When stocking up on apples, bananas, and avocados at the grocery store, you’ve likely noticed that many fruits and vegetables come with a sticker on their surface. These stickers are also known as PLU ...

View Pictures via Getty Images Ever wonder why a pear or bell pepper has an individual sticker? If you assumed the sole purpose is for the price scanner at the grocery store checkout, you’d be wrong.

PLU codes aren't a reliable consumer guide found on all forms of produce. Those little round stickers with numbers that shoppers often see on produce items such as apples, bananas, and oranges (as ...

You’ve no doubt removed countless stickers from fruits and vegetables over the decades. Have you ever stopped to wonder what the numbers mean? Perhaps you thought the numbers on fruit stickers were ...

So you've gone to the grocery store, picked up all your produce, and are back home whipping up a tasty meal. As you prep your fruits and vegetables, you find yourself peeling off tiny sticker after ...

Ever noticed those tiny stickers on fruits with numbers printed on them? Those are called PLU codes—short for Price Look-Up codes. They help stores identify fruits and vegetables quickly at checkout.

And what’s it there for, anyway? A registered dietitian weighs in. When stocking up on apples, bananas, and avocados at the grocery store, you’ve likely noticed that many fruits and vegetables come ...