Many fruits and vegetables undergo a development process as they mature. At some point they have peak characteristics, with undesirable features both before and after.
Selection: fruits or vegetables
State
Characteristics
Palatability
unripe
underdeveloped
not palatable
ripening
partially developed
fairly palatable
ripe
fully developed
prime eating
overripe
discolored, decayed
no longer palatable
Features that change in addition to palatability, depending on type of plant:
(1) color
(2) texture
(3) firmness
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