Bees make honey from flower nectar Honey is the world’s oldest sweetener and has been eaten for over 7,000 years. Sumerians first recorded use of honey was in the 25th century BC, who discovered that crushed bees (and bee larvae) mixed with water would ferment to produce a …
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Toasted flakes of corn. One of the famous breakfasts for the entire family. It is made up of flakes which are toasted very finely that’s why it’s good for health. But do you know the secret behind its production? Do you know how these toasted cornflakes are …
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Cocoa beans are the main ingredient of chocolate. Cocoa beans are the dried and fermented fatty seed from a tree called Theobroma Cacao, which means “Food of the Gods” in Greek. The word cocoa comes from the Olmec (ancient Mexican) term cacahuatl, which is …
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From soil and seawater Did you know that the salt you’re using to cook with is older than the earth itself? That’s right, the first evidence of salt mining was found in southwest Asia around 6500 B.C. Salt, the scientific name “chloride,” is composed of sodium and …
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