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Fruits: Produce
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Fruits, like other types of produce, comprise living tissue and require special handling and storage to ensure optimal quality for the consumer. Ripening of fruit involves a range of processes that ultimately make the fruit more attractive for consumption, such as color change, softening, sweetening, and aroma production.
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Olive fruits are drupes produced by Olea europea, a Mediterranean tree commonly grown in California. Fresh olives are extremely bitter due to oleuropein, a phenolic glucoside. They are soaked in lye (sodium hydroxide) to remove (hydrolyze) the bitter oleuropein. Commercially grown olives are picked green and are oxidized in air (aerated) to produce the black color. The black color of canned olives is intensified and stabilized with ferrous gluconate. After the lye treatment, green olives are kept submerged to prevent oxidation in order to retain the green color.
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See what fruits and vegetables come into season during spring, and find recipes that maximize their fresh flavor. In-season fruits and vegetables taste better, and are better for the environment, since produce doesn't have to be shipped all the way from the southern hemisphere. You ... have a better chance of finding organic goods, which are better for your family.
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The edible part of most fruits is the actual ovary, but in apples and pears only the outer hypanthium layer is eaten (unless you enjoy eating the core). Other members of the rose family that produce pomes are hawthorne (Crataegus), service berry (Amelanchier), Pyracantha, and California holly or toyon (Heteromeles)... listed under the genus Photinia. The name Hollywood, California is derived from the small, bright red, holly-like pomes of California holly (Heteromeles arbutifolia), a common native shrub in the hills where this city was established. California holly is not related to true holly (Ilex), a member of the holly family (Aquifoliaceae).
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The Volcani Institute boasts one of very few research centers with a department dedicated solely to issues affecting fruits and vegetables after they are harvested. The Postharvest Science Department addresses a spectrum of issues: how the produce looks, packing and shipping methods, and retaining healthy nutrients to keep up with high standards in the European market.
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Primarily grown as a hedge, this shrub produces beautiful bright red fruits slightly bitter edible fruits. Wonderful sprinkled with sugar and served on top of shortcake similar to strawberries, the fruits ... make a great addition to fruit cups and salads, or can be made into pies, syrups, jams and jellies.
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