Back in July I decided to try the Extra Life Produce Preserver.

The “preserver” is a little green disk that you place in your refrigerator’s produce drawer.
Inside the disk is a little breathable pouch filled with natural zeolite pellets that have been coated with a 6% solution of potassium permanganate.
That does sound a little scary to me but Extra Life’s website assures us that it’s all natural and safe and has been used in the produce industry for over 50 years.

Anyway, as fruits and vegetables age they release ethylene, which causes them to ripen.
When fruits and veggies are outside in their natural state, the ethylene allows them to ripen naturally.
But when they are in a closed container, like your produce drawer, the trapped ethylene causes them to ripen at an accelerated pace.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had fruits and veggies go bad on me!

So the ethylene released by the f&v’s is attracted to the potassium permanganate in the Extra Life Produce Preserver. The preserver then converts the “pp” to water vapor and carbon dioxide (both harmless), thus preventing your produce from ripening so quickly and spoiling.

I can say that these really seem to work! I’ve noticed that produce is lasting longer in my refrigerator. I just threw out my original Extra Life Produce Preserver and just ordered a new pack. At $13.99 for a set of three, I think they are a real bargain.

And no I’m not being paid to say this.

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