Food


Apples
Apples help to wake up in the morning is better than a cup of coffee.

Peanut
Peanuts are used in the creation of dynamite.

Grape juice
Grape juice contains acetaldehyde (a close chemical relative of formaldehyde - a poisonous fluid for embalming), ethyl acetate (used as a solvent varnish), acetone (used in nail polish remover), acetic acid (vinegar) and some chemicals called hexenal, which give mown grass its characteristic odor.

Whiskey
Chemists discovered more than 300 substances that give a special flavor to the Scottish whiskey.

Woodpecker
In ancient Rome, eat meat woodpecker was considered sinful.

Cola
500 ml of normal cola contain as much caffeine as a cup of coffee.

Seeds
Nutritional value of zucchini and squash seeds increases with age. These seeds are those products which at least the decomposition becomes more nutritious. According to research conducted at the Massachusetts experimental station, zucchini and pumpkin seeds stored for more than five months, the protein content is increased.

Sugar
Refined sugar - the only known product that does not contain any nutrients, in addition to calories.
Chips
On average, a kilogram of potato chips costs two hundred times more expensive than a kilo of potatoes.

Salt
Man uses only 5 percent of the food produced each year salt. The rest is used for such diverse purposes as canned meat, road building, production of feed for livestock, tanning leather, as well as the manufacture of glass, soap, ash and detergents.

Rennet
Rennet, a common substance used for the coagulation of milk and cheese production, is produced in the fourth stomach of calves.

Termites
In many tribes of South Africa termites roasted orehoobraznogo condition and eaten a handful as a snack. Also worth noting is that in some specialty food stores in the US and Europe connoisseur of exotic delicacies can buy treats such as chocolate covered ants, bees and candied marinated bull scrotum.

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