The powder helps American farmers preserve their long-lasting fruit and vegetables

The fat-extraction powder helps to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables twice as long as normal by slowing down the rotting process.

Apeel , a company based in Santa Barbara, California, USA, created a new way to make bananas, butter and other fresh foods double the shelf life by delaying decay. . They extracted lipids (fat) from some popular plants and converted it into a powder, according to National Geographic.

Compare ordinary berries and processed berries.(Video: National Geographic).

Users can dissolve this special powder into the water, then wash the fruit or vegetable to form an "edible" and non-toxic protective film. The protective layer helps to limit the dehydration of food, slows down oxidation, prevents bacteria from attacking.

Farmers can wash harvested products right in the field. Distributors use wash water on packaging lines to extend the shelf life of fruits to days or even weeks. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognizes new storage methods that are safe for users. Earlier this year, it was approved for organic use.

FDA recognizes new storage methods that are safe for users.

James Rogers, Apeel's chief executive, said their technology allows more vegetables and fruits to travel farther to consumers."You can imagine a world without the seasonality of fresh food , " Rogers said.

When we harvest fruits or vegetables, they will continue to breathe and gradually degenerate until they begin to break down. Microorganisms invade inside, causing food to be damaged. Cooling methods can delay this process but cannot proceed with large quantities of food.