Wednesday, May 9, 2012

GRAPES!



The scientific name for grapes is Vitis. A few cool facts about grapes are that they dry them out so they can be used as raisins. Growing grapes is the largest food industry in the world as there are more than 60 species and 8000 varieties of grapes.There are two main types of grapes in the world (American and European). An average person eats about eight pounds of grapes every year. Grapes are extremely good for your health; they can help to cure problems such as Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, constipation, heart diseases, indigestion, kidney diseases and migraine. Eating grapes will also minimises the risk of having a heart attack.

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