What you see: Black on top of your broccoli head. What it is: Rot from microbial growth. Eat or toss: Cut off the affected area, with generous margins. Inspect
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:
Spots of mold on the bottom of a pineapple?
What you see: Mold on the bottom of your intact pineapple. What it is: Fungal growth on dead plant tissue. Eat or toss: If the rest of the pineapple looks fine,
Moldy eggs
What you see: Your eggs have something unexpected, likely black, growing on the surface or possibly inside the shells. They look like the eggs in the images in
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
Are bruised apples good to eat?
What you see: An apple with a soft brown area (or areas) on its surface.What it is: A bruised apple.Eat or toss: How bruised is the apple? An apple with a
Why is this orange black inside?
What you see: A black area inside your orange (which we’re guessing is a navel orange).What it is: Most likely a confrontation between a fungus and the
Yes, the black, sooty stuff on onions is mold — but don’t panic
What you see: Powdery black lines, clusters, dots or smudges on your onion. You may see black sooty stuff on the paper-like exterior and/or the inner
What if blue cheese gets fuzzy?
What you see: Your blue cheese seems to have developed fuzzy mold, beyond the blue areas you expected. What it is: More mold!Eat or toss: We’re calling this a
Can you eat moldy yogurt?
What you see: A green substance on the surface of the yogurt. What it is: Mold. Eat or toss: The mold could have penetrated deeper than you could see, making
How to tell if white stuff on cheese is mold
What you see: White stuff on your cheese. You’re worried about uninvited mold. What it is: If it’s soft and you can spot “filaments,” it’s mold. (If it’s
Moldy peach pit
What you see: A moldy pit in a peach.What it is: A moldy pit in a peach. Eat or toss: Toss. In a soft fruit like a peach, even areas without obvious mold could
What if just one berry is moldy?
What you see: A moldy strawberry or two in a pack that otherwise looks fine.What it is: Mold (duh).Eat or toss: Toss the moldy one(s). If it was just one or two
A moldy tomato
What you see: A moldy tomato. What it is: A moldy tomato. Eat or toss: Toss! So, can you eat a tomato with mold? No. A tomato overtaken with mold is no
Can you eat moldy bread?
What you see: Mold on bread. What it is: Mold. Eat or toss: Toss. Since bread is soft, the mold could have spread into other parts of it. Even if you can’t see
