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Tequila
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19 Aug 2018, 11:09 am

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Third of farmed fruit and veg deemed 'too ugly to sell'

More than a third of farmed fruit and vegetables never reaches supermarket shelves because it is misshapen or the wrong size, according to new research.

A University of Edinburgh study found more than 50 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables grown across Europe were discarded each year.

This was in part because they did not meet consumers' expectations of how they should look.


This is unfortunate, but people want their fruit to look vaguely right. I suppose they could sell the misshapen stuff cheaper? There might be a market for that?



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19 Aug 2018, 11:15 am

Tequila wrote:
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Third of farmed fruit and veg deemed 'too ugly to sell'

More than a third of farmed fruit and vegetables never reaches supermarket shelves because it is misshapen or the wrong size, according to new research.

A University of Edinburgh study found more than 50 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables grown across Europe were discarded each year.

This was in part because they did not meet consumers' expectations of how they should look.

This is unfortunate, but people want their fruit to look vaguely right. I suppose they could sell the misshapen stuff cheaper? There might be a market for that?

In the United States, we grade our produce A, B, C and D. Grade A is restaurant perfection while grade D gets sold to soup or puree processors to be used in canned goods. It all tastes the same and is every bit as healthy.


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19 Aug 2018, 11:19 am

AspieUtah wrote:
In the United States, we grade our produce A, B, C and D. Grade A is restaurant perfection while grade D gets sold to soup or puree processors to be used in canned goods. It all tastes the same and is every bit as healthy.


Class II is the lowest we go.



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19 Aug 2018, 11:27 am

Tequila wrote:
AspieUtah wrote:
In the United States, we grade our produce A, B, C and D. Grade A is restaurant perfection while grade D gets sold to soup or puree processors to be used in canned goods. It all tastes the same and is every bit as healthy.


Class II is the lowest we go.

I suppose that is comparable to grade B? That is some nice produce!

Between farmers who plow the low-grade produce back into their fields as fertilizer, and history's gleaners, food will always be used in other productive ways.


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