Price look-up code
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Price Look-Up numbers, commonly called PLU numbers, are affixed to produce in grocery stores. The number is a four-digit number identifying the type of produce, sometimes including the variety. Organic produce is denoted by a five-digit number whose first digit is 9; an 8 prefix indicates genetically engineered food. Some PLU numbers are:
- 4011 - banana
- 4128 - Cripps Pink apple (trademarked Pink Lady)
- 4016 - Red Delicious apple
- 4377 - nectarine