The color red makes food taste sweeter — a reason ketchup bottles and candy packaging are often red.

Dark chocolate contains more antioxidants per ounce than blueberries.

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

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

Almonds are not nuts but drupes, the same category as peaches, cherries, and plums.

The average American eats about 35 tons of food in their lifetime.

Broccoli contains sulforaphane — the most potent naturally occurring activator of the body's detoxification enzymes.

Brazil nuts are the richest dietary source of selenium — just 1–2 nuts per day meets the daily requirement.

Durian fruit is banned from many hotels and public transport in Southeast Asia because of its extremely strong odor.