Foodie Fun Facts

4%

Cheese is the most stolen food in the world. In fact, it’s stolen so much it has its own percentage! About 4% of all cheese made around the globe ends up stolen. There’s even a black market for cheese!

100

One fast food burger can have meat from 100 different cows. It sounds like a crazy amount, but the ground beef used to make burgers, both in fast food places and grocery stores, is made of a collection of muscle tissues.

70%

Although we may be accustomed to burgers, goat meat accounts for 70% of the red meat eaten globally. This is great news because goats are better for you and the environment.

1:4 60%

Humans’ DNA is 60% the same as bananas. Our genes are comprised of 3 billion building blocks which are surprisingly un-unique. From this, 60% of our genes are identical to that of a banana.

One in four hazelnuts end up in Nutella. Nutella is so popular, 25% of all hazelnuts end up in a jar! Since they’re in such high demand, some universities are trying to grow them in labs in order to negate global shortages.

49%

During the Revolutionary War, the Americans would avoid sandwiches due to their association and origin in Britain. Clearly, that has changed today, after a 2014 study found that 49% of Americans over 20 eat one sandwich every day.

40% 200

Australians eat the most meat. Coming in at a whopping 200 pounds per person every year, Australians take first place, but are still closely followed by Americans.

Specifically, a whopping 40% of produce grown is never sold just because it’s too ugly. Because consumers won’t buy imperfect fruits or veggies, grocery stores, in turn, refuse to stock them.

2.5 Billion

McDonald’s sells 2.5 billion hamburgers per year. That equates to 75 McDonald’s hamburgers sold every second, every day, or 6.5 million hamburgers each day.