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This Crop Scientist List All The Reasons Why ‘Ugly’ Fruits Do Not Cause Food Waste And It’s Eye-Opening
Grocery stores are usually filled with perfectly shaped vegetables and fruits, so you rarely see any oddly shaped produce lying on the shelf. The farmers know that consumers are picky and ignore all the funny looking veggies so they usually don’t even bother to deliver them to the stores. The ‘ugly’ produce movement claims that the buyers scouting for perfect produce are to blame for billions of pounds of perfectly edible veggies and fruits going to waste.
While there’s nothing wrong with encouraging people to be less picky, some people say that ‘shallow’ consumers are not the ones to blame for the food waste problem. According to crop scientist and ex-farmer, Dr. Sarah Taber, ‘ugly’ produce do not contribute to food waste at all, because even the ugliest fruits and veggies find a way to the consumer, just usually in a different form.
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When someone shared an article which states “Up to two-fifths of fruit and veg crop is wasted because it is ‘ugly’, report finds” Taber created a thread to explain why she disagree
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Taber then talks about the real food waste we should be worrying about
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GlassOfWater 5 years ago
A relative of mine grows tomatoes. 3 tonnes of it goes to waste each year because it doesn't meet 'certain requirements' (ie, isn't round enough, is too round, isn't red enough, has a mark, doesn't look fresh enough even though it is, other BS reasons). And by waste I don't mean sell to go into salsa like this woman says, I mean WASTE. 3 tonnes can feed a lot of people. And this is just one farmer. The ironic part is he sells to Woolworths...(have an 'odd bunch'/ugly fruit thing going on).
Brivid 5 years ago
Maybe it depends on the country you live in. They all have different regulations I'm sure.
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Bored Fox 5 years ago
This thing was explained to meat school so for a long time I have known that ugly fruits and vegetables are usually fed to the animals (for example farms and zoos) or those are used to make many types of foods. Only the best looking plants are available from the shops.
Jane Doe 5 years ago
I read your post as "explained at meat school" and thought, cool, like a food oriented program. I'd be interested in that!
Load More Replies... GlassOfWater 5 years ago
A relative of mine grows tomatoes. 3 tonnes of it goes to waste each year because it doesn't meet 'certain requirements' (ie, isn't round enough, is too round, isn't red enough, has a mark, doesn't look fresh enough even though it is, other BS reasons). And by waste I don't mean sell to go into salsa like this woman says, I mean WASTE. 3 tonnes can feed a lot of people. And this is just one farmer. The ironic part is he sells to Woolworths...(have an 'odd bunch'/ugly fruit thing going on).
Brivid 5 years ago
Maybe it depends on the country you live in. They all have different regulations I'm sure.
Load More Replies... Bored Fox 5 years ago
This thing was explained to meat school so for a long time I have known that ugly fruits and vegetables are usually fed to the animals (for example farms and zoos) or those are used to make many types of foods. Only the best looking plants are available from the shops.
Jane Doe 5 years ago
I read your post as "explained at meat school" and thought, cool, like a food oriented program. I'd be interested in that!
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