Since the OP wants both positive and negative answers for list membership, I would go with a hash:
my %looking_for = (Grapes=>0, strawberry=>0);
#Inside file read loop:
for my $fruit (keys %looking_for){
next unless m/$fruit/i;
$looking_for{$fruit}++;
}
#-- At end of program..
for my $fruit (sort keys %looking_for){
print $fruit,
($looking_for{$fruit} ? "" : " not in list"),
"\n";
}
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