The video discusses 19 surprising facts about food. Here are some of the key points:
1. The holes in crackers are not for decoration, but to allow excess air to escape during cooking, making the crackers crispy.
2. Our sense of smell plays a crucial role in tasting food, and without it, we cannot distinguish between different flavors.
3. The world's most expensive pizza costs $3,000 and is topped with truffles, black caviar, and edible gold.
4. Real honey has no shelf life and can last for thousands of years, but store-bought honey is often fake.
5. Jelly candies contain gelatin, which is made from animal bones and skins.
6. Chickens have been genetically modified to have larger breasts and hips, making them unrecognizable from their ancestors.
7. Bell peppers of different colors are actually the same variety, but at different stages of ripeness.
8. Crab sticks do not contain real crab meat, but are made from fish paste and other ingredients.
9. Bottled water from different manufacturers has a unique chemical composition, making each brand taste slightly different.
10. The freshness of an egg can be determined by its buoyancy in water.
11. Mosquitoes are attracted to the smell of bananas, making people who eat them more susceptible to bites.
12. Nutella is not a healthy product, consisting of 50% sugar, 20% palm oil, and only 30% cocoa and milk powder.
13. Fortune cookies are not from China, but were invented in America by Japanese immigrants.
14. Some types of ketchup do not contain tomatoes, but are made from applesauce and other ingredients.
15. Climate change is affecting the production of bananas, cocoa beans, and honey, making them scarce and expensive in the future.
16. Tomatoes were once considered poisonous in Europe, but are now known for their health benefits.
17. Chrysanthemums are edible and are eaten in some Asian countries.
18. The spiciness of chili peppers does not depend on their color or size.
19. 7 Up originally contained lithium, but was later removed due to safety concerns.
Overall, the video provides interesting and little-known facts about various food products, ingredients, and culinary practices.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The holes in crackers are not for beauty, but to allow excess air to escape during cooking.
2. Automatic machines are now used to make the holes in crackers, whereas they were made manually in the past.
3. The sense of smell plays an equally important role in the perception of taste.
4. If you plug your nose, you cannot distinguish the taste of different products.
5. The world's most expensive pizza is made by a restaurant in Kiev and costs almost $3000.
6. The pizza is topped with truffles, black caviar, blue cheese, and edible gold.
7. Natural honey has no shelf life and can last for thousands of years.
8. A pot of honey was discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun and was found to be over 3000 years old.
9. Gelatin is obtained through a long process of boiling the skins of cartilage and bones of pigs and cows.
10. The chemical composition of water from each manufacturer is slightly different, which affects its taste.
11. The fresher an egg is, the stronger it will tend to the bottom of a glass of water, and the older it is, the higher it will float up.
12. The longer an egg is stored, the more gases it accumulates inside.
13. Nutella chocolate spread is not made from chocolate, but from sugar, palm oil, milk powder, cocoa powder, and hazelnuts.
14. The brand Nutella belongs to the family company Ferrero.
15. Fortune cookies were invented in America by people from Japan, not in China.
16. Ketchup is not always made from tomatoes, and some types of ketchup may contain applesauce instead.
17. Bananas, cocoa beans, and honey are all affected by climate change and may become scarce in the future.
18. Tomatoes were once considered inedible and poisonous in Europe.
19. Chrysanthemums are edible and can be eaten as a vegetable or dessert in some countries.
Note: I excluded opinions and only included verifiable facts.