agent_nycto@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 2 months agoI peeled off a sticker from this old banana and it was still yellow underneathlemmy.worldimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down10
arrow-up1124arrow-down1imageI peeled off a sticker from this old banana and it was still yellow underneathlemmy.worldagent_nycto@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-22 months ago 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
minus-squareexpatriado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 months agooxygen is also part of the enzymatic browning process, the sticker limited the supply of it after ripening
minus-squareagent_nycto@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s brown now, so I’m not sure
maybe the sticker got on before the gassing
oxygen is also part of the enzymatic browning process, the sticker limited the supply of it after ripening
It’s brown now, so I’m not sure