That little sticker on your tomato is trying to tell you something.
That little sticker on your tomato is trying to tell you something.
I always assumed the stickers on produce were put there for store cashiers so they can type in a numbered code that automatically enters the price of the produce item. But that’s just one use for the code.
According to the website Ideal Bite (idealbite.com), the code also reveals some very useful information…
Conventionally grown produce has a four-digit number on the sticker.
Organic produce gets a five-digit number that begins with a 9.
And produce items that are genetically modified also get five digits, but they begin with an 8.
Small detail. HUGE difference.
