34 Hearty Facts About Nutrition to Keep Your Body Healthy

The milk in California really is different than the milk in other states, 1% milk has 33% more protein and 33% more calcium because CA has "higher solid standards for milk".

27. The "% Daily Value" numbers found on nutrition labels in the US/Canada are based on recommendations from 1968 and have not been updated to reflect current recommendations. Something with "100% Daily Value" of Vitamin C has only 67% of an adult male's recommended daily intake.

28. A grain called Amaranth was the primary diet of the Aztecs until outlawed by the Spanish. It is gluten-free, can be roasted like popcorn, high in protein, has edible leaves and roots, and is used as a dye.

29. Over 20% of all calories collectively consumed by humanity are from a single food i.e., is rice.

30. The Cheesecake Factory's Bistro Shrimp Pasta has 3,120 calories and 89 grams of saturated fat and 1,090 milligrams of sodium. This is 150% of the daily recommended caloric intake for the average adult, in one meal.

There is approximately the same number of calories in a pound of spinach as there are in two Oreos.

32. The average male medieval peasant ate between 160% to 200% more calories than your average male now. This kind of explains why it's so hard to sustain 1500 calorie diets.

33. Peeling an apple will remove 50% of its total fiber and around 30% of its vitamin C.

34. Coffee Flour is made from Coffee cherries, the discarded fruit surrounding the coffee bean. This is Gluten-free, high in fiber and protein, and produced from a source which is currently being discarded at a rate of around 75% of production.