r/todayilearned • u/bodhi-r • 21h ago

TIL that in Japan, only 100% fruit juice can display a realistic cut fruit on the label, 95% may display a whole but unsliced fruit. 5% or less, it is forbidden to display a realistic fruit on the label

https://blog.kano.ac/2015/07/22/juice-s-label/
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u/MannequinWithoutSock 18h ago

Meanwhile in Americaland, they tint clear bags to make fruits and veggies look better.

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u/Ventes_XIII 17h ago

Wait what!?

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u/lapideous 17h ago

Bags of oranges are usually clear, but with red stripes. Or just red mesh. It tricks you into thinking they’re more orange than they actually are, check it out next time

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u/Guytherealguy 17h ago

I mean the red nets oranges come in where i live are the same and i'm in the EU. So it's not a USA exclusive thing

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u/OK_Soda 15h ago

But America bad!

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u/Massive_Pressure_516 14h ago

America indeed bad

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u/gardenmud 14h ago

I mean, that's fair but the nets at least serve the purpose of being nets; there is no reason the plastic bags should have those stripes except the illusion.

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u/Raichu7 8h ago

The nets are terrible for the environment, there's no good reason why shops can't get shipments of oranges in boxes and offer paper bags for people to put however many they want to buy into.

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u/Tifoso89 12h ago

I live in Italy and oranges come in red mesh here too, so that's at least two countries haha.

I didn't know it was to make the orange stand out, though. Fascinating

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u/lapideous 7h ago

There’s an image that gets posted on reddit every few weeks of a black and white photo with colored stripes overlaid on it, and it makes it look like the photo has color. It’s the same idea

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u/aCleverGroupofAnts 14h ago

Well damn, this actually explains a lot

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u/tanerdamaner 17h ago

might be for certain specific brands, every grocery store I've been to has a normal produce area with raw veggies and fruit you put in bags yourself

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u/TooStrangeForWeird 10h ago

Usually the ones that are prepackaged (like Halos or Cuties) come in the red nets. Generally the smaller ones, like mandarin oranges. But I can still just throw some regular oranges in a produce bag. I see them all over.

https://www.kroger.com/product/images/large/front/0005410722101

Generic unlabeled/unbranded oranges don't usually come like that.

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u/Spend-Automatic 14h ago

In Americaland, many crab rangoons don't even contain FAKE crab anymore. Just cream cheese. 

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u/Cooperette 12h ago

Cream cheese with essence of "crab".

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u/dandroid126 16h ago

We do? I've never seen that here.

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u/FacelessOldWoman1234 16h ago

Do you buy carrots in a bag? Look closely at the bags next time - that's where I see it most often (Canada, but same thing). Bags of oranges use red or orange mesh for this same reason.

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u/Same_Recipe2729 15h ago

Why are my potatoes in a red mesh bag then 

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u/dandroid126 16h ago

I buy carrots by grabbing them from a shelf and putting them in a bag myself. Same with all my other produce.

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u/Tifoso89 12h ago

Yeah but they may also be already packed

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u/TopSupermarket9023 12h ago

Yes but he needs to make sure you know that he's superior to you

He probably pretends he isn't aware that cars exist because he rides a bike

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u/dandroid126 12h ago

Or maybe that's just how grocery stores in my area work? I see other people in this thread commenting the same thing as me.

I don't ride a bike, btw. I live in a rural area. It isn't safe for bicyclists. But also I'm lazy af.

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u/TopSupermarket9023 12h ago

Please tell me more exciting details about your life

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u/dandroid126 11h ago

I met this guy on the internet. He was a dick.

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u/bigfatround0 15h ago

Meanwhile in pullshitoutyourassland, people like you make stuff up.

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u/WhiteRaven42 14h ago

It's a fact that packaging alters the apperent color. I just don't know if that's fobidden elswhere?

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u/Lavaheart626 16h ago

They literally dye the fruit's peel lol. No need for the bag.