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About 54% of U.S. adults say they drink alcohol, according to Gallup’s 2026 Consumption Habits survey, conducted July 1–19, 2026. That ties the 2025 reading as the lowest in Gallup’s trend, which dates back to 1939. The figure fell from 62% in 2023 to 58% in 2024 and 54% in 2025 before holding steady this … Read more
Decaf coffee still contains some caffeine: the FDA says an 8-ounce cup typically has 2 to 15 mg, compared with about 95 mg in regular brewed coffee, since decaffeination removes roughly 97% of the caffeine.
From 13 December 2026, UK law requires non-wholemeal wheat flour that is milled in or imported into the UK to be fortified with folic acid at 0.25 milligrams (250 micrograms) per 100 grams of flour. The UK government says some products may already contain fortified flour ahead of that date, and that the change is … Read more
Yes: Hamburg (turnip-rooted) parsley is grown for an edible white, parsnip-like root that is popular as a vegetable in Europe, alongside the familiar leaf forms of parsley.
Yes, pumpkin skin is edible. It is tough and waxy, so most people peel it, but you can cook it until tender, simmer it into stock, or bake it into chips. Do not eat carved jack-o’-lanterns.
Mangrove snapper is another name for gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus), a common western Atlantic reef fish that uses mangroves and seagrass as juvenile habitat.
Usually not: a 1-2 g serving of matcha has roughly 19-89 mg of caffeine versus about 100 mg in an 8-ounce cup of brewed coffee, though a large matcha latte can match coffee.
Mahi-mahi, also called dolphinfish or dorado, is a fast-growing warm-water ocean fish (Coryphaena hippurus), not a dolphin.
Lemon peel is edible and safe in normal food amounts, and it has more fiber and vitamin C per gram than the fruit’s flesh.
Yes. Fermentation gives kombucha a small amount of alcohol; in the U.S. it must stay under 0.5% ABV at all times or it is regulated as an alcohol beverage.