FUN FACTS ABOUT FRUITS

• Apples and raspberries are members of the rose family
• The most popular fruit in the world is the tomato
• Bananas are slightly radioactive
• The color orange was named after the fruit
• Not all oranges are orange (some are green and yellow)
• Pomology is the study of fruits
• Some apples that we eat might be a year old
• Cucumbers are fruits
• There is a tree known as fruit salad that can grow up to 7 different types of fruits.
• If not careful grapefruit taken with some types of prescription medications can cause death.
• Tomatoes have more genes than human beings
• Mangoes are the number 1 fruit in the world (oranges are not even in the top 10)
• Bananas are good for soothing heartburns (eat one when you experience heartburns)
• Strawberries are the only fruit which grows their seeds on the outside.
• Yellow fruits help you from getting sick and green fruits help keep your bones and teeth strong.
• Blue and purple fruits help with your memory.
• Orange fruits help keep your eyes healthy
• Red fruits keep your heart strong.
• There are many more fruits than oranges that have high level of Vitamin C.