why aren't all 6 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Assertion Supported
Rogers: Apeel's invisible plant-based peel extends produce shelf life without refrigeration
“We've developed a way to use food to preserve other food. And so we use natural plant materials to create an invisible peel that we apply to the outside of fresh produce. And by constructing this peel in the appropriate way from these food materials, we're abl…”
Assertion Partly supported
Rogers: Apeel extends fresh produce shelf life by three to five times
“And by doing that, we can extend the useful shelf life of fresh produce by a factor of three to five times.”
Assertion Partly supported
Rogers: Early-harvested tomatoes lose 80% of their potential nutrient density
“And the reason for that is that the tomatoes harvested at a stage three, at a color index of three, which means it's green. And you really want to consume it at a color index of five or six when it, when it's that deep red. And the reason for that is that the …”
Assertion Partly supported
James Rogers: Apeel extended finger lime shelf life from 5 to 25 days
“And the challenge with them is, you know, they brought them in the US, they grow a bunch of them, but the shelf life of these things is like five days, maybe. A supply chain that, that only lasts five days doesn't get you into very many stores. It's just not r…”
Assertion Supported
James Rogers: Apeel uses natural plant building blocks instead of synthetic materials
“The trick about what we're doing is that it's not some sort of synthetic material that nature's never seen before. We're just using the exact same building blocks that nature uses every single day, and we're simply repurposing them for a different application.”
Assertion Supported
James Rogers: Apeel extracts specific molecular isomers for lightweight produce coatings
“We actually know down to the isomer what these materials are when we create these blends. We then extract those really particular subsets of materials. I turn them into powders. So they're lightweight, they're low cost to distribute. And then we ship them to w…”