On Jun 10, 2:03 pm, "Garbodello" wrote:

"Radium" wrote in message

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My guess is the stink of ripe fruits is a result of a mixture of
different organic substances, excluding the following:

1. putricine

2. ethylene [sweet smell]

3. butyric acid [or any acid/acidic substance for that matter]

4. ethanol [sweet smell resembling most alcoholic beverages]

4. chemicals resulting from fungus

5. chemicals resulting from decomposition

These all sound about right. However, ripe fruit smells nice. It's the
over-ripe fruit that starts to smell bad.

Possibly. However, AFAIK, the stink of OVER-ripe fruits is *also* a
result of a mixture of different organic substances, ^^excluding^^ the
aforementioned 5 categories of chemicals.

Ever smelled a papaya? EEWWWWWWWW! Stinky!