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Edible coating allows avocados to stay ripe for twice as long
Avocados that stay ripe for twice as long as usual thanks to an edible barrier made from plant materials will be sold in the US for the first time this week.
The tasteless coating, developed by Santa Barbara company Apeel Sciences, controls the two main factors that cause fresh produce to go bad: the rate at which water escapes the surface of fruit and vegetables and the rate at which oxygen enters. This allows treated produce to stay fresh for longer. "We're creating an optimised microclimate that can double the shelf life [of the fruit]," said James Rogers, CEO of Apeel Sciences. "The average avocado might be ripe for 2-3 days. Ours will stay ripe for 4-6 days."
[...] Although Apeel is starting with avocados, the coating's formulation can be modified to create optimal conditions for other items including strawberries, mangoes, apples, bananas, kumquats and asparagus. [...] From this week, the Apeel-treated avocados – grown by California-based Del Rey Avocado – will be available in Costco and Harp Foods stores across the midwest, before rolling out across the United States.
[...] The coating can also extend the life of produce in developing countries where refrigeration is not widely available across the supply chain, which explains why the company launched in 2012 with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The company has carried out pilots in Nigeria and Kenya, treating cassava root and mangoes.
Also at Fast Company, Fortune, and Delish.
(Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 20 2018, @02:03PM (5 children)
Avacado is a Mexican food and should stay the hell out of our fine country.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 20 2018, @02:23PM (1 child)
Ummm, are you objecting to the Avocados or to the Mexicans?
How about tomatoes (which came from South America), are you off those too?
You must have a pretty limited diet if you don't eat [insert list of crops not native to continental USA].
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday June 20 2018, @04:36PM
It's gonna be a shock when he realizes that the tumbleweed is an Evil Russian Invader.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday June 20 2018, @05:36PM (1 child)
Avacado is a Mexican food and should stay the hell out of our fine country.
Good news! The longer shelf life will allow us to ship them in from Guatemala instead. Problem solved?
(Score: 3, Informative) by captain normal on Wednesday June 20 2018, @06:45PM
Actually avocado trees grow and produce quite well in many areas of the U.S., especially in California and Florida. It is true that most of the avocados consumed in the U.S. are imported from Mexico where the modern verities seem to have originated. However they do grow well in temperate climates sans hard freezes in winter.
I do prefer tree ripened avocados as most commercially available avocados are picked well before ripening and lose a lot of flavor and nutrients in the cooling and shipping. That is why when you buy them in the store they are usually hard must be allowed to sit and ripen for several days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado [wikipedia.org]
When life isn't going right, go left.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday June 20 2018, @07:35PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjRWh3TW_ms [youtube.com]
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