In photos: What did our fruits, vegetables look like thousands of years ago?

It’s taken aeons of effort to yield the produce we know today. See how different the peach, apple, watermelon and carrot looked when they started out.

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Italian painter Giovanni Stanchi’s still-life painting from the 17th century shows a pale version of the modern watermelon. This fruit started out almost white, and quite bitter. (Courtesy Christie’s)

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