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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
“keeps them hydrated and prevents them from drying out over the course of their shelf life. It also makes those greens look fresher and more appealing to customers.” I think things like lettuce where the stem is cut and exposed they can take up new water, everything else I think is aesthetic.
gpt
Carrots respond and stay firm. If you have floppy carrots, put them in water and they are like new. Many non-root vegetables work like that, it just usually takes quite a bit of time. Sitting on a shelf it matters.