CCTV exposed the "5 major fruit scams", the more you look at it, the more outrageous it becomes, and it simply treats consumers as "fools"

preface

In the past, people could not afford to eat fruits, and some of them were very happy when they ate them; Now that people's living standards are high, the requirements for fruits have changed from "affordable" to "beautifully eaten".

Fruit merchants take advantage of people's psychology to create a gimmick from time to time to increase sales, and some gimmicks are simply rubbing the consumer's IQ on the ground, the key is that many people believe it!

On March 25, CCTV exposed five major fruit scams, one is more outrageous than the other, come and see if you have been fooled.

Not exactly a hoax of "chili mang"

Among the five major fruit scams, there is one that is more special, not exactly a scam, and it is Chili Mango.

Chili mango is a mango that has become popular in the past two or three years, it grows small, pointy, and is not as big as a palm in the hand, and it looks like a mango and green pepper that has shrunk several sizes, so it is named Chili Mango.

Many people have heard the saying that eating mango is a very private thing, because mango cores are difficult to do, and mango puree will be rubbed on hands and faces, and it is even funnier with this emoji.

It is said that there is a skill in eating chili mango, first rubbing the chili mango back and forth, and then biting off the pointed end of it, and then sucking a few times to suck out the mango core.

The sucked out chili mango kernel is really thin and short, the whole process is clean, and there is no mango puree anywhere, which greatly improves the happiness and sense of dignity of people who love to eat mango.

But do you know, chili mango is not worth the price, some netizens bought 4.5 catties for more than 100 yuan, you must know that in the past, 30 yuan could buy a large box of chili mango, and the current high price is purely hype.

Because the pepper mango is not a newly developed mango variety at all, but the secondary fruit of the mango, due to the lack of light in some places, the mango can not grow fully, and it still grows very small until it is ripe, so it used to be treated at a low price or composted as feed.

The size of the normal concubine mango is very full, you can compare that the chili mango is not half the size of the concubine mang, and the second fruit is still sold so expensive, the merchant can wake up with a smile in his dreams.

The reason why it is said that chili mango is not exactly a scam is because many chili mangs are indeed delicious, except that the size and mango core are smaller than those of chaise mango, and some taste no worse than chaise mango.

Therefore, friends who bought chili mangs don't have to feel fooled, just try it, and the next four fruit scams are proper IQ taxes.

Four fruits that are completely IQ taxed

The number one is fruit broccoli, and there are still many fruit broccoli advertisements on the platform, all of which are about to boast fruit broccoli to the sky, but the words are almost the same.

Probably that the fruit broccoli tastes sweeter and more tender than normal broccoli, and the key is that the fruit broccoli has not been sprayed with pesticides, grows from beginning to end, and has higher nutritional value, making it a good partner during weight loss.

Look at how perfect this advertising slogan is, and say that no pesticides and higher nutritional value, just these two can capture the hearts of many people, but haven't you doubted that fruit broccoli and broccoli look exactly the same!

In fact, this is not a new variety at all, but the leftovers of broccoli, or the defective products that are not wanted after the broccoli field is illuminated, and there is no well-developed product.

It is impossible for it to be more nutritious than broccoli, because they "grow from the same root", and we don't need to spend a lot of money on "fruit broccoli" that vegetable farmers don't want.

And it is not the same as the chili mango just now, the chili mango has the advantage of a small core, and the fruit broccoli does not have outstanding advantages but dares to sell at a high price, which can only be said that the consumer's money is too easy to make.

The second one on the scene is an old acquaintance wearing new clothes - Jin Ximei, Jin Ximei was a fixed match in the snack gift package when I was a child, and I wondered why such an unpalatable thing was still sold when I was a child.

The name Jin Ximei sounds sour, but it actually tastes like chewing inferior saccharin, and it is a pity to abandon the sweetness of the food.

Why is it called golden prune, and it doesn't have a plum flavor, because it is not made of prunes at all, it is made from small peaches that the growers don't want.

In order to make the peaches full, fruit farmers will pick the very small peaches on the tree to avoid nutrient waste, some manufacturers smell the business opportunity, recycle these defective peaches, and use a large number of additives to make this fluorescent golden prune, but many traders say that this is a natural fruit.

This color looks wrong, you can feel too yellow through the screen, and everyone should not buy golden prunes in the future, it is unpalatable and not good for the body.

Although the third one is not as outrageous as making golden prunes, it is also a merchant's caution, it is the exploding peach, this name is indeed very novel, I have never heard of it before, just hearing this name has a desire to buy.

But when you really see the appearance of the exploding peach, you are ugly and crying, the normal peach powder is pink and tender, and the exploding peach is torn apart, and the crack is still black, the merchant advertises that the exploding peach is tender and juicy, the more cracks, the higher the quality, and the one that is not cracked is a low-quality peach.

Actually, it's not, it's just a gimmick of business publicity, the explosive peach is actually a winter peach, but it cracked because of rain or other reasons, in fact, the explosive peach belongs to the secondary fruit, and no one was willing to buy the cracked peach in the past.

And don't look at the exploding peach fire now, if you buy the exploding peach home, you will still be beaten by your mother.

The last one is wild kiwifruit, here only refers to the wild kiwifruit sold in the scenic spot, since it is related to the "wild", the price in the scenic spot must be more expensive than outside, tourists are slaughtered not to mention that they have not bought real wild kiwifruit.

There are indeed wild kiwi trees in the mountains, because wild kiwi is rich in vitamin C and is known as the "king of fruits", and it is pure wild without pesticides, so tourists will always be attracted by the gimmick of wild kiwifruit in the scenic area.

Its routine is exactly the same as the above four fruit scams, all of which are shoddy, and the wild kiwifruit sold in the scenic spot is very small, in fact, they are all defective fruits that do not grow much in the nearby kiwifruit planting base, and they put on the coat of "wild" in order to sell them.

Therefore, tourists should not easily consume in the scenic spot, wild fruits are not so easy to pick, if you want to pick so many kiwi fruits sold by vendors, you have to climb the mountain for a long time, pure hand-picking.

epilogue

There is only one routine for these fruit scams: to get shoddy and get a new vest, consumers should still keep their eyes open, maintain rational judgment, and protect their wallets without following the trend or blindly following them.

What do you think about this?

Reference information source: CCTV anchor said that on March 25, 2025, Sannong released "CCTV Explains the "Fruit Scam" in Detail! Which is the most IQ tax?! 》