It is a healthy drink Claire Williamson of the British Nutrition Foundation Dr Ruxton's team found average tea consumption was just under three cups per day. She said the increasing popularity of soft drinks meant many people were not drinking as much tea as before.
What Makes a Cucumber Bitter? Most cucumber plants contain compounds known as cucurbitacins (âkyew-ker-BIT-a-sinsâ) that cause fruit to taste bitter. At low levels, you arenât likely to detect them. But high levels of cucurbitacins produce extremely bitter fruit. Some cucumber varieties possess a gene that inhibits their formation.
Drought conditions can contribute to bitter cucumbers. Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus), like all cucurbits, produce large leaves and thick vines. The plants are well equipped for producing their juicy, flavorful fruit. Sometimes, however, the leaves wilt due to disease, insect infestation or even environmental conditions. Whatever the cause, healthy plants are better able to survive wilting.