Can you eat a brown avocado?

Perhaps you heard the news already? An Australian company called Naturo Technologies has invented a machine—the Natavo Zero, a.k.a. the Avocado Time Machine, a.k.a. read more

If your avocado is slightly browned, you can still eat it, but the flavor may be bitterer than a fresher avocado would be. However, if your avocado's flesh has become very dark or the flesh has become stringy, you should avoid eating it, particularly if there is any sign of mold. read more

After mashing an avocado and letting it sit, the flesh can oxidize due to exposure to air. The oxidation causes the avocado to turn brown and take on a rancid odor. However, you can scrape off the top layer and eat the green portion underneath. read more

If you have half an avocado, rubbing some lime or lemon juice on the flesh and placing it in a bag will help keep it from turning brown. If you make a point of take out as much air as possible from the bag it can stay in your refrigerator for as much as 2 days. read more

Maybe it's a good thing that the Natavo Zero technology won't be available to home cooks anytime soon (or ever): All this brown avocado-shaming might be stigmatizing a quick-to-oxidize fruit that, in the end, is perfectly good to eat. read more