Simply for taste. The flavor of many fruits is better at room temp (consider that to be about 70 degrees F) than it is at refrigerator temp. Part of that "better" is the fact that you're able to smell the scent of the fruit better at room temp since many of the factors that allow us to scent it are volatile at room temperature so that they can reach your nose.
Having said that, if you like your fruit cold, eat it that way. No one cares. I know I prefer my melons chilled, but I like my strawberries at more of a room temp.
2006-08-24 04:24:48
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answered by ieguy 5
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Tomatoes [yes, they are fruit, not vegetable] should never be refrigerated. It destroys some of the benefits of eating them because the flesh befins to break down. This is true of most fruit. There is a recent report on eating watermelon cold or room temp. It's very heart healthy and I've always liked it cold, but research shows that room temp is better because the heart health benefits are higher.
A side note, we benefit more from tomatoes that are cooked. It increases the level of lycopine. Tomato paste is the most healthy version of cooked tomatoes.
2006-08-24 04:48:39
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answered by birdlegs 1
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Some fruits develop well in the cold (nectarines, peaches, cherries), however tropical types such as mangoes and bananas do not ripen, thus begin to rot in your fridge and because they do not ripen, the natural sugars (such as sucrose, fructose and glucose) and vitamins do not fully develop.
Place a banana in the fridge and one in your worktop - the fridge banana will be brown MUCH sooner than its brother.
Tomatoes have similar effects though they're ok for the most part.
Eating fruits from the fridge is fine, but as far as taste and energy goes, it might not compare with those in natural room temperatures.
2006-08-24 04:36:52
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answered by Anonymous
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i won't be able to talk for all households, yet at our domicile milk became further through the milkman and that i remember that we children drank a minimum of four glasses of milk on a on a daily basis foundation. i imagine we drank an excellent form of water, too. Soda pop became an exceedingly uncommon take care of. We had a tremendous backyard and some fruit timber and a 60 foot fence lined with grape vines, so we likely ate more desirable end result and vegetables than children do at present. My mom canned and preserved an excellent form of nutrition from our backyard and the massive parts of blackberries I used to assemble from a field down the line from our domicile. We were fortunate to have jars of fruit and vegetables to very last us through the iciness.
2016-11-27 02:28:34
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answered by ? 4
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I'm heard on one of the morning shows that some fruits lose vitamins in the fridge. I know watermelon was one, it has an anti cancer compound that diminishes in the fridge. Tomatoes lose flavor and vit. in the fridge. They should never be refridgerated. But I can't eat my oranges and apples any way but cold.
2006-08-24 04:26:36
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answered by Mel 3
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Cold often makes fresh fruit dry, for instance you get more juice from a warm lemon than from a cold one.
2006-08-24 04:23:18
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answered by blondie 6
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If any thiing is eaten or drunk too cold the flavour is impaired,slightly chilled is good,beer, fruit,yoghurt et al are all better chilled but not cold
2006-08-24 04:36:59
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answered by Anonymous
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I have never heard of that either, but I do like most of my fruits room temp, other than water melon and cantaloupe.
2006-08-24 04:21:12
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answered by Backwoods Barbie 7
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Never heard of it. There's nothing like icy cold fruit though!
2006-08-24 04:19:04
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answered by Obama, 47 y/o political virgin 5
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That`s a new one.
2006-08-24 04:22:45
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answered by Anonymous
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