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Calculated Shard: 4 (from laksa038)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa004.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.superhealthykids.com/how-to-prevent-sliced-fruit-from-turning-brown/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.superhealthykids.com/how-to-prevent-sliced-fruit-from-turning-brown/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/how-to-prevent-sliced-fruit-from-turning-brown\/","crawl_time":1775571388,"first_indexed_time":1506679564,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,superhealthykids!www,\/how-to-prevent-sliced-fruit-from-turning-brown\/ s443","src_root_hash":"15071939987643696204","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"How to Prevent Cut Fruit From Turning Brown - SHK","meta_descriptions":["To prevent sliced fruit from turning brown, you can use 4 different solutions - lemon juice, citric acid, soda water, and plain cold water."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"We tested four different soak-solutions to find the best way to keep fruit from turning brown, even up to 24 hours after cutting it! Find out our top two contenders.\nI think we can all agree: oxidized (brown) fruit is just not appealing. It might not taste any different, but we all eat with our eyes to some extent… and kids do especially!\nI chose apples as my\nsliced fruit\nbecause they are commonly used and definitely go brown fast.  The methods I used could definitely be used for any fruit though.\nWe Tested Four Soak-Solutions\nWe tried these four solutions on our cut apples:\n1)\nLemon Juice.\nRatio: 1\ntablespoon\njuice to 1 cup water. You can also use other citrus juices like\npineapple\n, or orange for a different flavor.\n2) \nCitric Acid. \nRatio: 1 tablespoon citric acid to 1 cup water. You can usually find citric acid in the canning supplies section.\n3)\nSoda Water.\nNo mixing necessary. You can buy this by the bottle under various names like club soda, seltzer, or soda water.\n4) \nPlain Cold Water.\nNo mixing here either. Just run the tap!\nMethods and Results\nWe place the slices of fruit in a\nsmall bowl\nand soaked them for 5 minutes only. Then we put the apples in the fridge for an hour. THEN we let the cut slices sit on the counter top at room temperature for an hour. Then we took a look. Here are the results:\nThe Best Way to Prevent Cut Fruit from Turning Brown\nIn our experiment,\nseltzer water worked best to prevent browning\n! It also preserved the flavor and texture of the apples very well. Lemon juice was a close second, and we still recommend it, especially if you enjoy a citrus-y zing to your cut fruit.\nBy the way. the next day these apples still looked great! Check out the photo below. They also were super crunchy and juice, not mealy. \nNon-Soaking Methods of Keeping Cut Fruit Fresh\nIf you don’t want to soak cut fruit (or don’t have time!) there are a couple of other ways you can keep your fruit looking and tasting fresh, even after it’s been cut.\nCut the apple, then use a rubber band to fit the pieces snugly back together around the core. This keeps oxygen from reaching the apple flesh, which prevents browning\nSprinkle cinnamon on fruit. Yup, what you’re really doing here is masking browning by dusting the fruit with an already-brown spice! This obviously adds flavor to your fruit, too.\nSqueeze lemon\njuice directly onto fruit. You don’t need to mix up a solution if you don’t have time. A squeeze of lemon works fairly well (but you won’t get the total coverage you’d get from soaking.)","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/how-to-prevent-sliced-fruit-from-turning-brown\/#content \"Skip to content\")\n\n[![SHK](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cropped-SHK-1.3-176x59.png)](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/)\n\n- [Recipes](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/recipes\/)\n  Menu Toggle\n  - [Courses](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/recipes\/courses\/)\n    Menu Toggle\n    - [Breakfast](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/recipes\/courses\/breakfast\/)\n      Menu Toggle\n      - [Muffins](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/recipes\/dish-type\/muffins\/)\n      - [Smoothies](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/recipes\/dish-type\/smoothies\/)\n      - [Yogurt](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/recipes\/courses\/breakfast\/yogurt\/)\n      - [Eggs](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/recipes\/courses\/breakfast\/eggs\/)\n      - 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Find out our top two contenders.*\n\n![cut apples on a cutting board](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Sliced-Apples-745x497.jpg)\n\nI think we can all agree: oxidized (brown) fruit is just not appealing. It might not taste any different, but we all eat with our eyes to some extent… and kids do especially\\!\n\nI chose apples as my [sliced fruit](https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GH7ZyJ) because they are commonly used and definitely go brown fast. The methods I used could definitely be used for any fruit though.\n\n## We Tested Four Soak-Solutions\nWe tried these four solutions on our cut apples:\n\n1\\) **Lemon Juice.