r/Berries • u/BoringActivity4104 • 25d ago

how do i know if berries have gone bad?

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last week i wanted to take some to school (but ended up not eating them), and forgot them in my bag for i think a few days..

they look fine, are still crunchy but i think the taste is more sour (and the scent is strong, but not bad strong it smells really good actually) then it used to be. i don’t know, are they safe to eat?

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u/HargorTheHairy 25d ago

They look fine. Give them a wash and enjoy. You'll know they're off if they're overly sqishy or slimy, and this will be obvious before you out them in your mouth.

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u/SteampunkExplorer 25d ago

They look fresh to me. If they're not moldy or breaking down into goo, they should be fine.

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u/spireup 25d ago

Trust your instincts. Safe.

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u/knotnham 25d ago

If you put your ear close to them and can hear them hurling swears and insults you know they’ve gone bad

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u/HourCardiologist6697 24d ago

Watch out for tiny switchblade knives and tiny cigarette lighters.

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u/RespectTheTree 25d ago

Where the stem used to attach will be the first place to mold, otherwise they will be very soft.

If not, good to go

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u/ggoldengod 23d ago

Are they moldy? Are they rotting? No? Then good to eat.

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u/Responsible_Crew_216 23d ago

Fuzzy white mold or leakage of juice , slime or white mold in general 😭 but if u add water to it the white mold “disappear”

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u/flowerboyinfinity 25d ago

Of course they safe to eat lol. Next

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u/Dimmadome2701 25d ago

So realistically, you’re aiming for just past firm, but not squishy or slimy. On the softer side. Also note, if they do happen to go a little over and start getting wrinkly, I like to use them to make a fruit compote. Ripened berries, splash of lemon juice, some sugar, and boom! Quick berry compote

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u/Waste-Prior-4641 25d ago

Don’t eat them. Those are clearly evil berries.

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u/ReactionAble7945 24d ago

Berries get fungus on the outside FIRST.

SPECIFICALLY BLUE BERRIES. Look at where the stem goes. The first thing I see on a bad berry is a white spot there. That is fungus.

The berry may taste OK, but 24 hours from now it will not.

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u/Aromatic-Track-4500 24d ago

I toss my blueberries when they either are wrinkled and or getting hard or if they have mold growing on them

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u/D33ber 24d ago

Bad blueberries taste like dirt.

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u/Intuitive-rage1133 23d ago

Grapes start to develop tiny almost pinhole 📍 sized dots on them when they're starting to turn. Haven't bought blueberry in a while sadly. I definitely need to.

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u/Deltarune_HaileeFox 23d ago

If they aren’t mushy and wrinkly then they’re okay

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u/Most_Particular5936 21d ago

They start hanging out with an older, rougher crowd that you've never seen before