Why does orange juice need to be refrigerated but oranges don’t?

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A breakfast musing

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If I slice open my skin deep into my flesh (muscle) and leave it, it WILL get infected since now my protective layer (skin) is gone and bacteria can penetrate. Same as the orange peel. Protective layer. However, if I put my open wound into a refrigerated environment, I still mostly likely will get infection, it just would take longer since the cold inhibit/slow the growth of most bacteria. This is why once you peel skin off the orange, refrigerate it so it will last longer before going bad