Peanut butter can be turned into diamond: 5 food facts that will astonish you  

Food is not only a basic requirement for human beings, it also is inextricably linked to our social and cultural roles. Since primitive times, homo sapiens would come together around a fire and eat together, a demonstration of how food plays a role in maintaining our gregarious nature. Even if you consider yourself a foodie, there is a huge list of fascinating facts about them which will astonish you for sure. Read on to learn a few of them. 

Technically bananas are actually berries 

This may surprise you, but it’s true bananas are actually classified as berries. They develop from a flower which possesses one single ovary and they have soft skin with a fleshy middle and small seeds. This allows them to meet all the botanical requirements of being considered as berries.  

Ketchup was once considered to be a medicinal cure 

You may be familiar with ketchup as the delicious tomato sauce that is the perfect pairing for fries. However, back in the early 1800s, it was believed that tomatoes had several medicinal properties. This is because in 1830, doctor from Ohio, United States, made a claim that tomatoes had the ability to effectively treat maladies like diarrhoea and indigestion. Very soon, the craze about this claim picked up and he started publishing recipes of tomato ketchup. Interestingly, he also managed to turn it into a concentrated pill for easier consumption. 

It is possible to turn peanut butter into diamonds 

No, peanut butter is not merely a scrumptious accompaniment to your jam and toast. German scientists have theorised that it can actually be turned into diamonds. This is because of its rich carbon content. The process for this includes extracting the oxygen from the carbon dioxide and then putting an immense amount of pressure on the carbon content that is left behind.  

Honey can never get spoilt 

If you have a really old jar of honey sitting in the pantry, don’t throw it out yet. In fact, you don’t ever have to throw it out. This is because honey is one of the only foods that can last forever. This is because honey has very low moisture content and is also extremely acidic in nature. These are two of the strongest defences which can prevent food from getting spoilt. As a result of this, archaeologists have stumbled upon several pots of honey preserved for over thousand years, which still appear to be fresh. 

White chocolate is not technically chocolate 

What makes something “chocolate” is the presence of cocoa beans. However, white chocolate is made only from sugar, milk solids, lecithin, vanilla and cocoa butter. It does not actually contain any chocolate solids. Thus, despite its name, it is not technically chocolate.