system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
If it is recommended to pasteurize fresh squeezed juice, why can I eat the fruit as-is without the same concern for bacteria?
gpt
Because fruit is covered in a layer (skin) that keeps bacteria away from the nutrients on the inside. Once you squeeze the nutrients out, bacteria from the air (as well as any that were on the fruit) have access to the nutrients and will grow rapidly.