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Default Kroger will start selling longer-lasting avocados this week

On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 05:32:53 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:25:39 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:31:48 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:24:48 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:47:00 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Not just avocados either. How did they do it? Read on . . .
>>>>>
>>>>>https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/busin...eel/index.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Longer lasting usually means inferior taste. The fruit we get here is
>>>>awesome, old varieties not bred for longevity or ease of
>>>>transportation. This means fruit like bananas typically last 2 or 3
>>>>days before being overripe. But the easy solution to that is to buy
>>>>less at a time and go to the market more often.
>>>
>>>Hmm, I went back and read the article. NOT about breeding but a
>>>chemical treatment. For the consumer, not much benefit beyond knowing
>>>that in theory, food waste will be reduced. It is often cited that 50%
>>>of food ends up being landfill, so from that perspective it is
>>>potentially a good thing.

>>
>>Bravo! Jebus. You read the article and then commented.

>
>Even deities can have shortcomings I made an erroneous assumption
>based on the article's title.


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