To learn more about why an avocado turns brown and if it’s safe to eat, we spoke with Savannah Braden, a biological scientist and the associate director of technology at Apeel Sciences, a food ...

The third reason an avocado may have brown spots is that it was cut open, and its exposed enzymes have reacted with oxygen—this oxidation turns the flesh of the avocado brown. Also, check how to ...

Air pockets inside bruised avocados can lead to the growth of mold. Avocados might give apple pie a run for its money as the most American of foods.As a country, we eat the lion’s share of the ...

Avocado flesh will naturally turn brown or black when it oxidises, i.e. when it’s exposed to air. This frequently happens after you slice an avocado and don’t use it all. So, is that blackened ...

That said, it’s safe to eat brown avocado—just note that a browned avocado, by the nine to 12-hour mark or sooner, will taste unpleasantly bitter and have turned a greyish-brown color. Meh .

With just a few tips—avoiding air, adding acid, keeping it cold—you can prevent your sliced avocado from turning brown and mushy.

Avocados might give apple pie a run for its money as the most American of foods. As a country, we eat the lion’s share of the planet’s creamy green fruit, accounting for 40% of the world’s imports, or ...

For the most part, avocados love us back. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, they’re a good source of several nutrients most Americans don’t get enough of, including fibre ...