These new avocados will stay riper longer, so you might actually use them

Could there exist an avocado with a lifespan of more than four seconds?

Friends, perhaps. This week, Costco unveiled a sparkly new avocado from Del Rey Avocados, a California-based company. The fruits (yes, they are fruits) are coated in a odorless, tasteless additive called Apeel, according to its creators, is made from lipids and glycerolipids that naturally occur in produce.

When the avocado is dipped into Apeel, it slows the rate at which the fruit loses water and gains oxygen. The idea is to extend the avocado's notoriously short shelf life — the source of trust issues among guacamole enthusiasts worldwide.   Read more...

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