Cucumbers are 96% water, making them one of the most hydrating foods you can eat.

Sauerkraut and kimchi contain more vitamin C than fresh cabbage due to fermentation.

Sweet potatoes are one of the most nutritionally complete foods — containing vitamins A, C, B6, potassium, and fiber.

Black pepper was once so valuable it was used as currency and to pay ransoms.

The global banana trade is dominated by a single variety, the Cavendish, making it vulnerable to disease.

Worcestershire sauce contains fermented anchovies — many people who eat it vegetarianly don't realize this.

The flavor of artificial strawberry is based on a single variety of wild strawberry that no longer commercially exists.

Cashews always come roasted because raw cashews contain urushiol, the same toxin as poison ivy.

Ranch dressing was invented by a plumber named Steve Henson while working on a ranch in Alaska.