RediRipe is a technology created at the University of Arizona which detects the production of ethylene, a natural ripening hormone, and displaying that detection by means of a color-changing sticker that changes from white to blue.[1][2][3]

The technology was created in the lab of Mark Riley at the University of Arizona.[4][5] In conjunction with the Eller College of Management's McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, the technology was being developed into a viable business that will assist the apple and pear industries in their efforts to improve their efficiency by integrating technology into their age-old processes. Additionally, this technology has potential on other climacteric fruits which emit ethylene as they ripen.[6]

References

  1. "Professor invents 'ripeness' sticker". USA Today. July 27, 2006. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
  2. Moren, Dan (27 July 2006). "For best results, buy fruit when blue". Macworld. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. Taylor, Falan (August 2006). "Tell when fruit or veggies are ripe for the picking! – TasteTV". TasteTV. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. "Professor invents 'ripeness' sticker for produce". NBC News. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. McGinley, Susan. "Inventing the RediRipe Sticker: A new way to measure maturity in fruit" (PDF). The University of Arizona - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. Sweet, Ken (July 26, 2006). "Blue sticker says when it's ripe; good news for shoppers, grocers". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
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