Fruits And Veggies You Didn't Know Grew Like That

There are lot of Fruits and Veggies that people doesn't know what it's full purpose or what it really is. Here are some few of those fruits and Veggies:

1. Eggplants

Eggplant is low in fat, cholesterol and sodium, and contains nutrients invaluable for good health. Shahla Khan, a senior adjunct professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of North Florida, discusses myths and facts about this fruit. 

Myth: Eggplant is a vegetable

Fact: While it’s generally thought of as a vegetable, eggplant is actually a fruit. The eggplant, aubergine, melongene, brinjal or guinea squash is a plant of the family Solanaceae. Eggplant is grown for its usually egg-shaped fleshy fruit and is eaten as a cooked vegetable. Some even consider it a berry.

Myth: Consuming eggplant causes insanity and can be poisonous

Fact: Because eggplant is a member of the nightshade family, people thought the purple bulb variety was associated with the mandrake plant and was poisonous, and if you ate it, you would go insane. Some people also thought nightshade vegetables were harmful because they confused them with “deadly nightshade,” an inedible weed that’s also part of the Solanaceae family. Historically, deadly nightshade has been associated with witchcraft. When ingested in large amounts, it’s believed to cause convulsions or even death. But that has nothing to do with eggplant.

2. Papaya

The Papaya, also called papaw, or pawpaw, is the fruit of the Carica Papaya tree. It is believed to be native to southern Mexico and neighboring Central America.

3. Cashews

Cashew shells are poisonous. Raw cashews are surrounded by a double shell which contain urushiol, a resin that can produce rashes and is toxic to ingest. Cashews are related to pistachios, mangos and poison ivy. The poisonous part of the cashew is the same stuff that makes poison ivy “poison” and is also found in the mango plant.

4. Peanuts

• The peanut is not a nut, but a legume related to beans and lentils.
• Peanuts are naturally cholesterol-free.
• March is National Peanut Month
• A mature peanut plant produces about 40 pods that then grow into peanuts.

5. Pineapple 

• Pineapples regenerate! You can plant pineapple leaves to grow a new plant.
• Pineapples contain the bromelain enzyme which can break down proteins, so you can use them to tenderize meat.
• Hawaii produces about 1/3 of all pineapples in the world.
• Pineapples are a cluster of hundreds of fruitlets.
• Pineapples take about 18-20 months to become ready to harvest.
• Pineapples are native to South America before Christopher Columbus discovered them in 1493.
• Pineapple is the only edible fruit of its kind, the Bromeliads.
• One pineapple plant can produce one pineapple at a time.
• Pineapples ripen faster upside down.

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