When buying groceries, we often focus on the brand and expiration date. However, when selecting fruits and vegetables, we tend to choose the ripe ones that look good. Fruits and vegetables also have labels with numbers, but many people don’t pay attention to them because they don’t understand what they mean.Numbers on fruit stickers like 9Fruit numbers have a greater purpose than just showing the price. They actually give important details about the product. If you see fruit stickers with a 9 at the beginning of the five-digit number, it means the fruit was grown organically.
If the fruit’s label starts with the number 8, it means the product has been genetically modified. GMO foods are a topic of debate as some people believe they can cause allergies. This technology is commonly used in agriculture to make crops more resistant to pests and diseases, increase tolerance to herbicides, or improve their nutritional value.