** Ratio: 1 [tablespoon](https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ksSLUq \"tablespoon\") juice to 1 cup water. You can also use other citrus juices like [pineapple](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/recipes\/16-no-waste-ways-to-use-pineapple-juice\/), or orange for a different flavor.\n\n2\\) **Citric Acid.** Ratio: 1 tablespoon citric acid to 1 cup water. You can usually find citric acid in the canning supplies section.\n\n3\\) **Soda Water.** No mixing necessary. You can buy this by the bottle under various names like club soda, seltzer, or soda water.\n\n4\\) **Plain Cold Water.** No mixing here either. Just run the tap\\!\n\n## Methods and Results\nWe place the slices of fruit in a [small bowl](https:\/\/amzn.to\/41gyDpb \"small bowl\") and soaked them for 5 minutes only. Then we put the apples in the fridge for an hour. THEN we let the cut slices sit on the counter top at room temperature for an hour. Then we took a look. Here are the results:\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| **Before** | **After** |\n| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/12336\/med\/Lemon%20Juice%20Before.jpg) | ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/12345\/med\/Lemon%20Juice%20After.jpg) |\n| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/12338\/med\/Citric%20Acid%20Before.jpg) | ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/12347\/med\/Citric%20Acid%20After.jpg) |\n| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/16069\/med\/Salt%20Water%20Before.jpg) | ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/16070\/med\/Salt%20Water%20After.jpg) |\n| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/12342\/med\/Plain%20Water%20Before.jpg) | ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/12349\/med\/Plain%20Water%20After.jpg) |\n## The Best Way to Prevent Cut Fruit from Turning Brown\nIn our experiment, **seltzer water worked best to prevent browning**! It also preserved the flavor and texture of the apples very well. Lemon juice was a close second, and we still recommend it, especially if you enjoy a citrus-y zing to your cut fruit.\n\nBy the way. the next day these apples still looked great! Check out the photo below. They also were super crunchy and juice, not mealy.\n\n![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/16071\/large\/24%20Hours%20Later-745x496.jpg)\n\n## Non-Soaking Methods of Keeping Cut Fruit Fresh\nIf you don’t want to soak cut fruit (or don’t have time!) there are a couple of other ways you can keep your fruit looking and tasting fresh, even after it’s been cut.\n\n1. Cut the apple, then use a rubber band to fit the pieces snugly back together around the core. This keeps oxygen from reaching the apple flesh, which prevents browning\n2. Sprinkle cinnamon on fruit. Yup, what you’re really doing here is masking browning by dusting the fruit with an already-brown spice! This obviously adds flavor to your fruit, too.\n3. [Squeeze lemon](https:\/\/amzn.to\/41j7odL \"Squeeze lemon\") juice directly onto fruit. You don’t need to mix up a solution if you don’t have time. 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Find out our top two contenders.*\n\n![cut apples on a cutting board](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Sliced-Apples-745x497.jpg)\n\nI think we can all agree: oxidized (brown) fruit is just not appealing. It might not taste any different, but we all eat with our eyes to some extent… and kids do especially\\!\n\nI chose apples as my [sliced fruit](https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GH7ZyJ) because they are commonly used and definitely go brown fast. The methods I used could definitely be used for any fruit though.\n\n## We Tested Four Soak-Solutions\nWe tried these four solutions on our cut apples:\n\n1\\) **Lemon Juice.** Ratio: 1 [tablespoon](https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ksSLUq \"tablespoon\") juice to 1 cup water. You can also use other citrus juices like [pineapple](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/recipes\/16-no-waste-ways-to-use-pineapple-juice\/), or orange for a different flavor.\n\n2\\) **Citric Acid.** Ratio: 1 tablespoon citric acid to 1 cup water. You can usually find citric acid in the canning supplies section.\n\n3\\) **Soda Water.** No mixing necessary. You can buy this by the bottle under various names like club soda, seltzer, or soda water.\n\n4\\) **Plain Cold Water.** No mixing here either. Just run the tap\\!\n\n## Methods and Results\nWe place the slices of fruit in a [small bowl](https:\/\/amzn.to\/41gyDpb \"small bowl\") and soaked them for 5 minutes only. Then we put the apples in the fridge for an hour. THEN we let the cut slices sit on the counter top at room temperature for an hour. Then we took a look. Here are the results:\n\n## The Best Way to Prevent Cut Fruit from Turning Brown\nIn our experiment, **seltzer water worked best to prevent browning**! It also preserved the flavor and texture of the apples very well. Lemon juice was a close second, and we still recommend it, especially if you enjoy a citrus-y zing to your cut fruit.\n\nBy the way. the next day these apples still looked great! Check out the photo below. They also were super crunchy and juice, not mealy.