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My canned pears have turned slightly pink. Are they safe to eat?


Pears naturally contain a color pigment, leucoanthocyanin, which may become pink under certain conditions that occur in home canning. Pink pears can be safely eaten. 

 

 

Barbara Willenberg, Nutritional Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia
 

 

 

 

Last update: Tuesday, May 05, 2009

 

 


 
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