Can you still eat rotten fruits? What is the reason why fruits are prone to rot?

Fruits are generally rich in vitamins and are suitable for eating one or two during non-meal times. Fruits tend to rot if they are left for a long time or if they are bruised. They usually rot from one place, so some parts are often not rotten. Many people will dig out or throw away the rotten ones and then eat the unrotten parts. Is this practice advisable?

Can I eat rotten fruit?

There are many reasons for fruit rot. It may be caused by bumps during picking and transportation, or it may be caused by corruption in the external environment such as high temperature, humidity and contact with bacteria. It may also be that the fruit is left for too long and rots due to its own respiration.

Eating rotten fruit can harm the body's health, causing diarrhea and abdominal pain at the mildest, and digestive tract bleeding and damage to the nervous system at the worst. When fruit rots, bacteria and other microorganisms can more easily invade the inside of the fruit from the rotten part. Studies have shown that some harmful substances can still be detected in the part about 1 cm away from the rotten part.

Therefore, try not to eat rotten fruit. If the rotten part is small, you can use a knife to cut off the rotten part, then continue to cut off about 1 cm of fruit around it before eating it.

Why do fruits rot easily?

First, the fruit is physically damaged during harvesting, transportation, storage, sales or other careless processes, resulting in cell wall damage and cytoplasm leaking out. This condition is a mechanical epidermal injury and does not affect consumption. The dark brown damage is caused by enzymatic browning caused by oxidation of phenolic substances. As long as the dark brown damaged area is cut off and eaten as soon as possible, it will not threaten our health.

Second, the storage temperature is not suitable. Most fruits do not have a long storage time. For example, bananas, mangoes, grapes and other fruits are placed in the refrigerator after they are bought. When you take them out two days later, you will find that there are many black spots and spots on the skin, and the color has become dull. This is caused by low temperature or long-term exposure to air. As long as there is no bacterial growth, you can still eat it by cutting off the bad parts.

Third, the production of numerous microorganisms leads to corruption and deterioration. In this case, it is absolutely not edible. We can see the rotten parts with our naked eyes, but the molecules are constantly spreading. We cannot see the toxins produced in the rotten fruit. Once the fruit is rotten, it means that various microorganisms have begun to multiply. These harmful substances can spread from the rotten part to the unrotten part through the juice. At this time, the unrotten part also contains microbial metabolites, producing toxic substances such as green plum toxins or mycotoxins that are harmful to health. After eating, you may experience symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. In order to save a little rotten fruit, it is not worth it to mess with your body. It is better to throw it into the trash can as soon as possible.

Tips for buying fruits and vegetables

1. Try to buy seasonal fruits and vegetables. Off-season fruits are more expensive, and hormones and unsafe factors are easily added during transportation or planting.

2. Let me teach you a secret about choosing fruits: the deeper the concave part of the stem, the sweeter the fruit. This is true for citrus fruits, melons, etc.

3. Look at the color. There are many kinds of vegetables and fruits, and the colors are different. It is recommended that you be more careful and buy less of those with abnormal or uneven colors.

4. Smell the food. Whether it is fruit, vegetables or seafood, you should smell it to see if it has its own fragrance and to see how fresh it is.

5. Look at the shape. Nowadays, many hybrid fruits and vegetables should not be purchased if they are too strange, too big, too long, etc. Be careful that growth hormones may be added.