The most expensive fruit in the world is the Yubari King melon from Japan, which has sold for over $45,000 at auction.

A strawberry is not actually a berry, but a banana is.

Wild blueberries have roughly twice the antioxidant content of cultivated blueberries.

Honey is the only food that never spoils — edible honey has been found in 3,000-year-old Egyptian tombs.

Cranberries bounce when they are ripe, which is why they are sometimes called bounceberries.

Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s to treat liver disease and indigestion.

The flavor of food is 80% smell — this is why food tastes bland when you have a stuffy nose.

A single pomegranate can contain up to 1,400 seeds.

Extra-virgin olive oil begins to degrade as soon as it's exposed to light and air — dark bottles and airtight seals preserve it best.