As previously looked vegetables and fruits, which are now in any supermarket

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We treat the products as the most ordinary things. And often not even think, how they looked before. Many fruits and vegetables are a few hundreds of years ago looked quite wrong, as it is today. But from a desire to adjust the food under the personal needs of humanity has changed certain types of vegetables and fruits of all recognition. Examples of the material of any surprise.

1. Corn

The evolution began with a small corn plants. Mexican view wild grass had only a few grains that fit on the small spikelets. They hid in a thick and hard shell, so it was extremely hard to get. To split this "armor" can a few blows with a hard object such as a stone. To taste the original corn like a dry raw potato. To transform it into a modern version of a tasty, landing took only the largest grain. Long-term efforts have led to the fact that corn became more softer and sweeter than 4 times.

2. cucumbers

Wild cucumbers are not like their cultural counterparts. Rather, their relatives can be called cacti, sinister spikes due to several centimeters and a spherical shape. Wild cucumbers completely inedible because they are highly toxic. First, this kind of grown only in India specifically for medical purposes. By long-term experiments cucumbers purchased modern elongated shape and become palatable.

3. bananas

Wild version of this tasty delicacy has a large hard seed and a hard rind. There are some bananas in its raw form it was absolutely impossible, so they are boiled. It is believed that the history of the transformation of bananas began 10,000 years ago. The modern version is soft, rich taste and nutritional striking. And most importantly - the seeds in it practically invisible.

4. peaches

Peaches give a modern look help hard work and caring breeders. For planting choose the best fruit to harvest became more succulent, large and tasty. The first peaches were discovered over 4 thousand. BC They are considered the pioneers of the Chinese who did kind of agriculture.

First fruit was very small, no more cherries. The main part of the bone occupied. The taste of peach was sweet and earthy. But the most striking of his color: white! It took more than one millennium to make the fruit of a peach tree is 64 times larger. Of the additional advantages: they have also become softer, sweeter than 4% and 27% juicier. bone size is reduced, so that the sweet delicacy has become so much more.

5. Strawberry

Most of our favorite vegetables, fruits and berries have become tastier after gardening efforts. Strawberries - the exception. Wild berries are a much sweeter version, however, is too small in size. That is why breeders have focused on increasing the strawberries, to the detriment of its taste. disease resistance and presentable sell better - eat health.

6. tomatoes

To acquire modern appearance tomatoes it took 1,000 years. At first, they grew very small, as the current cherry. And they were yellow, so were called golden apples. Taking red tomatoes, gardeners have started increasing their size. Thanks to this picture became more pleasant, but the taste - is worse. Modern tomatoes more watery, unlike their ancestors, sweet and rich.

7. Carrot

Wild carrot appearance has nothing to do with the modern. It was first discovered in the tenth century in Persia, and its color was white, yellow or purple. The taste of wild carrot was very busy, but its value is not impressed: a very thin root. The seeds of the plants have been framed in Europe, where he worked on a good appearance and improve the taste. The main suppliers were the Dutch carrots, and they have chosen for her preferred color: orange. In the XVII century, they dedicated their delicious fruit monarch - William III of, Prince of Orange, whose orange color was familial.

8. Avocado

Wild avocado has not been spectacular. It almost does not contain edible pulp. Almost all of what a wild avocado - a bone. To get to our tables, the fetus had suffered serious transformations. First of all, the size of: modern fruit is 10 times greater than the wild version. And secondly, wild fruits have a thick crust of dark color and the taste is not impressive. Many years of breeding has created a miracle, thanks to which everyone can now enjoy truly useful avocado.

9. eggplant

These eggplants usually have a circular shape. Even their original name comes from the word "egg" because it coincides not only form but also color - white. Initially, a large variety of different fruits: met and different sizes and shapes, and colors, for example blue and yellow. Because of the bitter aftertaste did not use them for cooking, but is used in medicine. Useful discovery made in the form of eggplant Chinese, Thais and Indians. Modern appearance and elongated purple fruits gained through selection.

10. watermelons

This berry has undergone the most spectacular changes. The first crop was harvested watermelons in Egypt 5000 years ago. Berries distinguished by tiny size and not very pleasant bitter taste. But thanks to the tremendous efforts of breeders already in the XVII century watermelons have acquired habitual appearance for us. Their sizes have increased in 1500 times! But inside they are still different: dry pulp had a light pink hue. Several years of additional research effort spent on it to improve the taste and juiciness.

Fruits will surely make a person's life brighter and sweeter. Continuing the theme - 25 little-known facts about fruits from around the world.

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