/oss/taxonomy/term/3036/all en /oss/article/contributors-history/going-bananas <hr /> <p>Once upon a time, there was a banana plant.</p> <p style="text-align:center"><img height="243" width="160" class="media-element file-default no-float" src="/oss/files/oss/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/image_1_0.jpg?itok=wwD7keoU" alt="" /></p> <p>This banana plant lived in an English estate in the 1830s, and was named “the Cavendish”, after the Cavendish Family who lived on this estate.</p> Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:10:04 +0000 Viola Ruzzier, B.Sc. 9756 at /oss /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/pulp-isnt-fiction <p>I've often watched people do battle with the albedo, trying meticulously to remove every last vestige before popping a segment of "naked" orange into their mouth. Probably the same people who choose filtered orange juice over the pulpy variety. Too bad, because both the albedo and the pulp are good sources of pectin, a type of fiber that shows great nutritional promise.</p> Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9348 at /oss /oss/article/you-asked/it-true-banana-radioactive <hr /> <p>Si tu veux lire cet article en français, <a href="https://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/actualite/detecteur-rumeurs/2018/06/19/non-ne-brillerez-noir-mangez-bananes">cliquez ici!</a></p> Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:30:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 6963 at /oss