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Old 21-05-2006, 07:57 PM posted to sci.bio.food-science,sci.chem,rec.gardens.edible
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Default Why Do Ripe Fruits Smell Bad?


Seymour Bigby-Heinz wrote:

It depends upon which rotten fruit you are smelling.


Mangos. BTW, fruits don't have to be rotten in order to smell bad.
Fruits that are just ripe also have a similar odor but maybe less
intense than when they rot.