Luyao Ma created this AI tool after feeling frustrated from not being able to tell a ripe avocado from an overripe one.
Americans consume over 2.8 billion pounds of avocados annually, according to the WSJ. However, the leftover avocado peelings contribute to massive waste and environmental pollution, as found in Current Research in Food Science.
Avocados don't ripen on trees, but rather after being plucked and exposed to ethylene gas, which initiates their ripening process.
The starting point of this entire matrix of avocado-related dilemmas is when it “ripens”.
This AI tool aims to reduce food waste by helping users pick the perfectly ripe avocado using their phone.
Author's summary: AI tool helps reduce food waste by picking ripe avocados.