What you see: A whitish film on your blueberries. What it is: A naturally occurring protective coating called bloom. Eat or toss: Eat! That silvery film
Creepy black holes inside potatoes
What you see: Black-lined caverns inside your potatoes. What it is: An injury of some kind. Possibly from pressure or from being stored too cold.Eat or
Orange dots on your blueberries?
What you see: Orange dots on your blueberries. What it is: Spore masses!Eat or toss: Toss the spotty berries, but unaffected ones will probably be
Bubbles on yogurt seal?
What you see: Bubbles on the plastic film sealing up your yogurt. What it is: Probably a harmless processing issue. Eat or toss: If the yogurt otherwise
Strange bumps or markings on green bean
What you see: Your green bean looks a little rugged, but doesn’t appear to be rotting. What it is: Likely damage from the wind.Eat or toss: Eat! This green bean
Wispy white spots on blueberries
What you see: Cottony white spots on your blueberries; probably where the stem attached or where there might have been a wound in the blueberry’s skin. What it
Long brown lines or arches in potato?
What you see: Brown lines in an arch-like or ring pattern inside your potato.What it is: Evidence of a potato virus!Eat or toss: Cut around the brown areas and
The mystery of the weird-smelling, weird-tasting parmesan!
What you see/smell: Your shredded Parmesan (or other Parmesan or aged cheese) might look normal, but have a metallic or chemically taste. What it is: It
Blueberries with brown, dried out things stuck to them?
What you see: A dried out, papery bit or husk stuck to your blueberry. What it is: Petals! The corolla tube, if you want to be fancy about it. Eat or toss:
Are hairy carrots OK to eat?
What you see: Mini roots or hair "strings" growing out the sides of your carrot. What is is: Lateral roots!Eat or toss: Eat! Or peel away if you’re peeling
Little pockmarks or pits in hardboiled egg
What you see: The white of your hardboiled egg is covered in pockmarks or little bubbly dents. What is is: An egg with a bubbly air cell!Eat or toss: Eat! The
White areas on raspberry
What you see: White areas on your raspberry.What it is: Sunburn or sunscald. Eat or toss: Eat! The raspberry is fine. Raspberries with white areas are OK to
Black or brown just under potato peel
What you see: A blackish, dark area under your potato’s skin; the surface may or may not appear damaged. What it is: The blackish coloration pictured above is a
Dark, water-soaked areas on green beans
What you see: Parts of your green beans have dark green spots; they look “water soaked.” What it is: Likely the result of rough handling, maybe freezing damage.
Raw beef turned brown?
What you see: Your raw beef has turned brown in some areas. There may be brown patches on the surface (possibly under stickers) or you might see a layer of
Black on Brussels sprouts
What you see: Brussels sprouts with black discoloration and holes. What it is: Evidence that some other creatures have been enjoying your sprouts. Eat or
