SWEET and with a slightly nutty taste, tenderstem broccoli is a scrumptious way to add more greens to your diet, whether it's in a stir-fry or simply roasted.

But do you know where the name comes from? Well, TikTok users have only just found out - and they're minds are blown.

According to one woman, Emma Flicc, the long-stemmed broccoli ''is not the breed of the broccoli''.

''You know how you have like Granny Smith apples [...] or the sweet potato is a breed of a potato, all of that,'' she said in the video .

Much to the shock of Emma - and thousands of other foodies on the platform - turns out, tenderstem broccoli ''is a brand'' and ''a trademark''.

Totally mind-blown, Emma, who now lives in Dubai , UAE , then decided to check this for herself and bought a packet of the pop

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