Why do people prefer canned fruits?

Question

is it healthier?

does it taste better?

or is it because of the less stress from peeling the skin?

Answer 1

because of the price ....if i need a lot of fruits for a large amount of people i use canned to save on cost....but i love fresh more.  And canned is always in season.

Answer 2

i would say its 50/50. those who preffer canned fruit are in a rush and don't have the time to pick out and prepare a fruit meal or it could be too much waste to lets say get a  whole pineapple and all you want is a cup full. canned are more practical.  

Answer 3

You don't have to throw them away in a week if they don't get eaten.

Answer 4

Not everyone prefers canned fruit.  I prefer fresh or if I can't get that, I like frozen fruit because it is just the fruit and no sugar or other stuff added.  

Some people like canned fruit though because fresh fruit is seasonal and you can't always get the fruit that you want.  Even when it is in season, you can have bad years and good years for fruit.  The shelf life of fresh fruit is very short too.  I hear that canned fruit can be kept up to two years safely.  As for nutrition, canned fruit has almost the same nutrition level as fresh.

Answer 5

only reason is becuase the canned fruit is sweeter and it is softer

Answer 6

its easier because you do not need to prepare it

but fresh fruits do taste better

Answer 7

i like whole fresh fruits better

Answer 8

No idea, but I don't. =]

Answer 9

because people are becoming lazy and they want everything given to them without them doing much. I prefer to wash and cut my own fruits instead of the can ones because they add preservatives and other stuff to it.

Answer 10

Canned fruit lasts longer because of preservation.  It also is full of sugar which makes it tastes better.  Fresh foods are healthier for you because you don't have the added calories and sugar.  

Answer 11

I don't know anyone who prefers canned fruit over ripe, fresh fruit.  But, it's less expensive and takes no planning.  With fresh fruit, quality varies, you have to wait for it to ripen (usually) and eat it within a few days of peak.  It takes more planning and requires a recent trip to the market.

Answer 12

Its not healthier it doesn't taste better its just that you don't have to eat it right away so it stays fresher

Answer 13

i love fresh fruit

Answer 14

i don't think they do but it is usually more convinient cheaper and more readily available  fresh fruit spoils so you dont always have it when you want it  easier to have a can available  

Answer 15

It might just remind you of how much fun you had as a kid with fruit cups. I think they also have a lot more sugar though so no, they're not healthier.

Answer 16

Because it is easier to open a can than wash and peel the fresh fruit. Also because it is filled with sugar that many people don't seem to be able to live without.

Fresh is definitely best, healthier, tastes better and more natural, and, despite some comments, is cheaper to buy, unless you are buying imported tin fruit from cheap labour countries where they exploit the workforce, or countries where they have excessive Government support for farmers, like the EEC and USA..

Answer 17

My mother eats canned fruit because she can't digest fresh fruits.

She also can't always get out, so having canned fruit is convenient because of it's longer shelf life & she always has it in the house.

Some people like the sweeter taste of canned fruit.

Others eat it because they wear dentures & it's easier to eat.

It has lots of refined sugar so it's not healthier, although there is some canned fruit that is in its own natural juice & so not as many calories.

It tastes better to some people who like it sweeter & always tastes in season.

Some people can digest the peel/rind so I guess it makes it faster & easier for them.

Answer 18

Convenience. a.k.a. laziness.

Answer 19

If you took a poll...it was a lyin' day!  People don't prefer canned....but I know it's cheaper.