Why do bananas rot when kept with other fruit?!
Its a well known fact that bananas rot quicker when they are kept with other fruit!.
i!.e!. A bowl of fruit containing apples, oranges etc with a bunch of bananas on top!.
Which is why a lot of people keep them separate!.
But does anyone know why they rot faster!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
i!.e!. A bowl of fruit containing apples, oranges etc with a bunch of bananas on top!.
Which is why a lot of people keep them separate!.
But does anyone know why they rot faster!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Fruits produce ethylene gas naturally!. When you pile fruit in a bowl the gas causes it to ripen faster!. This effects all fruits not just bananas!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
cause they release a gas so if you had it near other fruit that also release the same gas it ages faster, you can see it happen by putting one banana in the open air and another in a bag or box, the boxed or bagged one will produce a gas that rapidly ages it (oxidates)Www@FoodAQ@Com
The gasses the fruits give off cause the bananas to ripen faster!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
the genetics of bananas cause thatWww@FoodAQ@Com