# RediRipe

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'''RediRipe''' is a technology created at the [University of Arizona](/source/University_of_Arizona) which detects the production of [ethylene](/source/ethylene), a natural ripening hormone, and displays that detection by means of a sticker that changes from white to blue.<ref>{{cite news |title=Professor invents 'ripeness' sticker |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-07-27-ripeness-sticker_x.htm |work=USA Today |date=July 27, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013221821/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-07-27-ripeness-sticker_x.htm |archivedate=October 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Moren |first1=Dan |title=For best results, buy fruit when blue |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1055825/for_best_results_buy_fruit_whe.html |website=Macworld |accessdate=6 June 2020 |language=en |date=27 July 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Falan |title=Tell when fruit or veggies are ripe for the picking! – TasteTV |url=https://www.tastetv.com/2006/08/01/tell-when-fruit-or-veggies-are-ripe-for-the-picking/ |website=TasteTV |date=August 2006 |accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Professor invents 'ripeness' sticker for produce |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14047025 |access-date=6 June 2020 |work=NBC News |date=26 July 2006 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McGinley |first1=Susan |title=Inventing the RediRipe Sticker: A new way to measure maturity in fruit |url=https://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/general/resrpt2007/article1.pdf |publisher=The University of Arizona - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |accessdate=6 June 2020}}</ref> This technology has potential on fruits that emit ethylene as they ripen.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweet |first1=Ken |title=Blue sticker says when it's ripe; good news for shoppers, grocers |url=http://www.azstarnet.com/news/139457.php |work=Arizona Daily Star |date=July 26, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013221821/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-07-27-ripeness-sticker_x.htm |archivedate=October 13, 2012}}</ref>

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Category:Food technology
Category:University of Arizona
Category:Agricultural technology

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