Avocados are a healthy breakfast staple due to how tasty and creamy they are, but the way most people store them is not only wrong but can be dangerous. It is a popular hack online to keep sliced avocados fresh by storing them in water, but this is a health risk as avocados naturally carry a lot of bacteria on their skin which can multiply in water. Keeping an avocado submerged in water can cause salmonella and a serious infection called listeria to seep into the fruit and make it more likely you will get sick.
Not only will storing bacteria this way cause contamination but avocados are a delicate fruit, and letting them absorb so much moisture will simply make them mushy and affect their taste. Instead, Joanne, a cooking expert and cofounder of Inspired Taste has shared that the proper way to keep avocados fresh is with one natural ingredient. How to properly store sliced avocados It may sound strange, but the key to keeping cut avocados fresh is preventing the flesh from being exposed to air, as it will cause a reaction called oxidation which will turn the fruit brown.
Joanne said: “The basic idea is to prevent oxygen from getting in, since oxygen will cause any cut flesh to brown. “One option is to use a little acid. Just sprinkle a bit of lemon or lime juice over the cut areas of the avocado.
You don’t need a lot...
a spritz or two will do it.” Lemon and lime juice contain citric acid, a natural antioxidant that slows the reaction of oxygen and acts as a barrier t.