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Mandarins (mandarin oranges), the younger sister of oranges, smaller but sweeter, and easier to peel and sharing. Mandarin is a perennial plant species of Ruta family. Its name derives from the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, which formerly

Tomatoes originated from South America. Wild forms of this plant can be found today in Peru, the Canary Islands and in the Philippines. Soon after the discovery of America bright red vegetables were brought to Europe. Because of their color, they wer

Since ages, eggs were considered as healthy and nutritious, until in the seventies when the war has been spoken to cholesterol, which occurs in considerable concentration in the yolk. Today, the egg is back into favor because its nutritional value is

Beer is a kind of alcohol beverage, obtained in the fermentation of alcohol malt, water, selected strains of brewer?s yeast, with addition of hops and and other flavour ingredients. The oldest information about Beer production come from Mesopotamia 4

Lettuce owes its color to chlorophyll, which has bactericidal activity, accelerates healing, protects against germs and helps to overcome infection. It should be also added that the dark green outer leaves, which we usually reject, contain more vitam

Broccoli is a one-cruciferous plants. They come from the Mediterranean (Cyprus), and were already known in ancient times. Broccoli became popular and fashionable after 1920, when the United States began to advertise it as ?a high-quality product with

Seafood or Italian "frutti di mare" is a term describing marine animals such as crustaceans and molluscs, including bivalves, cephalopods and echinoderms. Traditionally, they are widely consumed in Mediterranean countries and Antipodes, where for cen

The history of strawberries is short. Strawberry fruit is the result of an accidental crossing of the Chilean wild strawberries with originating from the eastern United States wild Virginian strawberries. The event took place in the 18th century in F