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dave t
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dave t asked in Food & DrinkOther - Food & Drink · 1 decade ago

Why do melons sometimes taste and smell like nail varnish remover?

Is it just me but sometimes when you have a melon from a supermarket it smells of nail varnish remover and tastes a little of it too?

What causes this?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Not sure but pear drops scent is added to some nail varnish remover so maybe its that.

  • zakiit
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Perhaps you need treatment for your varnish remover tasting fetish! Lol.

    No, seriously, surprisingly very ripe melons taste and smell like this because they have alot of acid in them called ketoacids. There is nothing wrong with them.

    Incidentally, if you smell this on a diabetic person's breathe then they should be warned as it is an indication of this acid in their blood and is also an indication that the blood sugar levels are way too high. If left they could go into a diabetic coma and die. Some people with this are accused of having drunk too much alcohol. this is a dangerous assumption.

  • demaio
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    you could constantly commence out with stable vodka first. the cheap stuff will burn you up.gray Goose is a stable one yet commonly too costly for some human beings.Smirnoff is a stable mid-priced kind.As for mixers you are going to be able to desire to pass with the traditional OJ or cranberry.in addition they make dissimilar distinctive style mixes of cranberry so examine that out. i've got constantly chanced on that pineapple juice takes the bite out of inexpensive vodka yet is now and back too candy.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's one of the natrually occurring chemicals from the ripening of the fruit - amyl acetate

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Your nails have not fully dried!

  • 1 decade ago

    Bug spray?

    Buy your food somewhere less toxic.

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