# Avocado pits and brown guacamole

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-pits-and-brown-guacamole/306718>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 3, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-pits-and-brown-guacamole/306718 "2005-06-03T14:17:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-pits-and-brown-guacamole/306718/21 "2005-06-16T14:49:33Z")

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But I already mentioned lime or lemon juice in my article.

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> Since the enzyme doesn’t like acidic conditions, adding something acidic to the guacamole such as lime or lemon juice will slow the reaction of the enzyme with oxygen. Both lime and lemon juice have pH values that are fairly acidic, being between pH 2.0 and 3.0, so choose whichever better suits your recipe.

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**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-pits-and-brown-guacamole/306718/22 "2005-06-16T15:58:57Z")

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Apologies - see, I neglected to actually _read_ the linked column and thought I’d pipe in with something useful (it’s not something I get to do often 'round these parts, so I grab every opportunity!).

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**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-pits-and-brown-guacamole/306718/23 "2005-06-28T07:31:47Z")

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A few drops of lemon juice in your avacado mash will keep it a lovely green for hours.

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**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avocado-pits-and-brown-guacamole/306718/24 "2005-06-28T07:43:49Z")

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Ignore ignore ignore. :doh:

Tried to cancel, failed. I am bad.

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