Well, you wouldn't... but farmers and produce warehouses use a machine that atomizes it into a superfine mist. They do this to protect the crispness, keep the nutrients and juice in, and to keep bacteria out.
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They wax their fruits so that they look better and more appetizing. Lots of people would prefer fruit that looked nice, wouldn't they?
Yes, many fruits and vegetables are coated with a non-toxic wax to help keep them fresh looking and shiny at the market.
Paraffin Wax, Parowax, Baker's Wax, or Cooking Wax - It is classified as a chemical preservative, is widely used on fruits, vegetables, and candy to make them shiny and pretty and to retard moisture loss and spoilage. Paraffin is still commonly used to seal home-canned jellies and jams.
ARE YOU DUMB? vegetables and fruits don't have fat
They are fruits, but for culinary purposes are treated as vegetables
Fiber containing fruits and vegetables
fruits are dipped into liquid wax
fruits fruits; their high sugar content oxidizes faster than that of vegetables
in a can ****************** Fruits and vegetables are put into cans in a food processing factory.
Vegetables
Yes it is present in fruits and vegetables. Mostly in form of carbohydrates.