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vr.tr.fruit-q3314483 · thing-q3314483
Let an agent handle fruit by species, variety, nutrition, safety and storage, and mark culinary versus botanical meaning.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Which fruit.
Species and variety
Name.
Species
Species and variety.
- Which species and variety is it? definition
- Does it carry a protected designation? provenance
Sense
Culinary or botanical.
Sense
Which meaning.
- Is it a fruit in the culinary or botanical sense? boundary
- How do dietary guidelines count it? provenance
Quality Ripeness and grade.
Ripeness
Maturity.
Ripeness
Ripeness measures.
- How ripe is it? measurement
- Will it ripen further after picking? definition
Grade
Class.
Grade
Quality class.
- Which quality class does it meet? measurement
- Which defects are allowed? boundary
Eating Nutrition and safety.
Nutrition
Sugars and fibre.
Nutrition
Nutritional content.
- What are its sugar and fibre content? measurement
- How does juice differ from whole fruit? boundary
Safety
Choking, allergy, interactions.
Safety
Safety advice.
- How should it be prepared for small children? action
- Does it interact with medicines? boundary
Supply Season and storage.
Season
Availability.
Season
Seasonality.
- When is it in season? measurement
- Where is it grown? provenance
Storage
Keeping.
Storage
Storage advice.
- How should it be stored? action
- How can it be preserved? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Kawachi bankan, wine grape variety, Prunus domestica, Elvas plum, Susino sanacore, pickled fruit, honeydew, acar buah, chenpi, fresh fruit, gaufre aux fruits, canned fruit
What it is Filled
In culinary use, the sweet or sour fleshy part of a plant eaten raw or in desserts; botanically, the seed-bearing structure of a flowering plant, a wider class that includes many vegetables and nuts.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle fruit by species, variety, nutrition, safety and storage, and mark culinary versus botanical meaning.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Culinary fruit is sweet or sour
- Botanical fruit includes tomatoes, cucumbers and nuts
- Varieties matter for taste and use
- Pickled and dried fruits are processed forms
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Serve fruit to someone who declared an allergy to it.
- Declare a wild fruit edible from an uncertain identification.
- Misrepresent origin or treatment of fruit.
- Serve spoiled fruit.
Only with a human decision
- Foraging or picking fruit on someone else's land.
May
- Describe fruits in the culinary or botanical sense, saying which is meant.
- Report nutrition and allergens from food composition data.
Moral aspects Filled
- Some wild fruits are poisonous; mistakes harm people, especially children.
- Fruit picking often relies on low-paid seasonal labour.
Who is affected
- People who eat it
- Pickers and growers
Owners Filled
Steward
The grower or landowner; food safety authorities set the rules for sale.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q107122728 - registry parent class
related
- apple - specific fruit
- food - plant-based food
- vegetable - culinary vs botanical
- tree or plant - source
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.fruit-q3314483
- Wikidata: Q3314483 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3314483)
- PLU code: 4-5 digits retail produce
- protected designation: PDO or PGI name for example Elvas plums
Direct properties required Filled
- Individual portion mass: grams - Measure with a balance and specify whether the sample includes peel, stones or other normally discarded parts.
- Water mass fraction: percent by mass - Determine using a validated moisture analysis method because water content varies with species, ripeness and processing.
- Flesh firmness: newtons - Measure with a texture analyzer or penetrometer and report the probe geometry and sample preparation.
- Soluble solids content: degrees Brix - Measure expressed juice with a refractometer and interpret the result as soluble solids rather than a direct measurement of sugar alone.
Recognition required Filled
- Seeds or stones inside flesh
- Variety names such as Elvas plum or wine grape varieties
- Produce labels and PLU codes
- Fleshy, often colourful structures such as berries, drupes (plums), pomes (apples) and citrus.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- grow and harvest it
- eat, cook or preserve it
- grade and trade it
- make juice, wine and preserves
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Choking on whole grapes or stones in children
- Allergy
- Drug interactions such as with grapefruit
- Pesticide residues
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- UNECE standards for fresh fruit
- EU geographical indications
- Maximum residue limits
Context of use required Filled
- Food and drink: eaten fresh, dried, preserved or made into juice and wine.
- berries
- stone fruits such as plums
- pome fruits such as apples
- citrus such as kawachi bankan
- tropical fruits
- wine grapes
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3314483: fruit - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Fruit - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should fruit types be separate entries?
- How should varieties be linked?
- How should culinary and botanical senses be separated?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3314483/spec.json