20 Weird Food Facts That Would Make You Question Whatever You Eat

There are some things about food that are hard to swallow

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• January 9, 2022

If you're a foodie or someone who enjoys eating in general, you'd know a lot about the delicious food. But what about knowing crazy facts about them?

We see and go through numerous amounts of food in our life. We scroll through all kinds of products in grocery stores or markets on a regular basis.

You'd see some food often throughout your life and some even end up being your favorites or bringing you comfort. They'd look mundane and uncomplicated but sometimes there's more to them than what meets the eye.

Food has a rich history. They've served a purpose more than for eating and so people have developed and harvested food even from the most mind-blowing of places.

It might not be surprising then that they come from weirder places even if we see them on our table on a daily basis. But we'd like to try and see if these food facts would surpass your imagination.

If you haven't heard of Horse-Flesh flavored ice cream or peanut butter fears then our list of food facts could go either way for you. If you're even a little bit curious though then we've got lots.

This list could either upgrade you to a new level of a food expert or demote you to being a picky eater. Yep, they're that crazy and quite frankly, disturbing.

1. There's no horsing around with this horse-flesh flavored ice cream from a Tokyo amusement park

2. If you've ever felt scared of peanut butter being stuck on the roof of your mouth then you migh haveArachibutyrophobia

3. What do fruit snacks and cars have in common? They use the same wax

4. Large amounts of nutmeg could count as a hallucinogen

5. If you've got the runs in the 1800's then you should have ketchup in the first-aid kit

6. A Beaver's anal glands secretion is responsible for the Castoreum, which works as vanilla flavoring, in a number of bakeries and sweets

7. Have you ever touched your hair and thought 'Wow, it's as soft as bread'? If yes, then know that the softening agent called L-cysteine made from human hair and duck feathers is used in some bread

8. A little short on cash? Well, at one point, chocolate was used as a currency

9. The UK government had potato chips taxed and so the company where Pringles is from tried to evade this rule by calling them 'savory snacks' which was eventually overruled

10. There's this big debate about pineapples being put on a pizza but in Brazil, as long as there are peas, there will be peace

11. Olive oils (even the exoensive ones) aren't really olive oils. Only 30% of brands are only labeled to actually be true

12. It'll take you 20 years to try a new kind of apple everyday as there is 7,500 kinds of them

13. If you feel a little dehydrated then you might want to try snacking on cucumbers which are 96% water

14. Thank an 11-year old for inventing the popsicle during 1905 for your tasty summer treats

15. Because the word 'nuts' is in their name, peanuts are confused as nuts when they're actually legumes

16. Coconut water is both refreshing and can act as blood plasma

17. You blink for a second and 75 Mcdonald's hamburgers are sold

18. In restuarants, sushi is real but the wasabi might not be since they are hard to cultivate

19. Baby carrots are from lumpy old carrots that needed a little cutting and polishing to be what they are

20. The infamous orange color that carrots have are from selective breeding. Until then they were more purple than orange

There's a lot on the list that might've blown your mind but there are some that might've put you off that food forever. But hey, at least you've got some new facts you can pull out during family dinner or a night out with friends.

Have someone on your side about knowing the weirder stuff about food. Do you know any more crazy food facts - our comments are open.

Chelsi