10 Delicious Fruits and Vegetables That Are Surprisingly Man-Made

Did you know that several fruits and vegetables are artificial? It’s true, but it might not mean what you think. 

 Humans created these fruits and vegetables through selective and cross-breeding, creating new varieties of desired traits, including appearance and flavor.

The Most Common Man-made Produce in Your Grocery Store

1

Apples

Without human intervention, we wouldn’t have had the sweet apple people enjoy today. Additionally, there are more than 7,500 known varieties of apples.

2

Broccoli

Broccoli is a man-made edible green vegetable in the cabbage family that resulted from the sixth-century BCE breeding of Brassica oleracea crops in the Mediterranean.

3

Bananas

Bananas are a cross between the Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana bananas, neither of which are edible alone. The latter has too many seeds despite its sweetness. 

4

Corn

Corn accounts for the vast majority of crops grown in America today and the majority of what Americans eat. Without human cultivation and protection, corn would not survive.

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10 Delicious Fruits and Vegetables That Are Surprisingly Man-Made