# @businessinsider on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=rofyxAwDQAU
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-12T18:39:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) — https://gondola.cc/BusinessInsider

## Caption

Avocados, corn, chocolate, and even the red dye in M&Ms all trace back to Mexico. We travel to the birthplace of some of the world’s most essential foods to see how they went global — and how the people are fighting to keep producing them on Mexican soil.

Thanks to Jorge De León for sharing his story and footage of vanilla in Veracruz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUKPV-qAMVA

Thanks to Eco Park Xanath for footage from its vanilla farm https://www.facebook.com/ParqueEcologicoXanath/

And check out the Nature Conservancy to learn more about corn and the ancient growing system of Milpa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keErercQx6o

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:26 - Mezcal
00:16:52 - Tequila
00:19:13 - Corn
00:21:23 - Huitlacoche
00:34:20 - Cochineal Red Dye
00:47:58 - Avocado
00:52:40 - Cacao
00:55:43 - Vanilla
01:02:51 - Pitaya
01:14:44 - Salt
01:22:20 - Mole
01:31:11 - Cochinita Pibil
01:43:47 - Pulque
01:59:51 - Credits

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#mexico #agriculture #naturalresources #bigbusiness #soexpensive 

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13 Foods You Didn’t Know Came From Mexico | Business Insider

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## Tags

agriculture, mexico, naturalresources, bigbusiness, soexpensive

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