The surprising fruits & veggies that never actually existed in nature

Here are some fruits and vegetables that never actually existed in nature.

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The sweet complement to your peanut butter sandwich is a human invention.

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Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and brussels sprouts are all cultivars of a wild plant, Brassica oleracea.

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Watermelon

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Orange is a hybrid of crossbreeding the naturally occurring pomelo (Citrus maxima) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata).

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The surprising fruits & veggies that never actually existed in nature

Here are some fruits and vegetables that never actually existed in nature.

The sweet complement to your peanut butter sandwich is a human invention.

Bananas

Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and brussels sprouts are all cultivars of a wild plant, Brassica oleracea.

Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale & brussels sprouts

Watermelon

Humans used selective breeding and picked the planting seeds from redder, fleshier watermelons, influencing the genetics of the melon. And that’s a good thing.

Orange is a hybrid of crossbreeding the naturally occurring pomelo (Citrus maxima) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata).

Orange

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