Company creates stickers that keep fruit fresh
- 5 years ago
MALAYSIA — A Malaysian company has come up with the idea of using stickers to prolong the shelf life of fruits.
Stixfresh founder Zhafri Zainudin told Mashable he created the product not to halt nature, but to "slow it down."
The stickers are made of organic materials such as Sodium Chloride and beeswax, Mashable reports. They work to slow the ripening process as it removes the widely-used ripening agent ethylene from the fruit.
It apparently also stops mold from growing on fruits and will keep them. According to Stixfresh's website, this will keep them "firm, sweet and juicy." The stickers are able to extend the shelf life of fruits upto two weeks.
For now, these stickers are only effective on some fruits such as apples, pears, kiwis, mangos, oranges and a few others. The company plans to expand and create stickers for other fruits such as berries and even vegetables.
Stixfresh founder Zhafri Zainudin told Mashable he created the product not to halt nature, but to "slow it down."
The stickers are made of organic materials such as Sodium Chloride and beeswax, Mashable reports. They work to slow the ripening process as it removes the widely-used ripening agent ethylene from the fruit.
It apparently also stops mold from growing on fruits and will keep them. According to Stixfresh's website, this will keep them "firm, sweet and juicy." The stickers are able to extend the shelf life of fruits upto two weeks.
For now, these stickers are only effective on some fruits such as apples, pears, kiwis, mangos, oranges and a few others. The company plans to expand and create stickers for other fruits such as berries and even vegetables.