PLU codes do more than scan at checkout — they reveal how your fruits and vegetables were grown. And understanding those ...

For fruits where you can eat the peel and the flesh ... Puncturing or bruising the skin while attempting to peel off the sticker isn't the only way you might be bringing rotten fruit upon yourself.

Anyone who's tried it knows that peeling off those sticky fruit labels often takes a bit of the fruit's skin with it. This might seem like a minor flaw, but over time, it can cause the fruit to darken ...