Veggie Truths: Collection Facts and Stats
Statistics not only make things easier to understand, but are also just plain fun sometimes. Here are a few vegetable fun notes.
* Cartoons influence us! Post Popeye’s comic strip debut in 1931 spinach consumption in the U.S. went up nearly 33 percent.
* Baby carrots are primarily a new product found in the U.S. It may seem wasteful to buy them, knowing that they are only regular carrots trimmed down to finger food size. However, California farmer Mike Yurosek came up with the idea as a way to use the over 400 tons of crop he tossed each year because of slight rotting or imperfections.
* In order to make one glass of OJ, 50 glasses of water are needed. This includes water to grow the oranges.
* The potato was once considered a dessert. It came served on a napkin with a sprinkle of salt.
* In 1893, the Supreme Court ruled that a tomato was to be classified as a vegetable, even though its fruit-like botany. The issue hit courts because veggies and fruits were taxed differently.
* The most cultivated crop in America is corn. An ear of corn consists of 80 percent water.
Some of these points are from a new fave Web site of mine - Amusing Facts; others I hunted down through encyclopedias and such.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:19 am
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