Here's How Some Food You Consume Every Single Day Looks Before It's Harvested

Some foods look completely different before they ever reach your kitchen, and that is exactly what makes this collection so fun to scroll through. From seeds and nuts to fruits, spices, and everyday staples, the images below show how familiar ingredients appear before harvesting.

It is easy to forget that bananas, kiwi, cacao, and even black pepper all start out looking nothing like the versions we buy in stores. This roundup pulls back the curtain on a long list of foods people eat all the time, and a few of them may surprise you.

Read on, because some of these before-and-after comparisons are stranger than you might expect.

Sesame Seeds

Anna Frodesiak

Peanut

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Cranberry

Bernd Haynold

Cashew

Abhishek Jacob

Pistachio

Emel Yamanturk

Some of these everyday foods start out looking almost unrecognizable.

Cacao

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Brussel Sprouts

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Vanilla

Giancarlo Sibilio

Almond

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Saffron

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Kiwi

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A few of these are a lot more surprising than people expect.

Coffee

Marcelo Corrêa

Cinnamon

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Pomegranate

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Artichokes

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Banana

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Wasabi

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Black Pepper

Scot Nelson

Even the spices and seasonings have a much stranger origin story than most people realize.

It’s hard not to think of the investigation finding 111 unidentified chemicals discreetly introduced into the US food supply.

Quinoa

Michael Hermann

Avocado

Joachim Huber

Asparagus

Silas Price

Mango

Tommy Atkins

Dragon Fruit

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Dates

Rahel Jaskow

Persimmon

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By now, the grocery store version feels a lot less ordinary.

Capers

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Starfruit

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Jabuticaba

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Tea Plant

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It is hard to look at these the same way after seeing where they begin.

Before you stock up, read the doctor’s eyebrow-raising claim about bananas being the most risky fruit loved by millions.