Why do fruits rot so quickly? and also why do some fruits turn mushy?

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And as well why do some of them have weird tastes like for eg; apples i have eaten tasted like medicine for some reason and oranges that were big tasted dry and tasteless

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Keep in mind that the reason that plants evolved to grow fruit is as part of the reproductive process of the plant. The point of the fruit is to either a) decompose into rich proto-soil that gives the embedded seeds the best chance to propagate into new plants or b) be eaten by something, seeds and all, that will eventually dump the seeds in a pile of fertilizer, ready to grow.

TLDR; some fruits evolved to rot quickly to better protect and nourish the seeds inside.

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