As the green of spring gives way to summer's brightness, the flavor of fruit returns. Even though berries and melons and peaches appear in stores year-round, sweet locally grown fruit still helps ...

Some people love avocados. Others hate them. For many of the latter, the fruit’s texture is the source of their intense dislike. What gives? Scientists do not have a clear understanding of the exact ...

Texture will be one of 2018's defining trends, especially textures from natural processing techniques such as fermentation and baking - and Europe is already leading the way for global launches, ...

Fruit softening is a defining trait of ripening, yet the molecular processes that control texture remain incompletely understood. This study reveals a regulatory pathway in melon that links ...

The researchers established that maggots will not eat food that is too hard or too soft, but if it is just right -- corresponding to days old decaying fruit -- they dig in. Hypothesizing that this ...