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Random Fruit Facts

Random Fruit Facts

- Apples

Apples come in all shades of reds, greens, yellows.

7500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world.

Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free.

A medium apple is about 80 calories.

Apples are a great source of the fibre pectin. One apple has five grams of fibre.

25 percent of an apple's volume is air. That is why they float.

Apples ripen six to ten times faster at room temperature than if they were refrigerated.

The old saying, " an apple a day, keeps the doctor away ". This saying comes from am old English adage, "To eat an apple before going to bed, will make the doctor beg his bread."

Don't peel your apple. Two-thirds of the fibre and lots of antioxidants are found in the peel Antioxidants help to reduce damage to cells, which can trigger some diseases.

- Bananas

Bananas are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and dietary fibre.

Bananas have no fat, cholesterol or sodium.

Bananas are great for athletic and fitness activity because they replenish necessary carbohydrates, glycogen and body fluids burned during exercise.

Bananas are available all year-round. They are harvested every day of the year.

The banana industry in Australia is well over 100 years old.

A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are known as fingers.

When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals.

Queensland grower Pacific Coast Eco-Bananas has registered the colour red - applied as a wax on up to a third of the fruit - as a trademark. The grower hopes to become the only grower allowed to use the colour to distinguish and promote its bananas in Australia. It is believed to be the first colour trademark registered for fresh fruit.

- Orange

One orange supplies a healthy dose of Vitamin C, which plays an important role in cancer prevention, healthy blood circulation and wound healing.

Oranges are a good source of the crucial B-vitamin folate, which is essential in preventing birth defects and fighting heart disease.

Oranges provide more than seven percent of the Daily Value for potassium, which is needed for proper fluid balance.

Navel oranges are named that because of the belly-button formation opposite the stem end. The bigger the navel in an orange, the sweeter it will be.

Oranges, as well as other fruits, contain a water-soluble fibre called pectin. Studies show that pectin helps reduce blood cholesterol levels. This may explain why individuals who eat several servings daily of fruits, such as oranges, and vegetables have a lower risk for heart disease.

Oranges are high in antioxidants, which neutralize the effects of free radicals, unstable oxygen molecules in your body, believed to cause aging and some diseases.

- Kiwi Fruit

Kiwi Fruit is actually native to China and were brought to New Zealand by missionaries in the early 20th Century and were originally called Yang Tao. In 1960 they were renamed Chinese Goosberries.