Ripe cranberries bounce — farmers use this test to sort good berries from bad ones.

Eating too many carrots can turn your skin orange due to a condition called carotenemia.

Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world after saffron, because each flower must be hand-pollinated.

Caviar from beluga sturgeon is among the world's most expensive foods, reaching $35,000 per kilogram.

Coconut oil is high in saturated fat but contains medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) that are metabolized differently.

MSG (monosodium glutamate) is naturally found in tomatoes, aged cheese, and soy sauce — and has no proven link to adverse reactions in controlled studies.

Miso paste can be aged for up to three years, developing increasingly complex flavors.

White chocolate is not technically chocolate because it contains no cocoa solids.

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