PROTECTS FRESHNESS, TASTE, AND QUALITY – Normally last for 1.5 month (It depends on what kinds of fruits, vegetables, and flowers) EXTENDS THE SHELF LIFE OF PRODUCE AND FLOWERS - Place packets in refrigerator drawers or where produce or flower is stored. SAVES MONEY - Slows down the ripening process of produce and eliminates food waste (Store unused packets in air-tight container or the resealable bag they came in) EASY TO USE - Simply place packets where produce is stored. (Discard the used packets) APPLICABLE ITEMS - kiwi, apple, peach, papaya, apricot, feijoa, mandarin, pear, passion fruit, avocado, guava, banana, mango, tomato, melon, fig, honeydew, melon, broccoli, cabbage, blueberry, strawberry, orange, grape, watermelon, lemon, cucumber, pumpkin, potato carrot, lettuce.....etc Ethylene Gas is unsaturated hydrocarbon, odorless and colorless gas that is released from fruits, vegetables and floral products to promote the ripening process and further aging activity. Certain fruits and vegetables release much ethylene gas, and are very sensitive so that they mature quicker and become perishable when kept exposed in ethylene gas environment. Delays process of decay, discoloration, and wilting (Place packets in refrigerator drawers or where produce is stored.)