Saffron is so labor-intensive that it takes about 150,000 flowers to produce just one kilogram.

Vanilla is the second most expensive spice after saffron because of how labor-intensive it is to grow and pollinate.

Wild salmon has higher omega-3 content and lower contaminants than most farmed salmon.

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

Competitive hot dog eating requires athletes to dunk buns in water to compress them for faster consumption.

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

Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830s.

Broccoli is a man-made vegetable — it was cultivated from wild cabbage by ancient Italians.

Tart cherries contain melatonin — making tart cherry juice a studied natural sleep aid.