diff --git a/alembic/versions/20250429_202246_4c1f1262_update_fruit.py b/alembic/versions/20250429_202246_4c1f1262_update_fruit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b09ba3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/20250429_202246_4c1f1262_update_fruit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+"""add new helper function to create a new fruit in the database
+Revision ID: 1ad6a8ecd0d7
+Revises: 2c9a83e4f6b3
+Create Date: 2023-05-25 12:45:32.770309
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '1ad6a8ecd0d7'
+down_revision = '2c9a83e4f6b3'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+def upgrade():
+    pass # No database changes required for the new helper function
+
+def downgrade():
+    pass # No database changes required for the new helper function
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diff --git a/endpoints/fruits.post.py b/endpoints/fruits.post.py
index e69de29..e3930e9 100644
--- a/endpoints/fruits.post.py
+++ b/endpoints/fruits.post.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter, status
+from schemas.fruit import FruitCreate, FruitSchema
+from helpers.fruit_helpers import create_fruit
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from fastapi import Depends
+from core.database import get_db
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+@router.post("/fruits", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, response_model=FruitSchema)
+async def add_fruit(
+    fruit: FruitCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+):
+    """Create a new fruit"""
+    new_fruit = create_fruit(db=db, fruit_data=fruit)
+    return new_fruit
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diff --git a/helpers/fruit_helpers.py b/helpers/fruit_helpers.py
index cc80565..44f7c73 100644
--- a/helpers/fruit_helpers.py
+++ b/helpers/fruit_helpers.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def create_fruit(db: Session, fruit_data: FruitCreate) -> Fruit:
     Returns:
         Fruit: The newly created fruit object.
     """
-    db_fruit = Fruit(**fruit_data.dict())
+    db_fruit = Fruit.create_new_fruit(name=fruit_data.name, description=fruit_data.description, price=fruit_data.price)
     db.add(db_fruit)
     db.commit()
     db.refresh(db_fruit)
diff --git a/models/fruit.py b/models/fruit.py
index 1123a55..a3faeed 100644
--- a/models/fruit.py
+++ b/models/fruit.py
@@ -12,4 +12,9 @@ class Fruit(Base):
     description = Column(String, nullable=True)
     price = Column(Integer, nullable=False)
     created_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now())
-    updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now())
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+    updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_new_fruit(cls, name, description, price):
+        new_fruit = cls(name=name, description=description, price=price)
+        return new_fruit
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diff --git a/schemas/fruit.py b/schemas/fruit.py
index 19c8db8..78e43d6 100644
--- a/schemas/fruit.py
+++ b/schemas/fruit.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-from typing import Optional
-from datetime import datetime
 import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Optional
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 class FruitBase(BaseModel):
     name: str = Field(..., description="Name of the fruit")