Apeel Sciences Introduces Produce Ripening Technology
Apeel Sciences announced the launch of RipeTrack, a suite of measurement tools and monitoring software that provides suppliers, distributors and grocery retailers insight into produce ripeness through a digitized, user-friendly platform. RipeTrack benefits nodes of the produce supply chain and, reportedly, results in quality produce for consumers.
RipeTrack can instantly determine the ripeness and quality of produce with a suite of tools, including a durometer, a method of testing produce firmness that has proven to be three times more accurate than industry standards. This information is automatically inputted into a cloud-based data management system and can be digitally shared with team members for analysis. RipeTrack also uses AI technology to determine the ideal ripe date for a piece of produce by analyzing data such as country of origin, pack date and data from a durometer, allowing suppliers and retailers to make decisions about shipping and merchandising the fruit.