The Washington Standard Apeel is a corporation whose product applies “plant-based” protections on fruits and vegetables “to slow the rate of oxidation and moisture loss.” In doing so, this food maintains a longer shelf life and ultimately reduces “food waste“.
Founded in 2012, and partially funded by Bill Gates and others. Apeel “has prevented 42 million pieces of fruit from going to waste at retail locations…with “up to 50% reduction in avocado food waste”, while conserving “nearly 4.7 billion liters of water”. Unknowingly, everyone has already been exposed to this “natural” extra peel on fruit. Granted, most people don’t eat the shells of avocados, oranges, or bananas, but what about that apple, cucumber, or orange and lemon zest? It’s likely most people don’t realize this stuff has already been applied to their produce.
“Apeel is composed entirely of purified monoglycerides and diglycerides”, substances that can be found in other foods, and declared safe to eat by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and World Health Organization (WHO). Now doesn’t that make one feel better…
