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Aha Moment: Why Apples Become Brown After Cutting

Summary by baden.fm
What do cut apples have to do with a nice summer vacation tan? Quite a lot indeed, because everyone knows that, you cut an apple and if you don't eat it directly, the apple becomes brown.The interface of the apple reacts with oxygen, enzymes and other plant substances and forms a pigment. And that is melanin – exactly the same pigment in our skin which makes us look tanned in the summer.
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What do cut apples have to do with a nice summer vacation tan? Quite a lot indeed, because everyone knows that, you cut an apple and if you don't eat it directly, the apple becomes brown.The interface of the apple reacts with oxygen, enzymes and other plant substances and forms a pigment. And that is melanin – exactly the same pigment in our skin which makes us look tanned in the summer.

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baden.fm broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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