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By technical definition, a berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single seed. The strawberry, however has its dry, yellow “seeds” on the outside (each of which is actually considered a separate fruit). True berries, like blueberries and cranberries have seeds inside. However, the banana fruit is a berry for the same reason strawberries are not.

There is a theory that strawberries were named by 19th century children who picked the fruit, strung them on grass straws, and sold them as “Straws of berries”.

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You might have come across many fruits facts, but these are the ones that you might have never heard about. Go through the video to enjoy….

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Today, Community Food Bank unveils its newest program to bring such food to the poor. A neighborhood market takes place 9 a.m.-noon in a parking lot belonging to Mount Olive Baptist Church at Clinton of prefer the fruits and vegetables they want. The food is free.

The produce is supplied by the Farm to Family Program of the California Association of Food Banks, which gather donations of fruits and vegetables from farmers.

This is a great idea, particularly since donations are fruits and vegetables that are tasty but don’t meet the size or shape standards desired by stores.

Community Food Bank plans to create neighborhood markets throughout Fresno, Madera and Kings counties, says Dana Wilkie, its president and chief executive officer. She expects to give away 1 million pounds of fruits and vegetables per year.

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A new study that looks at the fruit and vegetable consumption of nearly 200,000 people discovers that the prevalence of insufficient diet is “remarkably high” across the globe. Overall, 77.6 percent of men and 78.4 percent of women consumed less than the recommended five daily servings of produce.

“Low fruit and vegetable consumption is a risk factor for overweight and obesity, and sufficient consumption decreases risk of raising several chronic diseases,” said lead author Spencer Moore. “The release of the 2002-2003 World Health Survey data offered an exclusive opportunity to inspect global differences in low fruit and vegetable consumption in a way that has until now simply not been possible.”

Moore is an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. He and his colleagues looked at data from 196,373 adults in 52 mainly low- and middle-income countries.

The study appears in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. There were wide variations among nations, ranging from 37 percent of men in Ghana who did not meet that standard — to 99 percent of Pakistani men. The researchers saw similar results in women with the same two countries at the high and low ends of the spectrum.

The occurrence of low fruit and vegetable intake increased with age and decreased with income. These results astonished Moore, as surveys from the United States and other developed countries again and again show that fruit and vegetable intake increases with age.

“Most people despite the country that they live in simply do not meet the suggested guidelines for adequate fruit and vegetable consumption,” said co-author Justin Hall, a graduate student at Queen’s University. “Some countries appear to be better off than others in relative terms, but the overall prevalence of low fruit and vegetable consumption is remarkably high across the globe.”

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Located in Philips Park in Clayton, the orchard boasts 26 trees offering twelve different varieties of apple as well as pears, plums and cherries. Situated on the allotment site, the community facility also has bushes and plants including rhubarb, grapes, strawberries , raspberries and a variety of other berries.

The orchard is in an enclosed site, and opening times will vary depending on the time of year. These will be displayed on a notice board outside the space together with details of any planned activities and events taking place on the site.

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The Rawalpindi Sunday bazaars prices of food items at weekly witnessed a mixed trend on Sunday, as the prices of vegetables slightly dropped and the prices of fruits and poultry products increased.

Stallholders told Daily Times that prices of vegetables had dropped due to improvement in their supply. However, the stallholders said it was usual that prices of vegetables decrease during summer season, as there were no godowns where the traders could store the vegetables.

On Sunday, onions were being sold at Rs 55 per five kg, potatoes price decreased from last week’s Rs 148 to Rs 145 per 5 kg this week. Garlic (Chinese) was being sold at Rs 28 per kg and its local variety at Rs 30 per kg as compared to its last week price Rs 34 per kg. Ginger price also decreased from Rs 62 to Rs 60 per kg this week. Green chillies were being sold at Rs 48 per kg this week as compared to Rs 60 per kg last week.

Ladyfinger price also decreased from Rs 70 per kg last week to Rs 60 per kg this week, however, there was no change in price of bitter gourd, which were being sold at Rs 40 per kg.

Cucumbers were being sold at Rs 20 per kg against Rs 18 per kg last week. The price of tomatoes also witnessed an increase as they were being sold at Rs 40 per kg against Rs 24 per kg last week. Lemon price increased from Rs 56 per kg to Rs 68 per kg. There was no change in prices of cabbage and radish as they were being sold at same prices of last week Rs 16 and Rs 12 per kg respectively.

Good quality bananas were being sold at Rs 40 per dozen against Rs 30 per dozen last week, apple at Rs 70-60 per kg against Rs 80-65 per kg last week, pear (Chinese) at Rs 70 per kg against Rs 65 per kg last week, guava at Rs 45 per kg against Rs 40 per kg last week. The price of dates remained same as that of last week Rs 100 per kg. Oranges were being sold at Rs 80 per dozen this week against Rs 60 per dozen last week price.

Chicken was being sold at Rs 130 per kg this week against Rs 120 per kg last week, eggs at Rs 52 per dozen against Rs 54 per dozen last week. Fish was being sold at Rs 220, Rs 170 and Rs 155 per kg according to its varieties against last week’s prices Rs 210, Rs 150 and Rs100 per kg respectively.

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There and everywhere not sparing even the Indian food processing and agricultural sector, international trade fairs are trying to attract exhibitors and visitors from India to enable them to boost sales of Indian merchandise abroad.

Gerald Lamusse, who is currently visiting India to enlist participation, pointed out that there was huge opportunity for Indian exporters of fresh vegetables and fruits. “There are buyers looking for Indian products.

India needs to be at the Hong kong fair to supply to the South East Asian market,” Lamusse said, adding that India faced enormous challenges to establish infrastructure to boost agricultural and processed products.

Pointing out that India’s grape industry had made impressive gains in The European market, Lamusse said that opportunities were there to expand sales to new markets and push new products, which can be tapped only by participating in global fairs.

India’s food export growth in agricultural and processed food products was expected to shrink by 20 per cent during FY 2008-09.

India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables.

The country exported fresh fruits and vegetables to the value of Rs 2,437.12 crore in 2007-08, mainly to neighbouring countries.

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Britain might be a nation of binge-drinkers and over-indulgers, particularly at this time of year, but new figures explain we are also a nation of berry lovers.

Sales of British strawberries, blackberries and raspberries have broken all records and suppliers are stressed to keep up with demand.

The soft fruits that are credited with staving off cancer and ornamental sexual prowess have seen sales hit £204m this year.

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After hearing the 5 A Day aim for fruit and vegetable consumption for the last 15 years, only 40 percent of Americans meet the objective, according to fresh analysis from the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Unfortunately, updated nutrient recommendations during the 5 A Day goal was formulated mean, which even many adults who met that mark aren’t actually getting enough. Recommendations now call for eating more create and including a broader selection of high-nutrient vegetables.

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London: Including fruit and vegetables in one’s daily diet can lessen the chances of miscarriage by almost half of the frequency, says a new research that stresses the significance of a healthy, balanced diet during any pregnancy.

The study of nearly 7,000 pregnant women by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine proved for links among diet, lifestyle and miscarriage, reported the online edition of Daily Mail.

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