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Video showing how apples are unloaded may explain why they’re always bruised
No matter how hard we look, the apples we buy in the supermarket almost always seem to be bruised and a recent viral video showing how the fruit is unloaded from trucks might explain why.
Originally recorded by Italian delivery driver Pietro Sanino and posted by ViralHog, the video has quickly spread to several sites and has picked up traction on Pubitys TikTok channel, earning over 2.5 million views by the time of writing.
Video shows how apples are unloaded
The video in question shows a truckload of apples being loaded into a row of assembled containers.
To stop the seemingly endless stream of apples from overflowing, the first row of containers is moved along like a conveyor belt by a slow-moving forklift truck.
The only sound that can heard in the video is the thunderous noise of the thousands of apples falling, suggesting that theyre landing in the containers with some force.
While this would seem to be bruising countless perfectly good apples, it should be noted that the fruit shown in the video is most likely going to be pressed to make apple juice or cider, rather than for food, so any bruising shouldn’t matter.
Social media reacts
Its safe to say that the video has sparked quite a reaction from viewers on social media, with many believing that unloading methods like this are what cause apples in supermarkets to become bruised.
One TikTok user commented: That’s why they’re always bruised.
While a second responded: Seriously guys, those apples are for juicing.
This was a message echoed by another commenter: This will be for juicing apples. Eating apples are picked into bins.
This commenter saw the funny side: Enough to keep you away from a doctor for a lifetime.
While a fifth wrote: This ladies and gentlemen is why we wash our fruit.
And finally, a common question among commenters was How do they load the apples for them to be so tightly packed into the truck? The answer is that the roof of the trailer can be opened to allow contents to be added from above. This is common in farming where things like grain have to be transported. �
