From a purely culinary perspective, tomatoes are considered a vegetable because of their use in savory dishes. Unlike traditional fruits (apple, strawberry, or banana), tomatoes...
Plants capture sunlight through a well-known pigment called chlorophyll, the main player that gives leaves their green color. This captured light allows the plant to...
If you find that a chili pepper burns your mouth, it's because it contains a molecule called capsaicin. This substance is naturally produced by the...
Leaves contain several types of pigments, such as chlorophyll (green pigment), carotenoids (yellow to orange), and anthocyanins (red, purple). The green color of leaves in...
Plants that grow in very acidic soils often develop morphological tricks to survive comfortably in these challenging conditions. Some have very shallow and extensive roots...
In environments like peat bogs or swamps where many carnivorous plants live, the soils are extremely poor in essential nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus. These...
If the grass is green, it's thanks to an essential pigment called chlorophyll. This molecule is present in quantity in plant cells and allows for...
Tomatoes intended for supermarkets travel a lot, sometimes thousands of kilometers. They are therefore stored at low temperatures to maintain their freshness. The problem is...
Cacti have particular shapes, perfectly adapted to drought, such as their thick and fleshy stems. This shape allows them to store a lot of water, a perfect...
The onion is primarily composed of water (about 90%), but what interests us most here is sulfur. The onion contains compounds called amino acid sulfoxides, stored in...
