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Tag Archives: Fruit-Facts
China levies 30 percent tax on bananas
Apart from delays in travel time and difficulties in getting payment from Chinese businessmen, Taiwan exporters also face import duties as high as 30 percent on shipments of bananas to China, a fruit distributor said yesterday. Peng Sheng-fu, deputy manager … Continue reading
Prices skyrocket as retailers mint money
PESHAWAR: Sharp increase in the prices of daily using commodities, particularly edibles fruits, in the whole month of Ramazan has made life miserable for people in the NWFP metropolis, while the district government and the price control committees have kept … Continue reading
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Tagged advantages of fruits, Fruit-Facts, fruits information, special fruit
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Fruit at the Core of “Healthy You” Movement
Eating healthy is fast becoming a way of life for many Americans. Studies show people are living longer and enjoying more active lifestyles. Consumers are increasingly interested in eating better without giving up great taste. It turns out that simple … Continue reading
Sticker would tell the ripeness of fruits and vegetables
TUCSON, Ariz. wasting money on bad fruit could become a thing of the past. A University of Arizona professor has invented a sticker that could tell consumers if a fruit or vegetable is ripe. That means no more waiting for … Continue reading
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Tagged aggregate fruits, compound fruits, fresh fruits, Fruit-Facts, fruits
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`King of fruits’ holds court
HYDERABAD: Sensation, Terpentine, Lal Kathra, Patara… Don’t get intrigue by the names, they are some of the 222 varieties of the `King of Fruits’ on display at the three-day mango demonstrate which was inaugurated by Agriculture Minister, N.Raghuveera Reddy at … Continue reading
Surviving on fruits from last 43 yrs
Hyderabad: Fruits for breakfast, lunch and also for dinner, no it’s not a joke. A lady in Andhra Pradesh is doing precisely that. She is ongoing on fruits diet for the last 43 years. 72-year-old Laxmi Tulasi from Guntur district … Continue reading
‘Look-East’ policy has started bearing fruits
As the India-Asian free trade agreement (FTA) has to be finalized by June 2006, the ministry of commerce has the Herculean task of operational out the details, counting identification of key exports & imports and the rates of responsibility to … Continue reading
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Tagged advantages of fruits, fruit nutrition, Fruit-Facts, fruits, fruits information, whole fruits
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India eyes new markets for its ‘king of fruits’
NEW DELHI: India, the world’s largest mango maker, is set for a big push to sell its succulent “king of fruits” to countries like Japan and the United States, officials say. The mango is inhabitant to India, which grows 12mn … Continue reading
‘Eat a rainbow’ of fruits and vegetables every day
Research has shown that many fruits and vegetables contain phytonutrients, special compounds that have all kinds of good healthy benefits capable of everything from improving eyesight to reducing the risk of cancer. The chemical names and biological processes of these … Continue reading
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Tagged advantages of fruits, fresh fruits, Fruit-Facts, fruits, multiple fruits, vegetables
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Hazardous ripening of fruits
Reportedly, for last few years in succession fruit traders are engaged in the dangerous practice of spraying chemicals on fruits and even injecting the same on them to give these a very premature ripe look to enhance their appeal to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fruit-Facts, fruits, fruits information, uses of fruits, whole fruits
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