The Dhaka Times Desk Many of us have seen stickers on fruits. Especially if you go to the fruit shop, you will see stickers on the apples. But why is this sticker? Find out today.
When you go to the market and buy fruits from any fruit market, you may see stickers on the fruits. This sticker is especially common on apples. But have you ever wondered why this sticker exists? There are several reasons for this. That will be highlighted today.
First, by looking at the stickers on different fruits, we can basically know about the quality and production of the fruit.
The code on the sticker on the fruit is called PLU. These are different types of codes, which also have different meanings.
Let's find out what the stickers on the fruits really mean:
# If you see a 4-digit code number on the sticker and it starts with a 3 or 4, it means that a farm has been growing the product since the mid-20th century. Which means, it has been cultivated through the use of artificial fertilizers.
# If you see a 5-digit code sticker on a fruit, starting with 9, it means that the fruit is traditionally grown. In other words, it was cultivated in the same way thousands of years ago. That is, this fruit is cultivated in a completely natural way or what can be called organic fertilizers.
If the # fruit sticker has a 5-digit code and starts with 8 numbers, then it should be understood that the fruit is GMO or genetically modified fruit. What stands out in Soja Bengal is the hybrid fruit. However, these hybrid fruits are usually cultivated with chemical fertilizers.
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