\n\n![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\\!](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/uploads\/files\/16071\/large\/24%20Hours%20Later-745x496.jpg)\n\n## Non-Soaking Methods of Keeping Cut Fruit Fresh\nIf you don’t want to soak cut fruit (or don’t have time!) there are a couple of other ways you can keep your fruit looking and tasting fresh, even after it’s been cut.\n\n1. Cut the apple, then use a rubber band to fit the pieces snugly back together around the core. This keeps oxygen from reaching the apple flesh, which prevents browning\n2. Sprinkle cinnamon on fruit. Yup, what you’re really doing here is masking browning by dusting the fruit with an already-brown spice! This obviously adds flavor to your fruit, too.\n3. [Squeeze lemon](https:\/\/amzn.to\/41j7odL \"Squeeze lemon\") juice directly onto fruit. You don’t need to mix up a solution if you don’t have time. A squeeze of lemon works fairly well (but you won’t get the total coverage you’d get from soaking.)\n## ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown](https:\/\/www.superhealthykids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/How-to-Prevent-Sliced-Fruit-From-Turning-Brown1-373x745.jpg)","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	We tested four different soak-solutions to find the best way to keep fruit from turning brown, even up to 24 hours after cutting it! Find out our top two contenders. I think we can all agree: oxidized (brown) fruit is just not appealing. It might not taste any different, but we all eat with our eyes to some extent… and kids do especially! I chose apples as my sliced fruit because they are commonly used and definitely go brown fast. The methods I used could definitely be used for any fruit though. We Tested Four Soak-Solutions We tried these four solutions on our cut apples: 1) Lemon Juice. Ratio: 1 tablespoon juice to 1 cup water. You can also use other citrus juices like pineapple , or orange for a different flavor. 2) Citric Acid. Ratio: 1 tablespoon citric acid to 1 cup water. You can usually find citric acid in the canning supplies section. 3) Soda Water. No mixing necessary. You can buy this by the bottle under various names like club soda, seltzer, or soda water. 4) Plain Cold Water. No mixing here either. Just run the tap! Methods and Results We place the slices of fruit in a small bowl and soaked them for 5 minutes only. Then we put the apples in the fridge for an hour. THEN we let the cut slices sit on the counter top at room temperature for an hour. Then we took a look. Here are the results: The Best Way to Prevent Cut Fruit from Turning Brown In our experiment, seltzer water worked best to prevent browning ! It also preserved the flavor and texture of the apples very well. Lemon juice was a close second, and we still recommend it, especially if you enjoy a citrus-y zing to your cut fruit. By the way. the next day these apples still looked great! Check out the photo below. They also were super crunchy and juice, not mealy. Non-Soaking Methods of Keeping Cut Fruit Fresh If you don’t want to soak cut fruit (or don’t have time!) there are a couple of other ways you can keep your fruit looking and tasting fresh, even after it’s been cut. Cut the apple, then use a rubber band to fit the pieces snugly back together around the core. This keeps oxygen from reaching the apple flesh, which prevents browning Sprinkle cinnamon on fruit. Yup, what you’re really doing here is masking browning by dusting the fruit with an already-brown spice! This obviously adds flavor to your fruit, too. Squeeze lemon juice directly onto fruit. You don’t need to mix up a solution if you don’t have time. A squeeze of lemon works fairly well (but you won’t get the total coverage you’d get from soaking.)
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Find out our top two contenders. ![cut apples on a cutting board](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Sliced-Apples-745x497.jpg) I think we can all agree: oxidized (brown) fruit is just not appealing. It might not taste any different, but we all eat with our eyes to some extent… and kids do especially\! I chose apples as my [sliced fruit](https://amzn.to/2GH7ZyJ) because they are commonly used and definitely go brown fast. The methods I used could definitely be used for any fruit though. ## We Tested Four Soak-Solutions We tried these four solutions on our cut apples: 1\) Lemon Juice. Ratio: 1 [tablespoon](https://amzn.to/3ksSLUq "tablespoon") juice to 1 cup water. You can also use other citrus juices like [pineapple](https://www.superhealthykids.com/recipes/16-no-waste-ways-to-use-pineapple-juice/), or orange for a different flavor. 2\) Citric Acid. Ratio: 1 tablespoon citric acid to 1 cup water. You can usually find citric acid in the canning supplies section. 3\) Soda Water. No mixing necessary. You can buy this by the bottle under various names like club soda, seltzer, or soda water. 