- The average American, consumes approximately 18 lb of turkey each year
- 50% of turkey consumed in 1970 was on a holiday. Today 31% is consumed on a holiday.
- 46 million turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving, 22 million at Christmas, and 19 million at Easter.
- 88% of the population eat turkey at Thanksgiving dinner.
- Only male turkeys gobble.
- Sweet potatoes are high in beta carotene, vitamins E and C, iron, potassium and vitamin B6.
- Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same.
- Depending on the variety, sweet potato flesh can vary from white to orange and even purple.
- North Carolina and Louisiana are leading producers of sweet potato in the US.
- Pumpkins are 90 percent water.
- Pumpkins are fruit.
- Around 90 to 95% of the processed pumpkins in the United States are grown in Illinois.
- The largest pumpkin recorded weighed 2,624 pounds.
- Native Americans used pumpkin seeds for food and medicine.
- Pumpkins originated in Central America.
- An estimated 20% of cranberries eaten in the year are eaten on Thanksgiving.
- Cranberries are one of the few fruits native to North America.
- Cranberries do not grow in water.
- Cranberries can be used as fabric dyes.
- The potato is the world’s fourth most important food crop.
- The average American eats 126 pounds of potatoes a year.
- Approximately 1/3 of all potatoes grown in the US are grown in the state of Idaho.
- The Potato is a vegetable.
- The Potato was the first vegetable grown in outer space.
- 62% of all Idaho potatoes that are harvested are used to make frozen or instant potatoes.
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