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Old 10-06-2007, 07:46 AM posted to sci.bio.food-science,sci.chem,rec.gardens.edible,sci.agriculture.fruit,sci.bio.botany
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Default Why do ripe fruits - especially when canned - smell bad?

In article .com,
Radium wrote:

Hi:

I notice that many fruits [excluding apples] emit foul odors when
ripe. What chemicals are responsible for this? I've done as much
research as I can on this but not gotten anywhere. This isn't a
homework assignment. I am asking these questions out of personal
interest.


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You do this every year...
Last time it was on rec.food.cooking.

Get a life!
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