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rotting fruit compared to fresh fruit.

The role of decaying fruit in assessing food texture

Gustatory organs in fruit flies enable them to taste the texture of food.

Image showing A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum, created by Penn State biologists, helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size.

Tomato & potato fruit color, size evolved together

In-depth Phylogeny reveals linked evolution of fruit traits in Solanum L.

Many orange citrus tangerines lie on the table near children's feet

Chilling blood oranges enhance their nutrition, a buyer’s benefit

Postharvest storage temperatures shape the chemical composition and physical characteristics of blood oranges.

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Reducing salt intake: Quick and delicious low-salt meal ideas

For a start, research shows they may want to focus on eliminating extra salt from their diet.

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Adding bananas to your smoothies? You need to stop

Blending certain ingredients in smoothies can influence whether your body is getting a nutritional boost.

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Rare palm species discovered that they flower underground

Palm family (Arecaceae) to flower and fruit almost entirely underground.

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Novel antibiotics found in fruit flies

Peptide from fruit flies blocks bacterial protein synthesis.

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Child-appealing packaged food and beverage is high in sugar and low in nutrients

Child-appealing packaged food and beverage products in Canada–Prevalence, power, and nutritional quality.

Prof Edison Ang Huixiang

Turning fruit and plastic wastes into a material used in the water purifier

An ultra-thin material from fruit waste for solar-powered water purification.

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Study revealed the environmental impact of processed foods

More nutritious foods are often more sustainable.

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