What you see: The tip or top portion of your ear of corn is destroyed and gross. It may be covered in something that looks like wet, brown dryer lint. You may
Brown stains on your banana?
What you see: A brown stain on your banana. What it is: A superficial “burn” from banana sap.Eat or toss: Eat! As long as the banana otherwise looks
How ripe is too ripe for banana bread?
What you see: A banana that is very brown and maybe a bit shriveled. What it is: A very overripe banana. Eat or toss: If you don’t see any signs of microbial
Black around center of banana
What you see: A banana with a very dark center.What it is: Most likely a stressed banana that’s still holding it together.Eat or toss: If it looks normal, but
Giant bump on apple
What you see: A large, knob-like protrusion on your apple. It’s woody, corky or rough. The flesh underneath it looks perfectly fine. What it is: Probably a scar
Dark, dented spots on apple?
What you see: Sunken dark spots on an apple. The skin still appears smooth.What it is: A number of issues can cause sunken areas on otherwise smooth apple skin,
Dark, raised bumps on egg shell
What you see: Some dark brown spots on your light brown egg. They don’t look like dirt or manure, but don’t look quite right either. They may or may not be
Corky patches on avocado skin?
What you see: Rough brown patches on the surface of your avocado. They may look a little geometric, possibly like scales. What it is: Most likely, windblown
Brown flecks on string beans
What you see: Brown lines on your wax beans (or green beans or other snap beans/string beans).What it is: Pod flecking or russeting, which can have various
Avocado with a dark spot and hole near the pit
What you see: A avocado with a brown or blackish spot near the pit, possibly also a hole. But the rest of the avocado looks fine. What it is: An internal
Little spots on your avocado peel?
What you see: Small black or brown spots on the outside of your avocado, almost like it got a rug burn on the tips of its bumps.What it is: Lenticel damage!
Cloudiness or sediment at the bottom of a jar of maple syrup?
What you see: Some sediment or cloudiness at the bottom of your jar of maple syrup. What it is: Sugar sand! Also called “niter.” These are solids that fall out
How can you tell if an avocado is rotten?
Avocados can "go bad" in many different ways. You’ll know an avocado is rotten if you cut into it and discover widespread discoloration in shades of brown, gray
Moldy maple syrup?
What you see: Something unexpected floating on top of your maple syrup. It might be whitish, brown, cream-colored or another color.What it is: Mold.Eat or toss:
Twisty, dried brown thing at bottom of banana
What you see: A twisty bit of dried plant material at the end of your banana. What it is: Dried petals!Eat or toss: The banana is still perfectly edible.
Squishy, foaming, leaking potatoes — eeek!
What you see: Your RAW potatoes are foaming. And/or, when you squeeze one, it’s as soft as mashed potatoes. Other potatoes may be sitting in pools of
