancient civilizations.
What are spices and herbs?
In the 10th century in China, this was known as "small mutton"
What is tofu?
This country is the largest producer of tea. 38% of tea is grown here.
What is China?
This is the percentage of Americans that are vegetarian.
What is 3%?
This is how much cholesterol the human body contains.
What is 100g?
This is the percentage of kitchens that have a fridge.
What is 99.5%?
This kind of milk has 17 percent fat and 11 percent protein.
What is reindeer milk?
These are the main ingredients in a sports drink.
What are electrolytes, sugar, and water?
This is how many calories brown rice has per ounce.
What is 28 calories?
You can get all the selenium you need each day from just one or two of these.
What are Brazil nuts?
This how long ago our ancestors started eating meat.
What is 2 million years?
This are at least this many compounds that can affect the flavor of cheese.
What is 400 compounds?
Moderate intake of this may reduce stroke risk.
What is alcohal?
When you soak these in water they form a gel.
What are chia seeds?
This is how many Americans are served at fast food restaurants every day.
What is 50 Million?
This was used in the 1700s by sailors to combat vitamin C.
What is fermented cabbage?
This country is the world's largest producer of olive oil.
What is Spain?
This is the number of steps that it takes to make beer.
What is 6 steps?
8 percent of children in the UK have this.
What are food allergies?