Sometimes you find a fruit, with skin intact, but a discolored
bruise is visble, beneath the skin. (apples, pears) I always
slice that off, but is there any health hazard ingesting it?


Also, if the interior is sealed, skin unbroken, how does the
discoloration occur, if there's no oxygen exposure?

--
Rich

RichD wrote:
> Sometimes you find a fruit, with skin intact, but a discolored
> bruise is visble, beneath the skin. (apples, pears) I always
> slice that off, but is there any health hazard ingesting it?

Perfectly safe, slightly differrent taste and texture.

> Also, if the interior is sealed, skin unbroken, how does the
> discoloration occur, if there's no oxygen exposure?

Put your arm on a table. Now pick up a hammer with the
other hand and hit your arm. The skin probably will not
break but the area underneath will bruise. Same thing.
Remember that apple cells carry oxygen, as do most
living cells.

pavane

On Apr 9, 9:54*am, "pavane" > wrote:
> RichD wrote:
> > Sometimes you find a fruit, with skin intact, but a discolored
> > bruise is visble, beneath the skin. *(apples, pears) *I always
> > slice that off, but is there any health hazard ingesting it?
>
> Perfectly safe, slightly differrent taste and texture.
>
> > Also, if the interior is sealed, skin unbroken, how does the
> > discoloration occur, if there's no oxygen exposure?
>
> Put your arm on a table. *Now pick up a hammer with the
> other hand and hit your arm. *The skin probably will not
> break but the area underneath will bruise. *Same thing.
> Remember that apple cells carry oxygen, as do most
> living cells.
>
> pavane

nicely explained!!!

and no, once you cut out the bruised part the rest of the apple is
fine to eat.

On Apr 9, "pavane" > wrote:
> > Sometimes you find a fruit, with skin intact, but a discolored
> > bruise is visble, beneath the skin. *(apples, pears) *I always
> > slice that off, but is there any health hazard ingesting it?
>
> Perfectly safe, slightly differrent taste and texture.
>
> > Also, if the interior is sealed, skin unbroken, how does the
> > discoloration occur, if there's no oxygen exposure?
>
> Put your arm on a table. *Now pick up a hammer with the
> other hand and hit your arm. *The skin probably will not
> break but the area underneath will bruise. *Same thing.

aha
So, when an apple is bruised, it suffers internal bleeding,
that's why it discolors.

Thanks.

> Remember that apple cells carry oxygen, as do most
> living cells.

If cells carry oxygen (whatever tha means), why
do they need blood?

--
Rich

On Apr 9, 8:37*pm, RichD > wrote:
> On Apr 9, *"pavane" > wrote:
>
> > > Sometimes you find a fruit, with skin intact, but a discolored
> > > bruise is visble, beneath the skin. *(apples, pears) *I always
> > > slice that off, but is there any health hazard ingesting it?
>
> > Perfectly safe, slightly differrent taste and texture.
>
> > > Also, if the interior is sealed, skin unbroken, how does the
> > > discoloration occur, if there's no oxygen exposure?
>
> > Put your arm on a table. *Now pick up a hammer with the
> > other hand and hit your arm. *The skin probably will not
> > break but the area underneath will bruise. *Same thing.
>
> aha
> So, when an apple is bruised, it suffers internal bleeding,
> that's why it discolors.
>
> Thanks.
>
> > Remember that apple cells carry oxygen, as do most
> > living cells.
>
> If cells carry oxygen (whatever tha means), why
> do they need blood?

I've heard of blood oranges, but never blood apples.
>
> --
> Rich

--Bryan