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Why do some fruits have a much wider range of acceptable sizes than others?
Some fruits such as pumpkins can grow to be 100 lbs. Under different conditions, the same variety of pumpkin can produce a 15 lb. fruit. Both plants are healthy, and look the same except for their ...
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What is the gas inside a Capsicum pepper, and how does it get there?
Every time I make fajitas, I cut into bell and chili peppers and notice how hollow they are. I always think to myself: what is the gas inside this pepper, and how does it get there?
Perhaps Capsicum ...
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Black bumps on the cut surface of an avocado
I cut an underripe avocado in half and put half of it, without the pit but with the peel, in the refrigerator. A day later, I see very small black bumps along the cut surface. What are they? What ...
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What are the mechanisms that cause bananas to ripen? How is or isn't it related to the banana peel ripening? [closed]
So recently our commercial kitchen got some bunches of bananas with a curious feature. On the inside they were firm and delicious (no jokes, please), on the outside they looked incredibly sickly. ...
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Which part of oranges contain fiber?
I think it's pith, but here (non-english country) many chef suggest orange's vascular veins which look "fibrous" and have similar translated word with "fiber" itself.
Please enlighten me which?
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What is the appropriate blender speed to maximize nutrition and digestion of fruits and vegetables?
Blender companies state that a blender for smoothies should have speeds of at least 30000 rpm. They argue that only at 30000 rpm are cells of fruits and vegetables sheared enough to maximize nutrition ...
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Is the white structure on the break of bananas or watermelones sugar?
Does the central part of watermelon or banana have a higher concentration of sugar (fruit-sugar or saccharobiose)?
The center of the fruit is sweeter than other red parts of watermelon.
In bananas, ...
