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What are those little spots on apple

Last updated on - May 25, 2019, 10:00 IST

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What do those little spots on apple mean?

If you have ever observed, apples have those little spots all over them that makes them unappetizing. In case you think they are some sort of disease that might harm your body, you are going totally wrong. They are meant for the healthy well-being of the fruit and are called lenticels. Scroll below to know more about them and whether they are harmful for the human body or not.

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What are lenticels?

Lenticels refer to little pinprick spots on fruits like apple, pears and potatoes. These spots help them breathe in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.

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Why do they appear?

According to experts, a number of insects, disease and environmental physiological disorders can cause spots on the fruit, many of which do not appear until harvest time.

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Are they harmful?

According to experts, these spots are vulnerable to infection and sickness. In case the spots turn darker, it is called lenticels breakdown that makes the apple look unattractive but doesn’t hurt the fruit inside.

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Types of spots

When it comes to apple, there are basically 4 types of spots that are generally found on the outer skin. Have a look at each one of them in the below-mentioned slides.

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Sooty blotch

They appear as brown to olive green, cloudy blotches with irregular margins on the surface of the skin. These blotches can be removed with vigorous rubbing.

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Fly speck

These spots appear as a group of several small shiny black fungal bodies or thyriothecia on the fruit surface. They often appear together with sooty blotch and do not damage the flesh of the fruit.

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Blister spot

These spots are often found near the calyx end of the fruit. They appear as raised brown blisters with a purplish black margin on the fruit surface.

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Bitter spot

In this type, the tissue area is affected and concentrated at the calyx end of the fruit. The tissue in the affected area is darkened, dry and spongy with a bitter taste.

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Verdict

They are basically the breathing spots that help fruits breathe and in some cases, these spots turn brown which are not at all harmful for the human body.

Top Comment

Satish Shinde

2556 days ago

Maybe be marketing gimmick,???

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