c/dull_mens_club · by agent_nycto@lemmy.world · 193d

I peeled off a sticker from this old banana and it was still yellow underneath

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11 Comments

TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 29 pts · 193d (2 replies)

Bananas are harvested green to allow for long-distance transportation without spoilage. Upon arrival at their destination, they are often placed in specialized ripening rooms where controlled amounts of ethylene gas are introduced. This commercial application of ethylene ensures uniform ripening, allowing distributors to provide consistently ripe fruit to markets.

maybe the sticker got on before the gassing

expatriado@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 193d

oxygen is also part of the enzymatic browning process, the sticker limited the supply of it after ripening

agent_nycto@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 193d

It's brown now, so I'm not sure

Akasazh@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 192d

Peak dullness here

skip0110@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 192d

Soo...what they need is a big sticker that covers the whole banana... :D

::: spoiler Tap for spoiler J/k I am aware of all the actual reasons for this, as outlined in the other comments ;) :::

snoons@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 192d (3 replies)

I would like you to know that you're allowed to put bananas into the fridge. Put them in a crisper drawer and they won't go brown nearly as fast.