Food Facts for Kids

Watermelon is about 92% water, making it one of the most hydrating fruits.

Vanilla flavouring comes from the seed pod of an orchid — it's the second most expensive spice after saffron.

Peanuts are not actually nuts — they're legumes that grow underground, related to beans and lentils.

An average ear of corn has about 800 kernels arranged in 16 rows.

If you put a grape in the microwave, it can produce sparks of plasma — don't try this at home!

It takes about 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate.

The modern pizza was invented in Naples, Italy, in the 1800s and was originally a food for poor people.

In 1995, potatoes became the first food to be grown in space.

Lemons actually contain more sugar than strawberries — they just taste sour because of their citric acid.

Freeze-dried "astronaut ice cream" was never actually eaten in space — it's too crumbly for zero gravity.