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Is Broccoli Man-Made?

The short answer is yes, broccoli is man-made. Broccoli as we know it did not always exist as a plant but was created by humans through an extensive process.

It is not known exactly how many years ago broccoli emerged, but it is believed that early varieties of this plant appeared more than 2000 years ago. It was initially grown in Italy and was shipped to America and England in the 1700s and then to the rest of the world.

Sources indicate that broccoli originates from the Mediterranean region and East Asia. The evidence even shows that the first species of this plant were cultivated in the Roman Empire.

The name broccoli originates from the plural of the Italian word “broccolo,” which can translate as “the flowering crest of a cabbage“, and is the diminutive form of “brocco“, signifying “sprout“.

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Is Broccoli Man-Made? The short answer is yes, broccoli is man-made. Broccoli as we know it did not always exist as a plant but was created by humans through an extensive process. It is not known exactly how many years ago broccoli emerged, but it is believed that early varieties of this plant appeared more than 2000 years ago. It was initially grown in Italy and was shipped to America and England in the 1700s and then to the rest of the world. Sources indicate that broccoli originates from the Mediterranean region and East Asia. The evidence even shows that the first species of this plant were cultivated in the Roman Empire. The name broccoli originates from the plural of the Italian word “broccolo,” which can translate as “the flowering crest of a cabbage“, and is the diminutive form of “brocco“, signifying “sprout“. Continue reading here if you like: https://backgarden.org/is-broccoli-man-made/

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Another interesting thing to think about is how most fruits have been primed to have as much sugar as possible. They do not naturally occur like that.

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I get that people will naturally pick the sweeter fruit, but these days I'd say it's done intentionally with more sugar to turn us all into fat fucks with diabeetus.

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also, look at bananas... there used to be a lot of varieties. now we have one or 2.

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There are still hundreds of varietals of banana in the world today. The vast majority of them are not worth eating because they are hard, filled with giant seeds and taste like shit. The Cavendish and Gros Michel (Big Mike) cultivars were selectively grown to produce an edible and good tasting banana. Both are monoculture crops which means all the Cavendish and Big Mike plants are essentially clones. They are all susceptible to Panama Disease which wiped out the ability to produce the Big Mike cultivar on an industrial scale. The Cavendish will fall to it one day as well. They have been working towards a new cultivar that will replace the Cavendish when this happens. It's not ready yet.

Fun banana facts: The synthetic banana flavor was the first artificial food flavoring produced in a lab. Banana ester is the main component of the banana flavor and is therefore extremely accurate. Most people would disagree since they say it doesn't really taste like banana, but it actually does because it is the flavor of the now unviable Big Mike cultivar. Most people today don't know the flavor of the Big Mike since they have only had the Cavendish which tastes different. Modern bananas don't actually taste the same as their predecessors but the artificial banana flavor is accurate.