{"id":178041,"date":"2021-01-22T12:03:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T10:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=98278"},"modified":"2021-01-22T12:03:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T10:03:28","slug":"how-to-store-avocados-once-theyre-ripe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/how-to-store-avocados-once-theyre-ripe\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Store Avocados Once They\u2019re Ripe"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Avocados are usually available year-round and are great for salads, guacamole, and avocado toast. There are several steps you can take to get your avocados ready to eat at the perfect time.<\/p>\n

How to Ripen Avocados<\/strong>
Some fruits, including most citrus, berries and melons, will only ever be as mature as the day they are picked. Avocados, however, only begin their ripening process once they\u2019re plucked off of the tree, which is why most market avocados haven\u2019t fully ripened when you take them home. If you\u2019re looking to consume your avocados quickly after purchasing, there are methods for speeding up the ripening process.<\/p>\n

The most commonly used method is to place your avocado in a brown paper bag or wrapped in newspaper. The avocado produces ethylene gas as part of its ripening process, and the bag helps to concentrate it around the fruit and speed the ripening. It\u2019s important to use paper instead of plastic: because of its porous nature,; plastic will trap moisture which can lead to mould, while paper can help to absorb it. If you need to speed up the ripening process even more, add an apple to the bag \u2013 they\u2019re known to produce a lot of ethylene.<\/p>\n

Keeping Avocados Looking Fresh<\/strong>
When an avocado is cut and oxygen is introduced to the plant tissue, a chemical reaction called oxidation occurs. Avocados contain an enzyme that, when in contact with oxygen, turns colourless compounds into brown pigments known as melanins. This is the same process that occurs when a sliced apple turns brown.
Brown avocados are safe to eat, but there\u2019s something about brown avocados that\u2019s a bit off-putting.<\/p>\n

There are several easy ways to keep your cut avocado fresh, including:<\/strong>
\u2022 Add lemon juice to your avocados by rubbing it on the exposed flesh. The acid will slow the browning reaction.
\u2022 Cover the exposed avocado flesh in Glad Press\u2019n Seal\u00ae wrap. A tight seal is critical to preventing oxygen from reaching the flesh, thus preventing the browning.
\u2022 Storing your avocado with its core is a commonly used method of keeping it fresh, but note the flesh will only be shielded from oxygen where the pip is sealing.
\u2022 Refrigerate \u2013 chilling the avocado will slow down the enzymes that enable the browning reaction. This should be done in addition to wrapping the avocado with Glad Press\u2019n Seal\u00ae.<\/p>\n

Countertop, Fridge or Freezer?<\/strong>
Until they\u2019re fully ripe, avocados should be stored at room temperature. Placing an unripe avocado in the refrigerator will slow the ripening process, but the same concept applies to ripe avocados: put them in the refrigerator to keep them at their prime ripeness for longer.<\/p>\n

Avocados will freeze well, but this requires a bit more preparation. You will want to wash, peel, puree and add a bit of lemon juice to your avocados before freezing. Pour the puree into a GLAD Zip Seal Bag, use the white label to write the date, and it will last for several months.<\/p>\n

All GLAD products are made for your convenience with the purpose of keeping your food fresh for longer. GLAD \u2013 Saving good food. From going bad.<\/p>\n

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Avocados are usually available year-round and are great for salads, guacamole, and avocado toast. There are several steps you can take to get your avocados ready to eat at the perfect time. How to Ripen AvocadosSome fruits, including most citrus, berries and melons, will only ever be as mature as the day they are picked. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9021,1],"tags":[3257],"class_list":{"0":"post-178041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mypr","8":"category-south-africa","9":"tag-mypr","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/how-to-store-avocados-once-theyre-ripe.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}