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Old 21-05-2006, 02:20 PM posted to sci.bio.food-science,sci.chem,rec.gardens.edible
OmManiPadmeOmelet
 
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Default Why Do Ripe Fruits Smell Bad?

In article .com,
"Radium" wrote:

AndyS wrote:
Andy replies:

Well, I am pretty much opposite. Nothing worse for me than a green
banana. I like them soft, and fragrant, and yellow, and mushy so I can
mash them
up with peanut butter....
Rotten potatoes are another matter....

I guess I agree with you on some stuff and not on others...

Ain't diversity wonderful ????

Andy in Eureka, Texas


But what chemicals are responbile for the stink of over-ripe fruits.


Putricine.....
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