🍎 Fruit Framework

    PB Context + Freezing Overlay

    🧊 Freeze recommended
    ⚖️ Freeze acceptable
    🚫 Better fresh
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    Category I

    Primary / Functional Core

    1. Pomegranate
    arils freeze fine; fresh preferred
    2. Blueberries
    3. Raspberries
    4. Blackberries
    5. Strawberries
    slice before freezing
    6. Acerola
    excellent frozen; seasonal
    7. Cranberries
    fresh, unsweetened
    8. Guava
    dice; seeds intact
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    Category II

    Secondary / Supportive

    11. Kiwi
    texture softens
    12. Jabuticaba
    skin integrity lost
    13. Apple
    mealy when thawed
    14. Pear
    same issue
    15. Plum
    16. Seriguela
    structure collapses
    17. Apricot
    18. Peach
    soft, but usable
    19. Cherries
    freeze very well
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    Category III

    Tactical / Energy or Digestion

    21. Banana
    slice; high overuse risk
    22. Papaya
    small cubes only
    23. Watermelon
    becomes liquid behavior
    24. Orange
    segments weep
    25. Grapefruit
    26. Avocado
    cube, lemon-treated, savory use
    27. Lemon
    zest or juice cubes
    28. Lime
    zest or juice cubes
    ⚠️

    Category IV

    Occasional / Low Return

    31. Mango
    freezes well, but invites excess
    32. Pineapple
    same caveat
    33. Graviola
    pulp → juice drift
    34. Grapes
    technically fine; candy risk
    35. Figs (fresh)
    ⛔

    Category V

    Avoid (Even with PB)

    41. Persimmon
    42. Dates
    43. Raisins
    44. Dried apricots
    45. Fruit juice (any kind)

    The Freezing Rule (Final, Explicit)

    Freezing preserves quality. It does not create discipline.

    Freeze what is structurally honest
    Freeze what you can portion deliberately
    Don't freeze what turns into candy, juice, or speed