Cucurbit downy mildew was found in the state this past week on cucumbers in Charleston. All commercial cucurbit growers need to be on the lookout and start preventative fungicide applications, if not already started.
03.05.2024 - 14:13 / balconygardenweb.com / Ralph Astley
Have you ever wondered, holding a bar of Hershey’s in your hand, Is Chocolate a Fruit or Vegetable? If you ever did, today is your day where we’ll solve the mystery for you!
The content, which is “chocolate” is not actually a fruit, but the beans found inside the pods of the cacao tree, which we all know as cacao beans.
So, the beans maybe a part of the fruit that the tree produces, but they undergo a process to make them the chocolate we eat!
Botanically, we classify veggies as the edible parts of plants, and that can be in the form of roots, stems, leaves, or flower buds.
Now, when we come to chocolate, it cannot be called as avegetable, as it goes through processes to make it take that form from the cocoa seeds.
As clear from the above explanation, we can clearly state that chocolate is neither a fruit, nor a vegetable. It has a sweet identity of its own, something that’s love by billions around the globe!
If you want to reap the best benefits from chocolate, make sure to buy the bars having the most cocoa content. Why? Well, it is rich in iron, magnesium, and copper, which play vital roles in various bodily functions.
No or less-sugar chocolate bars are way to go as they are high in antioxidants, specifically flavonoids, which can help the body with oxidative stress while protecting the cells from damage.
Cucurbit downy mildew was found in the state this past week on cucumbers in Charleston. All commercial cucurbit growers need to be on the lookout and start preventative fungicide applications, if not already started.
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