Why are fresh fruits and vegetables sprinkled with water in produce markets?

Answer 1

Fruits and vegetables in produce markets are sprinkled with water for a number of reasons. Firstly, vegetables such as carrots and celery will dry out when they are stored in the open air, so the water helps keep them fresher longer. Secondly, the water makes the fruits and vegetables more appealing to the eye, making the consumer more likely to buy them.next of all it adds more nutrients for example when the water enter the fruit or vegtable, the water sinks in and which help make nutrients for the vegtable and fruit which makes it yummy.

Answer 2

When plant cells are in a hypotonic environment--that is, surrounded by pure water--water will enter the Plant cell. The plant cell then becomes turgid which is appealing to customers. Which would you buy? A shrivelly stick of celery? Or a nice big, fresh looking stick. Even if the two sticks of celery are of the same freshness, the water will make one look more appealing than the other.

Answer 3

Fresh fruits and vegetables are sprinkled with water in produced markets because..........

As we know in vegetables market fresh fruits & vegetables are kept exposed to normal atmosphere, due to solar heat in the atmosphere, the water content in these fresh fruits & vegetables get decreased causing them dry & perish.

This spoils their quality and reduces their shelf life.

When water is sprinkled over these fresh fruits & vegetables water covers their outer surface, due to solar heat in the atmosphere water gets evaporated & their surface get protected.

If this process is continued in intervals then shelf life of these fresh fruits & vegetables can be increased up to sufficient time period.