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How to Choose Ripe Fruit

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What you should look for when selecting ripe fruit depends on the particular type of fruit you are considering.

Step 1: Check the aroma
Check the fruit's aroma. Ripe fruit has a pleasant scent.

Tip
The pleasing smell of ripe fruit evolved as a cue to animals that the fruit is ready to eat.

Step 2: Taste the fruit
Taste similar fruit for sweetness. Many fruit vendors will gladly provide samples to customers.

Step 3: Look for softness
Examine the fruit for softness. As fruit ripens their cell walls are broken down by enzymes and the fruit becomes juicy.

Step 4: Observe the color
Observe the fruit's color. As fruit ripens, it loses water, causing its surface to take on a waxy sheen.

Did You Know?
Apples originated in the Caucasian mountains of Asia Minor.

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