UK supermarket trialling avocado scanners to assess ripeness

A UK supermarket is trialling in-store avocado scanners that allow shoppers to assess the ripeness of the fruit before purchase so they can pick the right one for them.

Tesco said the machines, which will be in five stores from this week, work like a tiny X-ray to read what the fruit looks like inside.

Shoppers can hold an avocado in front of the scanner and it will return one of two ripeness readings - immediately ready for smashing, or better used to be sliced in a salad.

The Tesco stores trialling the scanner will be: Cheshunt Extra in Hertfordshire; Colchester Superstore in Essex; Stratford-upon-Avon Superstore in Warwickshire; Wokingham Superstore in Berkshire and Salisbury Extra in Wiltshire.

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