Wasted pumpkin peel can keep your food fresh (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Wasted pumpkin peel can keep your food fresh

Caption

Cherry tomatoes packaged in different films over a 20-day storage trial. Films containing carbon quantum dots (CQDs) suppressed microbial growth and slowed weight loss and softening, preserving freshness significantly better than unpackaged or conventionally packaged controls.

Credit

Fumihiko Tanaka / Kyushu University

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