4\) Plain Cold Water. No mixing here either. Just run the tap\! ## Methods and Results We place the slices of fruit in a [small bowl](https://amzn.to/41gyDpb "small bowl") and soaked them for 5 minutes only. Then we put the apples in the fridge for an hour. THEN we let the cut slices sit on the counter top at room temperature for an hour. Then we took a look. Here are the results: \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Before \| After \| \| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/12336/med/Lemon%20Juice%20Before.jpg) \| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/12345/med/Lemon%20Juice%20After.jpg) \| \| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/12338/med/Citric%20Acid%20Before.jpg) \| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/12347/med/Citric%20Acid%20After.jpg) \| \| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/16069/med/Salt%20Water%20Before.jpg) \| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/16070/med/Salt%20Water%20After.jpg) \| \| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/12342/med/Plain%20Water%20Before.jpg) \| ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/12349/med/Plain%20Water%20After.jpg) \| ## The Best Way to Prevent Cut Fruit from Turning Brown In our experiment, seltzer water worked best to prevent browning! It also preserved the flavor and texture of the apples very well. Lemon juice was a close second, and we still recommend it, especially if you enjoy a citrus-y zing to your cut fruit. By the way. the next day these apples still looked great! Check out the photo below. They also were super crunchy and juice, not mealy. ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/16071/large/24%20Hours%20Later-745x496.jpg) ## Non-Soaking Methods of Keeping Cut Fruit Fresh If you don’t want to soak cut fruit (or don’t have time!) there are a couple of other ways you can keep your fruit looking and tasting fresh, even after it’s been cut. 1. Cut the apple, then use a rubber band to fit the pieces snugly back together around the core. This keeps oxygen from reaching the apple flesh, which prevents browning 2. Sprinkle cinnamon on fruit. Yup, what you’re really doing here is masking browning by dusting the fruit with an already-brown spice! This obviously adds flavor to your fruit, too. 3. [Squeeze lemon](https://amzn.to/41j7odL "Squeeze lemon") juice directly onto fruit. You don’t need to mix up a solution if you don’t have time. 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Readable Markdown	We tested four different soak-solutions to find the best way to keep fruit from turning brown, even up to 24 hours after cutting it! Find out our top two contenders. ![cut apples on a cutting board](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Sliced-Apples-745x497.jpg) I think we can all agree: oxidized (brown) fruit is just not appealing. It might not taste any different, but we all eat with our eyes to some extent… and kids do especially\! I chose apples as my [sliced fruit](https://amzn.to/2GH7ZyJ) because they are commonly used and definitely go brown fast. The methods I used could definitely be used for any fruit though. ## We Tested Four Soak-Solutions We tried these four solutions on our cut apples: 1\) Lemon Juice. Ratio: 1 [tablespoon](https://amzn.to/3ksSLUq "tablespoon") juice to 1 cup water. You can also use other citrus juices like [pineapple](https://www.superhealthykids.com/recipes/16-no-waste-ways-to-use-pineapple-juice/), or orange for a different flavor. 2\) Citric Acid. Ratio: 1 tablespoon citric acid to 1 cup water. You can usually find citric acid in the canning supplies section. 3\) Soda Water. No mixing necessary. You can buy this by the bottle under various names like club soda, seltzer, or soda water. 4\) Plain Cold Water. No mixing here either. Just run the tap\! ## Methods and Results We place the slices of fruit in a [small bowl](https://amzn.to/41gyDpb "small bowl") and soaked them for 5 minutes only. Then we put the apples in the fridge for an hour. THEN we let the cut slices sit on the counter top at room temperature for an hour. Then we took a look. Here are the results: ## The Best Way to Prevent Cut Fruit from Turning Brown In our experiment, seltzer water worked best to prevent browning! It also preserved the flavor and texture of the apples very well. Lemon juice was a close second, and we still recommend it, especially if you enjoy a citrus-y zing to your cut fruit. By the way. the next day these apples still looked great! Check out the photo below. They also were super crunchy and juice, not mealy. ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown. No more brown apples in my salad! We use this trick every time\!](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/uploads/files/16071/large/24%20Hours%20Later-745x496.jpg) ## Non-Soaking Methods of Keeping Cut Fruit Fresh If you don’t want to soak cut fruit (or don’t have time!) there are a couple of other ways you can keep your fruit looking and tasting fresh, even after it’s been cut. 1. Cut the apple, then use a rubber band to fit the pieces snugly back together around the core. This keeps oxygen from reaching the apple flesh, which prevents browning 2. Sprinkle cinnamon on fruit. Yup, what you’re really doing here is masking browning by dusting the fruit with an already-brown spice! This obviously adds flavor to your fruit, too. 3. [Squeeze lemon](https://amzn.to/41j7odL "Squeeze lemon") juice directly onto fruit. You don’t need to mix up a solution if you don’t have time. A squeeze of lemon works fairly well (but you won’t get the total coverage you’d get from soaking.) ## ![How to Prevent Sliced Fruit From Turning Brown](https://www.superhealthykids.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/How-to-Prevent-Sliced-Fruit-From-Turning-Brown1-373x745.jpg)
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