Kale contains more vitamin C per gram than oranges — and more calcium per calorie than milk.

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

Blue cheese gets its distinctive veins from Penicillium mold injected into it during production.

The most shoplifted food in the world is cheese.

Pringles are not technically potato chips — they are made from a dough of dehydrated potatoes, wheat starch, and flours.

In Japan, Kit Kats come in over 200 flavors, including wasabi, green tea, sake, and sweet potato.

Cheese is the world's most stolen food — it accounts for about 4% of all food theft globally.

Bread left to rise too long develops an off-taste from over-fermentation — yeast byproducts accumulate.

Lentils have the highest protein-to-calorie ratio of any plant food and are rich in folate and iron.