Zucchini is a very tasty and nutritious vegetable that is used to prepare a variety of dishes. Almost all gardeners grow zucchini in their plots.

1. Zucchini is a variety of pumpkin and is commonly white, green, or yellow in color.

2. Italians were the first to consume zucchini as a vegetable. Previously, only their flowers or seeds were used in food.

3. Zucchini contains a high amount of vitamin C.

4. Some varieties of zucchini can be eaten raw, as an ingredient in salads.

5. Zucchini with damage cannot be stored, even in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator. After 3 days, it must be discarded.

6. Zucchini was introduced to Europe in the 16th century but was initially grown only as ornamental plants due to their large and colorful flowers.

7. The zucchini season is late spring and summer.

8. It has been proven that consuming zucchini helps prevent gray hair.

9. Masks made from zucchini pulp lighten and rejuvenate the skin, nourishing it with vitamins and antioxidants. These procedures are especially suitable for dry and rough skin.

10. Zucchini caviar was invented by Soviet food technologist O.A. Okhapkina, who decided to use zucchini, ground with the main ingredients, as a cheap filler for canned dishes.

11. If the top layer of the zucchini skin is accidentally damaged, it will quickly spoil. Even refrigeration cannot prevent it.

12. The largest zucchini ever grown weighed 61 kg. This world record was set in 1998.

13. Zucchini seeds become more nutritious with prolonged storage. After six months, their protein content increases.

14. In ancient times, zucchini were used in matchmaking rituals in the territory of modern Ukraine.

15. Zucchini can be introduced as a complementary food for infants from an early age.

16. Mexico is the homeland of zucchini.

17. Zucchini contains a high amount of dietary fiber.

18. In 1954, a burglar in Belgium stumbled over a growing zucchini while fleeing a crime scene, fell, and was caught by the homeowner. This is the only officially registered case in the world where a zucchini brought such benefits.

19. There is no known allergy to zucchini – there has never been a reported case anywhere.

20. In Italy, all zucchini are called “zucchini“ because “Zucchini“ translates to zucchini in Italian.