There’s no denying that people love avocados. The fruit’s gloriously delicious fattiness is unlike anything else. The only two issues with avocados are that people cut their hands trying to slice open avocados and that they go bad so quickly. One day they’re hard as a rock and seemingly the next day they are a squishy brown mess.
A startup that is backed by Bill Gates has reportedly solved the avocado ripeness dilemma (unfortunately they don’t eliminate the avocado hand epidemic).Apeel Sciences is a California-based startup which has been backed by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The company’s mission is to “fight the global food waste crisis by utilizing nature’s approach to preventing waste in the first place.” To achieve this Apeel created a second skin made of plant-derived materials such as lipids and glycerolipids to cover fruits and vegetables to extend their ripeness. The USDA Organic Certified recycled plant-based peels maintain moisture and reduce oxidation in produce. The plant-based compounds are turned into a powder that is mixed with water and then the produce are coated with the solution.
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