A photo of an avocado packaged in plastic and sold by Canadian grocery chain Sobeys has gone viral, after a woman shared the photo and expressed her discontent on Facebook.

When Chistine Kizik saw a picture of an avocado on her friend's Facebook she was immediately appalled by the fact that the avocado has already been cut, the seed had been removed and the entire avocado was packaged in plastic. She expressed outrage on her own Facebook page.

“It’s been precut, then wrapped in plastic and cardboard. Avocado’s have their own perfect, compostable, wrapping. Adding packaging to an avocado is strange to say the least. This is wasteful...” she wrote.

Surprised and disappointed after a friend posted a picture of an avocado for sale at his local Sobeys in Thornhill, ON....

Posted by Christine Kizik on Friday, March 11, 2016

In a response to Kizik's Facebook post, Sobeys explained the reasoning behind the unusual packaging.

"This product was developed for people who might be new to using avocados and for a little more convenience," wrote the food retailer. "It eliminates the guess work when it comes to ripeness and any challenges if you are not familiar with peeling and seeding a fresh avocado. The packaging is there to keep the fresh wholesome appearance and quality of the avocado without it browning prior to consumption."

While some were just as outraged as Kizik to see the prepackaged avocado, others thought it was no different than all the other prepacked fruits and vegetables that come frozen or in plastic bags.