Nothing chills table talk like a bite of spoiled food. Fruits and vegetables are some of the most difficult foods to keep ...

In fact, the U.S. Department of Agriculture believes that around 19% of the fruit supply in the U.S. is wasted by consumers. As frustrating (and wasteful) as spoilage can be, it's a natural ...

Trying to stick to a healthy diet? Fruits and vegetables are essential, but their perishable nature can make them challenging ...

Food scientists reveal the surprising mistakes most people make when storing fruits and vegetables, plus easy techniques to keep produce fresh twice as long.

Summers are a time when you can see an array of colours in the vegetable market. But, many people cannot decipher whether the fruit is ripe or not. Here are some ways to know if the fruit is ripe ...

If you've ever eaten a pomegranate, you'll know that a great deal of the fruit is composed of its thick skin – which simply ...

Bananas are a nutritional powerhouse, offering mood-enhancing and heart-healthy benefits along with sustained energy. But it's frustrating when these supermarket-bought fruits spoil before you've ...

Food irradiation has numerous benefits: Eliminates microbial contamination: Destroys bacteria, moulds and yeast that cause food poisoning and spoilage. Lowers food-borne disease risk: Reduces the risk ...

Using this discovery, fruit specially bred or gene-edited to not drop from trees, bushes and vines could save manufacturers a mint, as scientists claim spoilage and wastage could be significantly ...

In similar experiments with mandarin oranges, fruit treated with iR Fresh showed reduced weight loss and spoilage, increased sweetness, enhanced color and preserved luster. These effects were ...